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SPANISH VERB

levantar

to lift, to raise

  • #121 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: levantando
  • Past participle: levantado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I lift
  2. tú you lift
  3. usted, él, ella he/she lifts
  4. nosotros we lift
  5. vosotros Spain you all lift
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they lift

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I lifted
  2. tú you lifted
  3. usted, él, ella he/she lifted
  4. nosotros we lifted
  5. vosotros Spain you all lifted
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they lifted

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to lift
  2. tú you used to lift
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to lift
  4. nosotros we used to lift
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to lift
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to lift

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will lift
  2. tú you will lift
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will lift
  4. nosotros we will lift
  5. vosotros Spain you all will lift
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will lift

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would lift
  2. tú you would lift
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would lift
  4. nosotros we would lift
  5. vosotros Spain you all would lift
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would lift

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I lift
  2. tú (that) you lift
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she lift
  4. nosotros (that) we lift
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all lift
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they lift

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I lifted
  2. tú (if) you lifted
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she lifted
  4. nosotros (if) we lifted
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all lifted
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they lifted

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú lift!
  2. usted lift! (formal)
  3. nosotros lift! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain lift! (all of you)
  5. ustedes lift! (all of you)

How to use levantar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mi novio levanta pesas tres veces por semana.

    My boyfriend lifts weights three times a week.

  2. Past

    Levanté la caja y me dolió la espalda.

    I lifted the box and my back hurt.

  3. Imperfect

    El niño levantaba la mano para cada pregunta.

    The boy raised his hand for every question.

  4. Future

    Entre los dos levantaremos el sofá sin problema.

    Between the two of us we'll lift the couch no problem.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no levantaría eso solo, pesa muchísimo.

    I wouldn't lift that alone, it's really heavy.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Que levanten la mano los que quieran postre.

    Those who want dessert, raise your hands.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El médico me dijo que no levantara nada pesado.

    The doctor told me not to lift anything heavy.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Levanta la cabeza, lo hiciste muy bien!

    Lift your head up, you did very well!

Good to know

  • "Levantar la mano" is to raise your hand; "levantarse" is to get up: "me levanto a las siete".

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.