levantarse Imperfect Conjugation
levantarse — to get up
The imperfect describes past habits: me levantaba, te levantabas, se levantaba, nos levantábamos, os levantabais, se levantaban.
levantarse Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to talk about what time you used to get up as a child or to describe the background action of standing up.
Notes on levantarse in the Imperfect
Levantarse is regular in the imperfect. Note the accent mark on the 'nosotros' form: nos levantábamos.
Example Sentences
Cuando era niño, me levantaba a las ocho.
When I was a child, I used to get up at eight.
yo
Ellos se levantaban cada vez que entraba el profesor.
They used to stand up every time the teacher entered.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nos levantábamos muy temprano en verano.
We used to get up very early in summer.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Nos levantabamos.
Correct: Nos levantábamos.
Why: The 'nosotros' form of -ar verbs in the imperfect always requires an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: levántate
The imperative gives commands: levántate, levántese, levantémonos, levantaos, levántense.
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.