Llevar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Llevar in Spanish

Llevar means “to carry,” “to take,” or “to wear,” with several important extensions. You will learn its regular -AR conjugation and the patterns used for transport, clothing, duration, and ongoing activity.

Llevar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. Llevar keeps the stable stem llev- and takes ordinary -AR endings. Its gerund llevando — “carrying / taking / wearing” — and participle llevado — “carried / taken / worn” — are regular.

Llevar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle llevado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	llevar	to carry / take / wear
Gerund	llevando	carrying / taking / wearing
Past participle	llevado	carried / taken / worn

Llevar meaning and essential uses

Llevar commonly means moving something or someone from one place to another, typically away from the speaker’s reference point: Llevo el paquete a la oficina. — “I take the package to the office.”

It also means wearing clothing or accessories: Lleva una chaqueta azul. — “He / she is wearing a blue jacket.” Another high-frequency structure expresses duration: Llevo dos años aquí. — “I have been here for two years.”

Llevar regular conjugation pattern

The stem llev- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as llevo — “I carry / take / wear,” llevé — “I carried / took / wore,” and lleve — “that I carry / take / wear” — take normal -AR endings.

There is no stem change, spelling alternation, irregular preterite stem, irregular future stem, irregular gerund, or irregular participle.

Llevar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Llevar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	llevo	I carry / take / wear
Tú — you, singular informal	llevas	you carry / take / wear
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	lleva	he / she carries / takes / wears; you carry / take / wear (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	llevamos	we carry / take / wear
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	lleváis	you carry / take / wear (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	llevan	they carry / take / wear; you carry / take / wear (plural)

• Llevo los documentos a la oficina. — I take the documents to the office.

Llevar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	llevé	I carried / took / wore
Tú — you, singular informal	llevaste	you carried / took / wore
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	llevó	he / she carried / took / wore; you carried / took / wore (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	llevamos	we carried / took / wore
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	llevasteis	you carried / took / wore (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	llevaron	they carried / took / wore; you carried / took / wore (plural)

• Ayer llevé a Marta al aeropuerto. — Yesterday I took Marta to the airport.

Llevar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle llevado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	llevaba	I used to carry / take / wear / was carrying / taking / wearing
Tú — you, singular informal	llevabas	you used to carry / take / wear / were carrying / taking / wearing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	llevaba	he / she used to carry / take / wear / was carrying / taking / wearing; you used to carry / take / wear / were carrying / taking / wearing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	llevábamos	we used to carry / take / wear / were carrying / taking / wearing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	llevabais	you used to carry / take / wear / were carrying / taking / wearing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	llevaban	they used to carry / take / wear / were carrying / taking / wearing; you used to carry / take / wear / were carrying / taking / wearing (plural)

• Antes llevaba traje todos los días. — I used to wear a suit every day.

Llevar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus llevando — “carrying / taking / wearing.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy llevando	I am carrying / taking / wearing
Tú — you, singular informal	estás llevando	you are carrying / taking / wearing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está llevando	he / she is carrying / taking / wearing; you are carrying / taking / wearing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos llevando	we are carrying / taking / wearing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis llevando	you are carrying / taking / wearing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están llevando	they are carrying / taking / wearing; you are carrying / taking / wearing (plural)

• Estoy llevando las cajas al coche. — I am carrying the boxes to the car.

Llevar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and llevar.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a llevar	I am going to carry / take / wear
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a llevar	you are going to carry / take / wear
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a llevar	he / she is going to carry / take / wear; you are going to carry / take / wear (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a llevar	we are going to carry / take / wear
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a llevar	you are going to carry / take / wear (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a llevar	they are going to carry / take / wear; you are going to carry / take / wear (plural)

• Voy a llevar comida al picnic. — I am going to take food to the picnic.

Llevar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The endings attach to the full infinitive; there is no separate irregular future or conditional stem.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	llevaré	I will carry / take / wear
Tú — you, singular informal	llevarás	you will carry / take / wear
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	llevará	he / she will carry / take / wear; you will carry / take / wear (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	llevaremos	we will carry / take / wear
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	llevaréis	you will carry / take / wear (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	llevarán	they will carry / take / wear; you will carry / take / wear (plural)

• Llevaré el paquete mañana. — I will take the package tomorrow.

Llevar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The endings attach to the full infinitive; there is no separate irregular future or conditional stem.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	llevaría	I would carry / take / wear
Tú — you, singular informal	llevarías	you would carry / take / wear
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	llevaría	he / she would carry / take / wear; you would carry / take / wear (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	llevaríamos	we would carry / take / wear
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	llevaríais	you would carry / take / wear (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	llevarían	they would carry / take / wear; you would carry / take / wear (plural)

• Llevaría un abrigo si hiciera frío. — I would wear a coat if it were cold.

Llevar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle llevado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he llevado	I have carried / taken / worn
Tú — you, singular informal	has llevado	you have carried / taken / worn
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha llevado	he / she has carried / taken / worn; you have carried / taken / worn (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos llevado	we have carried / taken / worn
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis llevado	you have carried / taken / worn (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han llevado	they have carried / taken / worn; you have carried / taken / worn (plural)

• He llevado este reloj durante años. — I have worn this watch for years.

Llevar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle llevado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había llevado	I had carried / taken / worn
Tú — you, singular informal	habías llevado	you had carried / taken / worn
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había llevado	he / she had carried / taken / worn; you had carried / taken / worn (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos llevado	we had carried / taken / worn
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais llevado	you had carried / taken / worn (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían llevado	they had carried / taken / worn; you had carried / taken / worn (plural)

• Ya habíamos llevado todo al coche. — We had already taken everything to the car.

