levantar Imperfect Conjugation
levantar — lift
The imperfect of levantar follows the standard -aba pattern: levantaba, levantabas, levantábamos.
levantar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe ongoing lifting actions in the past or how you used to lift things habitually, like when you worked at a warehouse.
Notes on levantar in the Imperfect
Levantar is regular in the imperfect. Note the accent on the 'nosotros' form: levantábamos.
Example Sentences
De niño, yo siempre levantaba piedras en el jardín.
As a child, I always used to lift stones in the garden.
yo
Ellos levantaban el muro mientras nosotros descansábamos.
They were raising the wall while we were resting.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Vosotros levantabais pesas en ese gimnasio viejo.
You guys used to lift weights in that old gym.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: levantabamos (no accent).
Correct: levantábamos
Why: The nosotros form of all -ar verbs in the imperfect requires an accent on the first 'a'.
Master Spanish verbs in context
Memorizing tables only gets you so far. Read 200+ illustrated and narrated Spanish stories to see verbs like 'levantar' used naturally — in the tenses you're learning.
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.
Future
yo: levantaré
The future of levantar uses the infinitive plus -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án.
Conditional
yo: levantaría
Levantar in the conditional is regular: levantar + -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían.
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.