Verb · regular -ar
llevar
to take, to carry, to wear
The thing that catches people out
llevar is taking something away from here; traer is bringing it here. It is also wearing: lleva una camisa azul. Para llevar is to take away.
Present
What happens, and what is happening now.
| yo | llevo | |
| tú | llevas | |
| él, ella, usted | lleva | |
| nosotros | llevamos | |
| ellos, ustedes | llevan | |
| vosotros, Spain only | lleváis |
Preterite, the finished past
Something that happened and is over: yesterday, last year, once.
| yo | llevé | |
| tú | llevaste | |
| él, ella, usted | llevó | |
| nosotros | llevamos | |
| ellos, ustedes | llevaron | |
| vosotros, Spain only | llevasteis |
Imperfect, the background past
What used to happen, or was going on when something else happened.
| yo | llevaba | |
| tú | llevabas | |
| él, ella, usted | llevaba | |
| nosotros | llevábamos | |
| ellos, ustedes | llevaban | |
| vosotros, Spain only | llevabais |
Future
Will do. In conversation, ir a plus the verb is more common: voy a comer.
| yo | llevaré | |
| tú | llevarás | |
| él, ella, usted | llevará | |
| nosotros | llevaremos | |
| ellos, ustedes | llevarán | |
| vosotros, Spain only | llevaréis |
Present perfect
Have done. Used far more in Spain, where it covers today; most of Latin America uses the preterite there.
| yo | he llevado | |
| tú | has llevado | |
| él, ella, usted | ha llevado | |
| nosotros | hemos llevado | |
| ellos, ustedes | han llevado | |
| vosotros, Spain only | habéis llevado |
Other forms
The -ing form, the form that follows he, has and ha, and how to tell someone to do it.
| -ing form | llevando | |
| participle | llevado | |
| command, to tú | lleva | |
| command, to usted | lleve |
In a sentence
para llevar, por favor
to take away, please
lleva lentes
he wears glasses