Levantarse conjugation

Levantarse means "to get up". Here it is in every main tense, with real example sentences and a free checker for your own.

Meaningto get up

Type-ar verb, reflexive

Gerundlevantando

Past participlelevantado

Levantarse is a regular -ar verb: every tense follows the standard pattern. Juntos teaches Latin American Spanish, where ustedes replaces vosotros; the vosotros forms are shown for completeness.

Quick answer. Present: me levanto, te levantas, se levanta, nos levantamos, se levantan. Preterite: me levanté, te levantaste, se levantó, nos levantamos, se levantaron. All tenses below.

Levantarse conjugation tables

Jump to: present · preterite · imperfect · future · conditional · present subjunctive · present perfect · commands (imperative)

Levantarse in the present

what happens now or usually

yo	me levanto
tú	te levantas
él / ella / usted	se levanta
nosotros	nos levantamos
vosotros (Spain)	os levantáis
ellos / ustedes	se levantan

Levantarse in the preterite

a finished action at a specific time

yo	me levanté
tú	te levantaste
él / ella / usted	se levantó
nosotros	nos levantamos
vosotros (Spain)	os levantasteis
ellos / ustedes	se levantaron

Levantarse in the imperfect

habits, descriptions and background in the past

yo	me levantaba
tú	te levantabas
él / ella / usted	se levantaba
nosotros	nos levantábamos
vosotros (Spain)	os levantabais
ellos / ustedes	se levantaban

Levantarse in the future

what will happen

yo	me levantaré
tú	te levantarás
él / ella / usted	se levantará
nosotros	nos levantaremos
vosotros (Spain)	os levantaréis
ellos / ustedes	se levantarán

Levantarse in the conditional

what would happen

yo	me levantaría
tú	te levantarías
él / ella / usted	se levantaría
nosotros	nos levantaríamos
vosotros (Spain)	os levantaríais
ellos / ustedes	se levantarían

Levantarse in the present subjunctive

after wishes, doubts and requests (quiero que…)

yo	me levante
tú	te levantes
él / ella / usted	se levante
nosotros	nos levantemos
vosotros (Spain)	os levantéis
ellos / ustedes	se levanten

Levantarse in the present perfect

what has happened, up to now (he comido)

yo	me he levantado
tú	te has levantado
él / ella / usted	se ha levantado
nosotros	nos hemos levantado
vosotros (Spain)	os habéis levantado
ellos / ustedes	se han levantado

Levantarse in the commands (imperative)

telling someone to do something (habla, no hables)

tú	levántate
tú (no)	no te levantes
usted	levántese
nosotros	levantémonos
vosotros (Spain)	levantaos
ustedes	levántense

Levantarse in real sentences

Example sentences from the Juntos exercise bank, each checked before learners see it.

Present

Me levanto a las siete de la mañana.
I wake up at seven in the morning.

Mistakes learners make with levantarse

Levantarse is getting up: me levanto a las siete. Without se it's lifting something: levanto la caja.
The pronoun changes with the person: me levanto, te levantas, se levanta, nos levantamos.
In a command the pronoun goes on the end, with an accent: ¡levántate!

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Questions people ask

Is levantarse irregular in Spanish?

No. Levantarse is a regular -ar verb, so every tense follows the standard -ar endings.

What is the preterite of levantarse?

Yo me levanté, tú te levantaste, él/ella se levantó, nosotros nos levantamos, ellos/ustedes se levantaron.

How do you conjugate levantarse in the present?

Yo me levanto, tú te levantas, él/ella se levanta, nosotros nos levantamos, ellos/ustedes se levantan.

What is the future of levantarse?

Yo me levantaré, tú te levantarás, él/ella se levantará, nosotros nos levantaremos, ellos/ustedes se levantarán.

What is the present subjunctive of levantarse?

Que yo me levante, que tú te levantes, que él/ella se levante, que nosotros nos levantemos, que ellos/ustedes se levanten.