Quick answer
levantar · levanto, levantas, levanta, levantamos, levantáis, levantan
to lift, to raise. Fully regular, so the endings carry over to every other -ar verb.
Conjugation
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | levanto | levanté | levantaba | levantaré |
| tú | levantas | levantaste | levantabas | levantarás |
| él / ella / usted | levanta | levantó | levantaba | levantará |
| nosotros | levantamos | levantamos | levantábamos | levantaremos |
| vosotros | levantáis | levantasteis | levantabais | levantaréis |
| ellos / ustedes | levantan | levantaron | levantaban | levantarán |
Orange marks a form you cannot guess from the rules.
| Non-finite | Form |
|---|---|
| gerund | levantando |
| past participle | levantado |
| imperative (tú) | levanta |
| subjunctive (yo) | levante |
Which form to learn first
me levanto a las siete. The reflexive is the form you will use every day.
Where you will actually use it
Typical mistakes
Levanto a las siete.
Me levanto a las siete.
Getting yourself up needs the reflexive: me levanto, te levantas, se levanta.
Me levanto la caja.
Levanto la caja.
Lifting an object takes no reflexive — the me would mean you are lifting yourself.
Me despierto a las siete y me levanto a las siete.
Me despierto a las siete y me levanto a las siete y media.
despertarse is waking up, levantarse is leaving the bed; using both for the same moment says nothing.
Check yourself
___ a las siete todos los días.