levantarse Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
levantarse — to get up
The imperative gives commands: levántate, levántese, levantémonos, levantaos, levántense.
levantarse Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to get out of bed or to stand up (e.g., for the national anthem).
Notes on levantarse in the Affirmative Imperative
In affirmative commands, pronouns are attached to the end. This often requires adding an accent mark to maintain the original stress.
Example Sentences
¡Levántate ya!
Get up already!
tú
Levántese, por favor.
Stand up, please.
Levantémonos para aplaudir.
Let's stand up to applaud.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Levantate.
Correct: Levántate.
Why: When you attach 'te' to 'levanta', the stress stays on the 'van', requiring a written accent.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me levanto
The present tense of levantarse is regular: me levanto, te levantas, se levanta, nos levantamos, os levantáis, se levantan.
Preterite
yo: me levanté
The preterite of levantarse is regular: me levanté, te levantaste, se levantó, nos levantamos, os levantasteis, se levantaron.
Imperfect
yo: me levantaba
The imperfect describes past habits: me levantaba, te levantabas, se levantaba, nos levantábamos, os levantabais, se levantaban.
Future
yo: me levantaré
The future tense uses the full infinitive: me levantaré, te levantarás, se levantará, nos levantaremos, os levantaréis, se levantarán.
Conditional
yo: me levantaría
The conditional expresses 'would': me levantaría, te levantarías, se levantaría, nos levantaríamos, os levantaríais, se levantarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me levante
The present subjunctive changes the 'a' to 'e': me levante, te levantes, se levante, nos levantemos, os levantéis, se levanten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me levantara
The imperfect subjunctive uses the -ra endings: me levantara, te levantaras, se levantara, nos levantáramos, os levantarais, se levantaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te levantes
Negative commands use the subjunctive: no te levantes, no se levante, no nos levantemos, no os levantéis, no se levanten.