levantar Conditional Conjugation
levantar — lift
Levantar in the conditional is regular: levantar + -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían.
levantar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for hypothetical situations ('I would lift it if I could') or to politely ask someone to lift or raise something.
Notes on levantar in the Conditional
Levantar is regular in the conditional; all forms have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo levantaría el sofá, pero me duele el brazo.
I would lift the sofa, but my arm hurts.
yo
¿Levantarías la persiana, por favor?
Would you raise the blind, please?
tú
Nosotros levantaríamos la cerca si tuviéramos madera.
We would put up (lift) the fence if we had wood.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: levantaria (no accent).
Correct: levantaría
Why: The conditional always requires an accent on the 'i' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: levanto
Levantar is regular in the present: levanto, levantas, levanta, levantamos, levantáis, levantan.
Preterite
yo: levanté
The preterite of levantar is regular: levanté, levantaste, levantó, levantamos, levantasteis, levantaron.
Imperfect
yo: levantaba
The imperfect of levantar follows the standard -aba pattern: levantaba, levantabas, levantábamos.
Future
yo: levantaré
The future of levantar uses the infinitive plus -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án.
Present Subjunctive
yo: levante
The present subjunctive of levantar uses -e endings: levante, levantes, levantemos, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: levantara
The imperfect subjunctive of levantar is regular: levantara, levantaras, levantáramos.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: levanta
The imperative of levantar gives direct orders: levanta (tú), levantad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no levantes
The negative imperative of levantar uses the present subjunctive: no levantes, no levante.