Verb · reflexive, regular -ar
levantarse
to get up
The thing that catches people out
levantar is to lift something; levantarse is to lift yourself, so to get up. The me, te, se show who gets up.
Present
What happens, and what is happening now.
| yo | me levanto | |
| tú | te levantas | |
| él, ella, usted | se levanta | |
| nosotros | nos levantamos | |
| ellos, ustedes | se levantan | |
| vosotros, Spain only | os levantáis |
Preterite, the finished past
Something that happened and is over: yesterday, last year, once.
| yo | me levanté | |
| tú | te levantaste | |
| él, ella, usted | se levantó | |
| nosotros | nos levantamos | |
| ellos, ustedes | se levantaron | |
| vosotros, Spain only | os levantasteis |
Imperfect, the background past
What used to happen, or was going on when something else happened.
| yo | me levantaba | |
| tú | te levantabas | |
| él, ella, usted | se levantaba | |
| nosotros | nos levantábamos | |
| ellos, ustedes | se levantaban | |
| vosotros, Spain only | os levantabais |
Future
Will do. In conversation, ir a plus the verb is more common: voy a comer.
| yo | me levantaré | |
| tú | te levantarás | |
| él, ella, usted | se levantará | |
| nosotros | nos levantaremos | |
| ellos, ustedes | se levantarán | |
| vosotros, Spain only | os levantaréis |
Present perfect
Have done. Used far more in Spain, where it covers today; most of Latin America uses the preterite there.
| yo | me he levantado | |
| tú | te has levantado | |
| él, ella, usted | se ha levantado | |
| nosotros | nos hemos levantado | |
| ellos, ustedes | se han levantado | |
| vosotros, Spain only | os habéis levantado |
Other forms
The -ing form, the form that follows he, has and ha, and how to tell someone to do it.
| -ing form | levantándose | |
| participle | levantado | |
| command, to tú | levántate | |
| command, to usted | levántese |
In a sentence
me levanto a las siete
I get up at seven
¿a qué hora te levantaste?
what time did you get up?