levantar Preterite Conjugation
levantar — lift
The preterite of levantar is regular: levanté, levantaste, levantó, levantamos, levantasteis, levantaron.
levantar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a specific time you lifted something or a completed action, like when you picked up a heavy suitcase yesterday.
Notes on levantar in the Preterite
Levantar is regular in the preterite. The 'nosotros' form is the same as the present tense.
Example Sentences
Ayer levanté una maleta pesada y me duele la espalda.
Yesterday I lifted a heavy suitcase and my back hurts.
yo
Él levantó el trofeo con mucha alegría.
He lifted the trophy with much joy.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros levantamos los muebles para limpiar el suelo.
We lifted the furniture to clean the floor.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: levantó without the accent.
Correct: levantó
Why: Without the accent, it could be confused with other forms or mispronounced.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: levanto
Levantar is regular in the present: levanto, levantas, levanta, levantamos, levantáis, levantan.
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).
Negative Imperative
yo: no levantes
The negative imperative of levantar uses the present subjunctive: no levantes, no levante.