levantar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
levantar — lift
The imperfect subjunctive of levantar is regular: levantara, levantaras, levantáramos.
levantar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or after verbs of emotion/request in the past regarding lifting something.
Notes on levantar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Levantar is regular here. Remember the accent on the nosotros form: levantáramos.
Example Sentences
Si yo levantara más peso, sería más fuerte.
If I lifted more weight, I would be stronger.
yo
El jefe pidió que levantaran los informes.
The boss asked them to pick up the reports.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me gustaría que levantaras la cabeza.
I would like you to lift your head.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: levantaramos (no accent).
Correct: levantáramos
Why: The nosotros form in the imperfect subjunctive always carries an accent on the vowel before the -ramos.
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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.
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.
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.