Levantarse Conjugation 101: Conjugate Levantarse in Spanish

Levantarse is one of the most common Spanish reflexive verbs for daily routines. Given that it can help you practice -AR reflexive conjugations, in this guide, we’ll review the levantarse conjugation patterns. Here is what we’ll cover.

Overview of Levantarse

Verb CharacteristicProperty
Verb Type-AR
IrregularNo
InfinitiveLevantarse
Gerund (Present Participle) FormLevantando
Past Participle FormLevantado
SynonymsDespertarse, animarse, alzar

Indicative Conjugations of Levantarse

Present tense

Levantarse reflexive conjugations in the present tense can be used to say that someone gets up. For example: Yo me levanto temprano todos los días. 

Notice that, with this levantarse conjugation, you must place the reflexive pronoun before the verb.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe levantoI get up
Te levantasYou get up
Él / Ella
Usted
Se levantaHe/She gets up
You (formal) get up
NosotrosNos levantamosWe get up
VosotrosOs levantáisYou get up
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se levantanThey get up
You (plural) get up

Preterite tense

The levantarse preterite conjugations expresses that someone got up at a specific moment in the past. For instance: Ayer, Juan se levantó de malas.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe levantéI got up
Te levantasteYou got up
Él / Ella
Usted
Se levantóHe/She got up
You (formal) got up
NosotrosNos levantamosWe got up
VosotrosOs levantasteisYou got up
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se levantaronThey got up
You (plural) got up

Imperfect tense

The imperfect conjugations of levantarse is used to talk about one’s past habits in regards to getting out of bed. Check this example: Mis papás se levantaban temprano todos los días.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe levantabaI got up
I used to get up
Te levantabasYou got up
You used to get up
Él / Ella
Usted
Se levantabaHe/She got up
He/She used to get up

You (formal) got up
You (formal) used to get up
NosotrosNos levantábamosWe got up
We used to get up
VosotrosOs levantabaisYou got up
You used to get up
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se levantabanThey got up
They used to get up

You (plural) got up
You (plural) used to get up

Near future

To form this levantarse reflexive conjugation, you must use a reflexive pronoun + ir in present tense + a + levantar. The near future in Spanish conveys that someone is getting up soon. Mañana me voy a levantar más temprano.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoVoy a levantarmeI’m going to get up
Vas a levantarteYou’re going to get up
Él / Ella
Usted
Va a levantarseHe/She is going to get up
You (formal) are going to get up
NosotrosVamos a levantarnosWe’re going to get up
VosotrosVais a levantarosYou’re going to get up
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Van a levantarseThey’re going to get up
You (plural) are going to get up

Take Note: If a conjugated verb precedes a verb in the infinitive form, object pronouns in Spanish (reflexive, direct, and indirect) can be placed before the main verb or attached to the infinitive. Me voy a levantar or voy a levantarme are equally correct.

Future simple tense

In Spanish, the future simple levantarse conjugation expresses that someone will get up in the future. For instance: ¿A qué hora se levantarán mañana?

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe levantaréI will get up
Te levantarásYou will get up
Él / Ella
Usted
Se levantaráHe/She will get up
You (formal) will get up
NosotrosNos levantaremosWe will get up
VosotrosOs levantaréisYou (formal) will get up
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se levantaránThey will get up
You (plural) will get up

Conditional tense

Conjugate this verb to the Spanish conditional tense to say that someone would get up. If applicable to your statement, you can use si sentences to express the conditions that need to occur for this to happen. Si no tuviéramos que trabajar, nos levantaríamos más tarde.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe levantaríaI would get up
Te levantaríasYou would get up
Él / Ella
Usted
Se levantaríaHe/She would get up
You (formal) would get up
NosotrosNos levantaríamosWe would get up
VosotrosOs levantaríaisYou would get up
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se levantaríanThey would get up
You (plural) would get up

Present perfect tense

The formula and order to conjugate the present perfect in Spanish is reflexive pronouns + haber’s present forms + past participle verb (levantado, in this case). Use these levantar conjugations to talk about whether someone has gotten up or not.