Llevar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle llevado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré llevado	I will have carried / taken / worn
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás llevado	you will have carried / taken / worn
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá llevado	he / she will have carried / taken / worn; you will have carried / taken / worn (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos llevado	we will have carried / taken / worn
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis llevado	you will have carried / taken / worn (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán llevado	they will have carried / taken / worn; you will have carried / taken / worn (plural)

• Para entonces habrán llevado el equipo al almacén. — By then they will have taken the equipment to the warehouse.

Llevar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle llevado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría llevado	I would have carried / taken / worn
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías llevado	you would have carried / taken / worn
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría llevado	he / she would have carried / taken / worn; you would have carried / taken / worn (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos llevado	we would have carried / taken / worn
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais llevado	you would have carried / taken / worn (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían llevado	they would have carried / taken / worn; you would have carried / taken / worn (plural)

• Habría llevado más agua. — I would have taken more water.

Llevar subjunctive conjugations

Llevar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	lleve	that I carry / take / wear
Tú — you, singular informal	lleves	that you carry / take / wear
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	lleve	that he / she carry / take / wear; that you carry / take / wear (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	llevemos	that we carry / take / wear
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	llevéis	that you carry / take / wear (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	lleven	that they carry / take / wear; that you carry / take / wear (plural)

• Quiero que lleves tu identificación. — I want you to carry your identification.

Llevar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle llevado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	llevara	that I carried / took / wore
Tú — you, singular informal	llevaras	that you carried / took / wore
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	llevara	that he / she carried / took / wore; that you carried / took / wore (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	lleváramos	that we carried / took / wore
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	llevarais	that you carried / took / wore (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	llevaran	that they carried / took / wore; that you carried / took / wore (plural)

• Preferían que lleváramos menos equipaje. — They preferred that we take less luggage.
• Era mejor que llevases zapatos cómodos. — It was better for you to wear comfortable shoes.

Llevar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms share the same historical family as the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	llevare	if / when I should carry / take / wear
Tú — you, singular informal	llevares	if / when you should carry / take / wear
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	llevare	if / when he / she should carry / take / wear; if / when you should carry / take / wear (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	lleváremos	if / when we should carry / take / wear
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	llevareis	if / when you should carry / take / wear (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	llevaren	if / when they should carry / take / wear; if / when you should carry / take / wear (plural)

• Quien llevare material al recinto deberá declararlo. — Whoever should bring material into the premises must declare it.

Llevar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle llevado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya llevado	that I have carried / taken / worn
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas llevado	that you have carried / taken / worn
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya llevado	that he / she has carried / taken / worn; that you have carried / taken / worn (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos llevado	that we have carried / taken / worn
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis llevado	that you have carried / taken / worn (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan llevado	that they have carried / taken / worn; that you have carried / taken / worn (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas llevado los documentos. — I am glad that you took the documents.

Llevar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle llevado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera llevado	that I had carried / taken / worn
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras llevado	that you had carried / taken / worn
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera llevado	that he / she had carried / taken / worn; that you had carried / taken / worn (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos llevado	that we had carried / taken / worn
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais llevado	that you had carried / taken / worn (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran llevado	that they had carried / taken / worn; that you had carried / taken / worn (plural)

• Si hubiéramos llevado más comida, habría sobrado. — If we had taken more food, there would have been leftovers.
• Si hubieses llevado un abrigo, no tendrías frío. — If you had worn a coat, you would not be cold.

Llevar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle llevado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere llevado	if / when I should have carried / taken / worn
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres llevado	if / when you should have carried / taken / worn
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere llevado	if / when he / she should have carried / taken / worn; if / when you should have carried / taken / worn (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos llevado	if / when we should have carried / taken / worn
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis llevado	if / when you should have carried / taken / worn (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren llevado	if / when they should have carried / taken / worn; if / when you should have carried / taken / worn (plural)

• Si hubieren llevado el equipo fuera, deberán registrarlo. — If they should have taken the equipment out, they must record it.

Llevar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Llevar affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	lleva	carry
Usted — you, singular formal	lleve	carry (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	llevemos	let’s carry
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	llevad	carry (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	lleven	carry (plural)

• Lleva estos papeles a recepción. — Take these papers to reception.

Llevar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no lleves	do not carry
Usted — you, singular formal	no lleve	do not carry (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no llevemos	let’s not carry
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no llevéis	do not carry (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no lleven	do not carry (plural)

• No lleves demasiado equipaje. — Do not take too much luggage.

Common constructions with Llevar

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• llevar algo a un lugar. — to take / carry something to a place.
• llevar + clothing or accessory. — to wear clothing or an accessory.
• llevar + duration + state/place. — to have been in a state or place for a duration.
• llevar + duration + gerund. — to have been doing something for a duration.

Example sentences with Llevar

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Llevo una chaqueta porque hace frío. — I am wearing a jacket because it is cold.
• ¿Puedes llevarme a la estación? — Can you take me to the station?
• Llevamos tres meses aquí. — We have been here for three months.
• Llevo dos horas trabajando. — I have been working for two hours.
• Espero que lleves el pasaporte. — I hope you take your passport.
• Lleva agua suficiente para el viaje. — Take enough water for the trip.

Regional and usage notes for Llevar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos llevás una mochila pequeña. — You carry a small backpack. (voseo)
• Llevá estos documentos a recepción. — Take these documents to reception. (affirmative vos command)

Llevar is morphologically regular but semantically broad. Use context to distinguish carrying or taking, wearing, and duration structures such as llevar + time or llevar + time + gerund.