What does levantar mean in English?

Levantar means "to lift/raise" in English.

How do you conjugate levantar in Spanish?

Levantar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with levantar?

Common idiomatic expressions using levantar include: "levantarse" (to get up / to stand up), "levantar la voz" (to raise one's voice). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

How do you use levantar in a sentence?

Example: "Levanté la mano para preguntar." which means "I raised my hand to ask." in English.

Levantar

to lift/raise

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

levantar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

levantando

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

levantado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	levanto I lift/raise	I lift/raise
tú	levantas you lift/raise	you lift/raise
él/ella/usted	levanta he/she/you lift/raises	he/she/you lift/raises
nosotros	levantamos we lift/raise	we lift/raise
vosotros	levantáis you all lift/raise	you all lift/raise
ellos/ustedes	levantan they/you all lift/raise	they/you all lift/raise

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	levantaba I used to lift/raise	I used to lift/raise
tú	levantabas you used to lift/raise	you used to lift/raise
él/ella/usted	levantaba he/she/you used to lift/raise	he/she/you used to lift/raise
nosotros	levantábamos we used to lift/raise	we used to lift/raise
vosotros	levantabais you all used to lift/raise	you all used to lift/raise
ellos/ustedes	levantaban they/you all used to lift/raise	they/you all used to lift/raise

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	levanté I lift/raised	I lift/raised
tú	levantaste you lift/raised	you lift/raised
él/ella/usted	levantó he/she/you lift/raised	he/she/you lift/raised
nosotros	levantamos we lift/raised	we lift/raised
vosotros	levantasteis you all lift/raised	you all lift/raised
ellos/ustedes	levantaron they/you all lift/raised	they/you all lift/raised

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	levantaré I will lift/raise	I will lift/raise
tú	levantarás you will lift/raise	you will lift/raise
él/ella/usted	levantará he/she/you will lift/raise	he/she/you will lift/raise
nosotros	levantaremos we will lift/raise	we will lift/raise
vosotros	levantaréis you all will lift/raise	you all will lift/raise
ellos/ustedes	levantarán they/you all will lift/raise	they/you all will lift/raise

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	levantaría I would lift/raise	I would lift/raise
tú	levantarías you would lift/raise	you would lift/raise
él/ella/usted	levantaría he/she/you would lift/raise	he/she/you would lift/raise
nosotros	levantaríamos we would lift/raise	we would lift/raise
vosotros	levantaríais you all would lift/raise	you all would lift/raise
ellos/ustedes	levantarían they/you all would lift/raise	they/you all would lift/raise

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	levante that I lift/raise	that I lift/raise
tú	levantes that you lift/raise	that you lift/raise
él/ella/usted	levante that he/she/you lift/raise	that he/she/you lift/raise
nosotros	levantemos that we lift/raise	that we lift/raise
vosotros	levantéis that you all lift/raise	that you all lift/raise
ellos/ustedes	levanten that they/you all lift/raise	that they/you all lift/raise

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	levantara or levantase that I lift/raised	that I lift/raised
tú	levantaras or levantases that you lift/raised	that you lift/raised
él/ella/usted	levantara or levantase that he/she/you lift/raised	that he/she/you lift/raised
nosotros	levantáramos or levantásemos that we lift/raised	that we lift/raised
vosotros	levantarais or levantaseis that you all lift/raised	that you all lift/raised
ellos/ustedes	levantaran or levantasen that they/you all lift/raised	that they/you all lift/raised

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he levantado I have lift/raised	I have lift/raised
tú	has levantado you have lift/raised	you have lift/raised
él/ella/usted	ha levantado he/she/you have lift/raised	he/she/you have lift/raised
nosotros	hemos levantado we have lift/raised	we have lift/raised
vosotros	habéis levantado you all have lift/raised	you all have lift/raised
ellos/ustedes	han levantado they/you all have lift/raised	they/you all have lift/raised

