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SPANISH VERB

llevar

to take, to carry

  • #22 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: llevando
  • Past participle: llevado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use llevar

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

  1. Present

    Siempre llevo agua en la mochila.

    I always carry water in my backpack.

  2. Past

    Llevé a los niños a la escuela.

    I took the kids to school.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuelo llevaba sombrero todos los días.

    My grandfather wore a hat every day.

  4. Future

    ¿Quién llevará el pastel a la fiesta?

    Who will bring the cake to the party?

  5. Conditional

    Yo llevaría un suéter, hace frío en la noche.

    I would take a sweater, it gets cold at night.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es mejor que lleves efectivo al mercado.

    You had better take cash to the market.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pedí que llevara a mi mamá al doctor.

    I asked him to take my mom to the doctor.

  8. Imperative

    Lleva paraguas, va a llover.

    Take an umbrella, it's going to rain.

Good to know

  • Llevar is to take something along with you; traer is to bring it here.
  • Llevo tres años aquí: I have been here for three years.

Where you hear llevar

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • Siempre llevo mi pasaporte. I always carry my passport.
  • Me llevé un kilo de mango. I took a kilo of mango.
  • ¿Qué va a llevar hoy? What are you going to take today?

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Llevamos cinco calaveras. We'll take five skulls.
  • Llevaba una gorra roja. He was wearing a red cap.
  • Vas a llevar flores al panteón. You're going to take flowers to the cemetery.
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At the Market

Beginner Level 1 · llevar · me llevo

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It Rained All Afternoon

Beginner Level 2 · lleva · llevo

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They Stole My Phone

Beginner Level 2 · llevaba

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What Do You Think?

Beginner Level 2 · llevamos

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Everybody Was Dancing

Beginner Level 2 · llevaban

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What Will You Do?

Beginner Level 3 · llevarme

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I'll Take You

Beginner Level 3 · ¡Yo las llevo! · Te llevo. · me llevas · nos puedes llevar

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A Call from Oaxaca

Beginner Level 3 · nos llevará

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The Whole Trip

Beginner Level 3 · nos llevó

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What Did She Say?

Intermediate Level 1 · que lleves

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The Vaccination Day

Intermediate Level 1 · llevo · llevas · llevamos · llevábamos

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Even If It's Expensive

Intermediate Level 1 · Me la llevo. · me las puede llevar

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