For example: Esteban todavía no se ha levantado.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe he levantadoI have gotten up
Te has levantadoYou have gotten up
Él / Ella
Usted
Se ha levantadoHe/She has gotten up
You (formal) have gotten up
NosotrosNos hemos levantadoWe have gotten up
VosotrosOs habéis levantadoYou have gotten up
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se han levantadoThey have gotten up
You (plural) have gotten up

Take Note: When it comes to perfect tenses, you must always place the reflexive pronoun before the verb haber.

Past perfect

Use this levantar conjugation to say someone had gotten up before another past action. The Spanish past perfect tense is created with haber imperfect forms + levantado. Don’t forget to add the proper pronoun to the corresponding levantarse reflexive conjugation.

For instance: Cuando fui a tu cuarto, todavía no te habías levantado.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe había levantadoI had gotten up
Te habías levantadoYou had gotten up
Él / Ella
Usted
Se había levantadoHe/She had gotten up
You (formal) had gotten up
NosotrosNos habíamos levantadoWe had gotten up
VosotrosOs habíais levantadoYou had gotten up
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se habían levantadoThey had gotten up
You (plural) had gotten up

Future perfect

The future perfect conjugations of this verb convey that someone will have gotten up by or before a future moment in time. Al final de este mes, me habré levantado temprano todos los días.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe habré levantadoI will have gotten up
Te habrás levantadoYou will have gotten up
Él / Ella
Usted
Se habrá levantadoHe/She will have gotten up
You (formal) will have gotten up
NosotrosNos habremos levantadoWe will have gotten up
VosotrosOs habréis levantadoYou will have gotten up
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se habrán levantadoThey will have gotten up
You (plural) will have gotten up

Conditional perfect

Levantarse conjugation in the conditional tense is used to say that a person would have gotten up if a past condition had occurred. For instance: Si me hubieras dicho que te quería sentar, me habría levantado.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe habría levantadoI would have gotten up
Te habrías levantadoYou would have gotten up
Él / Ella
Usted
Se habría levantadoHe/She would have gotten up
You (formal) would have gotten up
NosotrosNos habríamos levantadoWe would have gotten up
VosotrosOs habríais levantadoYou would have gotten up
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se habrían levantadoThey would have gotten up
You (plural) would have gotten up

Progressive tenses

In Spanish, we use reflexive pronoun + estar conjugations + present participle (such as levantando) to form levantarse progressive conjugations. Use them to say that a person is getting up at the moment of speaking. Check this example: Ya, ya me estoy levantando.

Progressive TenseFormulaTranslation Example
Present(Reflexive pronoun) + estar (present) + levantandoI am getting up
Preterite(Reflexive pronoun) + estar (preterite) + levantandoYou were getting up
Imperfect(Reflexive pronoun) + estar (imperfect) + levantandoHe was getting up
Future(Reflexive pronoun) + estar (future) + levantandoWe will be getting up
Conditional(Reflexive pronoun) + estar (conditional) + levantandoThey would be getting up

Take Note: When a conjugated verb works with a present participle in Spanish, reflexive pronouns can come before the main verb or attached to the gerund. So, it would be correct to say Me estoy levantando and estoy levantándome.

Levantarse Subjunctive Conjugations

In Spanish, the subjunctive mood refers to requests, recommendations, hypotheses, demands, advice, desires, and expectations. The following sections will teach each levantarse reflexive conjugation for the most important subjunctive tenses.

Present subjunctive

Levantarse conjugation in the present subjunctive is used to hope, demand, recommend, or expect someone to get up. For instance: Mi mamá quiere que nos levantemos antes de las 8.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe levanteI get up
Te levantesYou get up
Él / Ella
Usted
Se levanteHe/She gets up
You (formal) get up
NosotrosNos levantemosWe get up
VosotrosOs levantéisYou get up
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se levantenThey get up
You (plural) get up

Present perfect subjunctive

When conjugated to the present perfect subjunctive, levantarse expresses that someone expects or doubts that another person has already gotten up. Use haber present subjunctive forms + levantado to create this tense.

¿Crees que mi mamá ya se haya levantado?

