levantarse Negative Imperative Conjugation
levantarse — to get up
Negative commands use the subjunctive: no te levantes, no se levante, no nos levantemos, no os levantéis, no se levanten.
levantarse Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to stay in bed or stay seated.
Notes on levantarse in the Negative Imperative
In negative commands, the pronoun moves to the front (between 'no' and the verb).
Example Sentences
No te levantes, todavía es pronto.
Don't get up, it's still early.
tú
No se levanten hasta que yo diga.
Don't stand up until I say.
No nos levantemos todavía.
Let's not get up yet.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: No levántate.
Correct: No te levantes.
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, and the pronoun must come before the verb.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: levántate
The imperative gives commands: levántate, levántese, levantémonos, levantaos, levántense.