llover Present Conjugation
llover — to rain
The present tense of llover features an o-to-ue vowel change: llueve, llueven.
llover Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe current weather conditions or general climates. Since clouds rain (not people), you will almost exclusively use the third-person singular 'llueve'.
Notes on llover in the Present
Llover is a stem-changing verb where the 'o' becomes 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros. It is also a 'defective' verb, meaning it is rarely used outside of the third-person singular (it/weather).
Example Sentences
Siempre llueve mucho en esta ciudad.
It always rains a lot in this city.
él/ella/usted
Mira, llueve a cántaros.
Look, it's raining cats and dogs.
él/ella/usted
A veces llueven críticas después del partido.
Sometimes criticisms rain down after the game.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'llove' instead of 'llueve'.
Correct: Use 'llueve'.
Why: You must remember the o-to-ue stem change in the present tense.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: lloví
The preterite of llover is regular: llovió, llovieron.
Imperfect
yo: llovía
The imperfect of llover is regular: llovía, llovían.
Future
yo: lloveré
The future tense of llover is regular: lloverá, lloverán.
Conditional
yo: llovería
The conditional of llover is regular: llovería, lloverían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: llueva
The present subjunctive of llover uses the stem change 'ue': llueva, lluevan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: lloviera
The imperfect subjunctive of llover is lloviera or lloviese.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: llueve
The imperative of llover (llueve, lluevan) is rare and used figuratively.
Negative Imperative
yo: no lluevas
The negative imperative of llover (no llueva) uses the present subjunctive.