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe haya levantadoI have gotten up
Te hayas levantadoYou have gotten up
Él / Ella
Usted
Se haya levantadoHe/She has gotten up
You (formal) have gotten up
NosotrosNos hayamos levantadoWe have gotten up
VosotrosOs hayáis levantadoYou have gotten up
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se hayan levantadoThey have gotten up
You (plural) have gotten up

Imperfect subjunctive

Use the imperfect subjunctive conjugations of levantarse to talk about your past recommendations, demands, or expectations about someone getting up. For instance: Te dije que te levantaras temprano. 

As shown in the levantarse conjugation chart below, Latin American and Castilian Spanish use different endings for the imperfect subjunctive tense:

Latin American Spanish version

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe levantaraI got up
Te levantarasYou got up
Él / Ella
Usted
Se levantaraHe/She got up
You (formal) got up
NosotrosNos levantáramosWe got up
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se levantaranThey got up
You (plural) got up

Note: The previous conjugation chart doesn’t include vosotros because this pronoun is not used in Latin American Spanish.

Castilian Spanish version

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe levantaseI got up
Te levantasesYou got up
Él / Ella
Usted
Se levantaseHe/She got up
You (formal) got up
NosotrosNos levantásemosWe got up
VosotrosOs levantaseisYou got up
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se levantasenThey got up
You (plural) got up

Past perfect subjunctive

The past perfect conjugations of levantarse convey that a person would have gotten up if a past condition had been fulfilled. These forms can also show regret for not getting up. Si hubiera tenido cosas que hacer, me hubiera leventando temprano.

PersonConjugationTranslation
YoMe hubiera levantadoI had gotten up
Te hubieras levantadoYou had gotten up
Él / Ella
Usted
Se hubiera levantadoHe/She had gotten up
You (formal) had gotten up
NosotrosNos hubiéramos levantadoWe had gotten up
VosotrosOs hubierais levantadoYou had gotten up
Ellos / Ellas
Ustedes
Se hubieran levantadoThey had gotten up
You (plural) had gotten up

Levantarse Imperative Conjugations

In Spanish, we conjugate a verb to the imperative form to order people to do or not do something.

Affirmative commands

Use the affirmative commands of levantarse to order someone to get up. Levántate, estás sentado en el control.

PersonConjugationTranslation
LevántateGet up
UstedLevánteseGet up
VosotrosLevantaosGet up
UstedesLevántenseGet up

Take Note: With affirmative commands, reflexive pronouns are attached to the verb.

Negative commands

To command someone not to get up, conjugate this verb to the negative imperative. For example: No se levanten, yo abro.

PersonConjugationTranslation
No te levantesDon’t get up
UstedNo se levanteDon’t get up
VosotrosNo os levantéisDon’t get up
UstedesNo se levantenDon’t get up

Meanings of Levantarse & Examples

Now that you know how to conjugate levantarse, check these examples of how to use this verb. As the direct translation of ‘to get up’, this verb can be used to talk about getting out of bed or standing up. 

[Levantar conjugated] + [complement]

Mi hermano siempre se levanta en la noche.
My brother always gets up at night.

Levántate y déjale tu asiento a la señora.
Get up and leave your seat to the lady.

Cuando era niña, me levantaba muy temprano.
When I was a kid, I used to wake up very early.

Take Note: Levantar (non-reflexive form) is used to say that someone wakes up another person or picks something up from the floor. For example: Levanta tus juguetes, por favor. This non-reflexive form can work with direct object pronouns.

Download Levantarse Conjugation Charts & Uses Cheat sheet

Levantarse is a common and useful verb in everyday Spanish for describing one’s daily routines. Since it’s a reflexive verb, it can take some time for beginners to familiarize themselves with its conjugations. I’ve compiled a cheat sheet PDF with all of the levantarse conjugation charts along with real-world examples you can see on how to apply this verb to your Spanish conversations.

Practice Quiz: Levantarse Conjugation

Congratulations! You’ve now learned how to conjugate levantarse in Spanish. The next step is to take the levantarse conjugation practice quiz where you can put your skills of conjugating regular -AR reflexive verbs to the test.

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