Levantar imperfect conjugation
Levantar in the imperfect: levantaba, levantabas, levantaba, levantábamos, levantabais, levantaban.
- to lift; to raise; to pick up
- regular
- Participle: levantado
- Gerund: levantando
Imperfect imperfecto
| yo | levantaba |
|---|---|
| tú | levantabas |
| él/ella/usted | levantaba |
| nosotros | levantábamos |
| vosotros | levantabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | levantaban |
How to use levantar in the imperfect
The imperfect is regular: levantaba, levantabas, levantaba, levantábamos, levantaban. Use it for routines in the past, especially with the reflexive: De estudiante me levantaba a las once. It also sets the scene in a story: Me levantaba de la mesa cuando entró el cliente. Remember the accent on levantábamos. It also works for describing what used to be built or raised in a place, and for physical routines like lifting weights at the gym.
Examples
De estudiante me levantaba a las once los fines de semana.
As a student I used to get up at eleven on weekends.
Me levantaba de la silla cuando entró el cliente.
I was getting up from my chair when the client came in.
En el gimnasio levantábamos pesas tres veces por semana.
At the gym we lifted weights three times a week.
Quick check: levantar in the imperfect
More levantar tenses
- All levantar tenses
- Levantar present
- Levantar preterite
- Levantar future
- Levantar conditional
- Levantar present subjunctive
- Levantar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the imperfect
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