What does llegar mean?
llegar means to arrive, get (to) in English. It is a irregular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to get up to, to go up to, to reach (+ a or + hasta); to be sufficient; to be enough.
Spanish verb guide
Llegar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn llegar, meaning to arrive, get (to), through verified forms and contextual examples.
irregular-argerund: llegandoparticiple: llegado
Principal forms of llegar
- Infinitive
- llegar
- Gerund
- llegando
- Past participle
- llegado
Llegar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | llego | llegué | llegaba | llegaré |
| tú | llegas | llegaste | llegabas | llegarás |
| él / ella / usted | llega | llegó | llegaba | llegará |
| nosotros/as | llegamos | llegamos | llegábamos | llegaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | llegan | llegaron | llegaban | llegarán |
Pattern notes
- Its forms differ from a fully regular -ar pattern in the preterite.
Examples with llegar
Él llegó sano y salvo.He arrived safely.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Llego tarde a la cena.I'm late for dinner.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ya te llegará la hora.Your time will come.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate llegar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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