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había levantado I had lift/raised	I had lift/raised
tú	habías levantado you had lift/raised	you had lift/raised
él/ella/usted	había levantado he/she/you had lift/raised	he/she/you had lift/raised
nosotros	habíamos levantado we had lift/raised	we had lift/raised
vosotros	habíais levantado you all had lift/raised	you all had lift/raised
ellos/ustedes	habían levantado they/you all had lift/raised	they/you all had lift/raised

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube levantado I had lift/raised	I had lift/raised
tú	hubiste levantado you had lift/raised	you had lift/raised
él/ella/usted	hubo levantado he/she/you had lift/raised	he/she/you had lift/raised
nosotros	hubimos levantado we had lift/raised	we had lift/raised
vosotros	hubisteis levantado you all had lift/raised	you all had lift/raised
ellos/ustedes	hubieron levantado they/you all had lift/raised	they/you all had lift/raised

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré levantado I will have lift/raised	I will have lift/raised
tú	habrás levantado you will have lift/raised	you will have lift/raised
él/ella/usted	habrá levantado he/she/you will have lift/raised	he/she/you will have lift/raised
nosotros	habremos levantado we will have lift/raised	we will have lift/raised
vosotros	habréis levantado you all will have lift/raised	you all will have lift/raised
ellos/ustedes	habrán levantado they/you all will have lift/raised	they/you all will have lift/raised

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría levantado I would have lift/raised	I would have lift/raised
tú	habrías levantado you would have lift/raised	you would have lift/raised
él/ella/usted	habría levantado he/she/you would have lift/raised	he/she/you would have lift/raised
nosotros	habríamos levantado we would have lift/raised	we would have lift/raised
vosotros	habríais levantado you all would have lift/raised	you all would have lift/raised
ellos/ustedes	habrían levantado they/you all would have lift/raised	they/you all would have lift/raised

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya levantado that I have lift/raised	that I have lift/raised
tú	hayas levantado that you have lift/raised	that you have lift/raised
él/ella/usted	haya levantado that he/she/you have lift/raised	that he/she/you have lift/raised
nosotros	hayamos levantado that we have lift/raised	that we have lift/raised
vosotros	hayáis levantado that you all have lift/raised	that you all have lift/raised
ellos/ustedes	hayan levantado that they/you all have lift/raised	that they/you all have lift/raised

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera levantado that I had lift/raised	that I had lift/raised
tú	hubieras levantado that you had lift/raised	that you had lift/raised
él/ella/usted	hubiera levantado that he/she/you had lift/raised	that he/she/you had lift/raised
nosotros	hubiéramos levantado that we had lift/raised	that we had lift/raised
vosotros	hubierais levantado that you all had lift/raised	that you all had lift/raised
ellos/ustedes	hubieran levantado that they/you all had lift/raised	that they/you all had lift/raised

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	levanta	lift/raise! (you)
usted	levante	lift/raise! (you formal)
nosotros	levantemos	let's lift/raise!
vosotros	levantad	lift/raise! (you all)
ustedes	levanten	lift/raise! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no levantes	don't lift/raise! (you)
usted	no levante	don't lift/raise! (you formal)
nosotros	no levantemos	let's not lift/raise!
vosotros	no levantéis	don't lift/raise! (you all)
ustedes	no levanten	don't lift/raise! (you all)

More About "levantar"

Idiomatic Expressions

levantarse

to get up / to stand up

💡 Rising from bed or seat

levantar la voz

to raise one's voice

💡 Speaking louder or angrily

Examples in Context

Levanté la mano para preguntar.

I raised my hand to ask.

Preterite

Me levanto a las seis.

I get up at six.

Present

Han levantado un monumento.

They have erected a monument.

Present Perfect

Levantaré el ánimo del equipo.

I will lift the team's spirits.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms:

bajar(to lower)

Usage Notes

•Levantar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meanings: to lift, to raise, to pick up
•Reflexive "levantarse" means to get up

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