levantar Negative Imperative Conjugation
levantar — lift
The negative imperative of levantar uses the present subjunctive: no levantes, no levante.
levantar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to lift something, for example, if an object is too heavy or fragile.
Notes on levantar in the Negative Imperative
Levantar is regular; simply use the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.
Example Sentences
No levantes eso, es muy pesado para ti.
Don't lift that, it's too heavy for you.
tú
No levanten la tapa todavía.
Don't lift the lid yet.
ustedes
No levantéis la voz en la biblioteca.
Don't raise your voices in the library.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no levanta (for tú command).
Correct: no levantes
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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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.
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).