Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I get up
- tú you get up
- usted, él, ella he/she gets up
- nosotros we get up
- vosotros Spain you all get up
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they get up
SPANISH VERB
levantarse
to get up
- #108 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: levantándose
- Past participle: levantado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I got up
- tú you got up
- usted, él, ella he/she got up
- nosotros we got up
- vosotros Spain you all got up
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they got up
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to get up
- tú you used to get up
- usted, él, ella he/she used to get up
- nosotros we used to get up
- vosotros Spain you all used to get up
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to get up
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will get up
- tú you will get up
- usted, él, ella he/she will get up
- nosotros we will get up
- vosotros Spain you all will get up
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will get up
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would get up
- tú you would get up
- usted, él, ella he/she would get up
- nosotros we would get up
- vosotros Spain you all would get up
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would get up
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I get up
- tú (that) you get up
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she get up
- nosotros (that) we get up
- vosotros Spain (that) you all get up
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they get up
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I got up
- tú (if) you got up
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she got up
- nosotros (if) we got up
- vosotros Spain (if) you all got up
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they got up
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú get up!
- usted get up! (formal)
- nosotros get up! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain get up! (all of you)
- ustedes get up! (all of you)
How to use levantarse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Me levanto a las seis entre semana.
I get up at six on weekdays.
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Past
Hoy me levanté tarde y perdí el camión.
Today I got up late and missed the bus.
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Imperfect
Mi abuelo se levantaba antes del amanecer.
My grandfather got up before dawn.
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Future
Mañana nos levantaremos temprano para ir al mercado.
Tomorrow we'll get up early to go to the market.
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Conditional
Yo me levantaría más tarde los domingos.
I'd get up later on Sundays.
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Present subjunctive
Es importante que te levantes a la misma hora.
It's important that you get up at the same time.
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Past subjunctive
Si te levantaras más temprano, desayunarías con calma.
If you got up earlier, you'd have breakfast in peace.
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Imperative
¡Levántate, que ya son las ocho!
Get up, it's already eight!
Good to know
- "Levantarse" is to get out of bed; "despertarse" is only to open your eyes.
Where you hear levantarse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 2
- Me levanto a las seis y media. I get up at half past six.
- Hoy me levanté muy tarde. Today I got up very late.
- Mañana me voy a levantar temprano. Tomorrow I'm going to get up early.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- Me levanto a las seis. I get up at six.
- Hoy me levanté tarde. Today I got up late.
- Mañana me voy a levantar temprano. Tomorrow I'm going to get up early.
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What Time Do You Get Up?
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Beginner Level 2 · me levanto · te levantas · se levanta · levántate
What Brings You Here?
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Beginner Level 3 · levantarme
The East Wind
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Advanced Level 3 · te levantas a las cinco igual
Just in Case
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Advanced Level 3 · por si quieres levantarte
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.