llevar imperfect tense conjugation
Llevar (to carry/wear/take) in the imperfect tense: llevaba, llevabas, llevaba, llevábamos, llevabais, llevaban.
Pretérito imperfecto Imperfect
| yo | |
|---|---|
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| vosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the imperfect tense
The imperfect (pretérito imperfecto) describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions, age and time. “Cuando era niño, vivía en Sevilla.”
How it is formed
Regular endings: -ar → aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban; -er/-ir → ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían. Only three verbs are irregular in the imperfect: ser (era), ir (iba) and ver (veía).
Llevar is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Read more: Preterite vs imperfect: when to use each
Llevar in a sentence
- Llevo una chaqueta roja.I'm wearing a red jacket.
- Llevó a su hijo al colegio.He took his son to school.
Regular verb; also used in 'llevar + time' to express duration, e.g., 'llevo dos años aquí'.
FAQ
What is the imperfect tense of llevar?
Llevar in the Spanish imperfect tense: yo llevaba, tú llevabas, él/ella/usted llevaba, nosotros llevábamos, vosotros llevabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes llevaban.
Is llevar irregular in the imperfect tense?
No. In the imperfect tense llevar takes the regular endings for its verb class, so llevaba follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the Spanish imperfect tense?
The imperfect (pretérito imperfecto) describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions, age and time. “Cuando era niño, vivía en Sevilla.”
How is the imperfect tense formed?
Regular endings: -ar → aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban; -er/-ir → ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían. Only three verbs are irregular in the imperfect: ser (era), ir (iba) and ver (veía).
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