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SPANISH VERB

llegar

to arrive

  • #12 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: llegando
  • Past participle: llegado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use llegar

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

  1. Present

    El camión llega cada veinte minutos.

    The bus comes every twenty minutes.

  2. Past

    Llegué tarde a la junta, ¡qué pena!

    I arrived late to the meeting, how embarrassing!

  3. Imperfect

    Mi papá siempre llegaba a las siete en punto.

    My dad always got home at seven sharp.

  4. Future

    ¿A qué hora llegarán tus primos?

    What time will your cousins arrive?

  5. Conditional

    Sin tráfico, llegaríamos en media hora.

    Without traffic, we would get there in half an hour.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Avísame cuando llegues a casa, por favor.

    Let me know when you get home, please.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Esperamos hasta que llegara el último invitado.

    We waited until the last guest arrived.

  8. Imperative

    Llega temprano, hay mucha fila.

    Get there early, there is a long line.

Good to know

  • Llegar a is to arrive at or in: llegamos a Cancún a las dos.

Where you hear llegar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • El autobús llega a las cinco. The bus arrives at five.
  • Llegamos a Oaxaca en la tarde. We arrived in Oaxaca in the afternoon.
  • Vamos a llegar tarde. We're going to arrive late.

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Andrés llega a las ocho. Andres gets home at eight.
  • Roberto llegó tarde. Roberto arrived late.
  • Mañana voy a llegar temprano. Tomorrow I'm going to arrive early.
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Two Tickets to Oaxaca

Beginner Level 1 · llega

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What Time Is It?

Beginner Level 1 · llegar

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Can You Hear Me?

Beginner Level 1 · llego

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When Are You Leaving?

Beginner Level 1 · llegaste · llegué

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What Did You Do This Week?

Beginner Level 2 · llegó

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We Climbed the Mountain

Beginner Level 2 · llegamos

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What Will You Do?

Beginner Level 3 · llegará

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The First Cenote

Beginner Level 3 · No llegamos.

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A Call from Oaxaca

Beginner Level 3 · llegaré · llegarás

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Friends?

Beginner Level 3 · llegué tarde

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Seven Colours

Beginner Level 3 · llegues

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Plans for Christmas

Beginner Level 3 · llegue a tiempo

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