Llevarse Conjugation | How to Conjugate Llevarse in Spanish

means “to take away,” “to take with oneself,” “to win/receive,” or “to get along.” You will learn its regular pronominal -AR conjugation and key constructions.

Llevarse conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. is pronominal and uses regular -AR verbal morphology. Its documented senses include winning or receiving something and getting along with someone.

Llevarse gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The non-finite forms support infinitive, progressive, and compound constructions. The participle stays invariant with haber.

FormSpanishNatural English guide
Infinitivepronominal infinitive
Gerundpronominal gerund
Past participletaken away / gotten along
Compound infinitivecompound infinitive
Compound gerundcompound gerund

Llevarse meaning and essential uses

RAE records for obtaining something in dispute, receiving or experiencing something, and getting along in a specified way: bien con todos.

In everyday speech it also commonly means taking something away or with oneself: el paraguas. — “I’ll take the umbrella with me.”

Llevarse conjugation pattern and pronoun placement

follows regular -AR verbal morphology. Add the matching clitic before finite forms.

Affirmative commands attach the clitic: , , , , ; negative commands use no + clitic + subjunctive.

Llevarse indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Llevarse present tense conjugation

Present indicative — Use it for present states, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II take away / get along
Tú — you, singular informalyou take away / get along
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she takes away / gets along; you take away / get along (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe take away / get along
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou take away / get along (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey take away / get along; you take away / get along (plural)
  • — I take an umbrella with me.

Llevarse preterite conjugation

Preterite — Use it for completed or bounded past events.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II took away / got along
Tú — you, singular informalyou took away / got along
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she took away / got along; you took away / got along (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe took away / got along
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou took away / got along (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey took away / got along; you took away / got along (plural)
  • — Yesterday I took the laptop home.

Llevarse imperfect conjugation

Imperfect — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant .

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II used to take away / get along
Tú — you, singular informalyou used to take away / get along
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she used to take away / get along; you used to take away / get along (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe used to take away / get along
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou used to take away / get along (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey used to take away / get along; you used to take away / get along (plural)
  • — We used to get along very well.

Llevarse present progressive

Present progressive — Use it for an action or process in progress. The table uses proclisis; enclisis is also standard: estoy llevándome.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II am taking away / getting along
Tú — you, singular informalyou are taking away / getting along
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she is taking away / getting along; you are taking away / getting along (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe are taking away / getting along
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou are taking away / getting along (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey are taking away / getting along; you are taking away / getting along (plural)
  • — I am taking these boxes away.

Llevarse near future conjugation

Near future — Use it for a plan, intention, or expected event. The table uses proclisis; attaching the clitic to the infinitive is also standard: voy a llevarme.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II am going to take away / get along
Tú — you, singular informalyou are going to take away / get along
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she is going to take away / get along; you are going to take away / get along (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe are going to take away / get along
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou are going to take away / get along (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey are going to take away / get along; you are going to take away / get along (plural)
  • — I am going to take a jacket with me.

Llevarse future tense conjugation

Simple future — Use it for future reference.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II will take away / get along
Tú — you, singular informalyou will take away / get along
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she will take away / get along; you will take away / get along (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe will take away / get along
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou will take away / get along (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey will take away / get along; you will take away / get along (plural)
  • — We will take the documents with us tomorrow.

Llevarse conditional conjugation

Conditional — Use it for hypothetical or conditional outcomes.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II would take away / get along
Tú — you, singular informalyou would take away / get along
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she would take away / get along; you would take away / get along (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe would take away / get along
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou would take away / get along (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey would take away / get along; you would take away / get along (plural)
  • — I would take a bottle of water with me.

Llevarse present perfect conjugation

Present perfect — Use it for completed events linked to a present reference frame. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant .

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II have taken away / gotten along
Tú — you, singular informalyou have taken away / gotten along
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she has taken away / gotten along; you have taken away / gotten along (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe have taken away / gotten along
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou have taken away / gotten along (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey have taken away / gotten along; you have taken away / gotten along (plural)
  • — I have had a surprise.

Llevarse past perfect conjugation

Past perfect — Use it for an event completed before another past point. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant .

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II had taken away / gotten along
Tú — you, singular informalyou had taken away / gotten along
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she had taken away / gotten along; you had taken away / gotten along (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe had taken away / gotten along
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou had taken away / gotten along (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey had taken away / gotten along; you had taken away / gotten along (plural)
  • — We had already taken all the boxes away.

Llevarse future perfect conjugation

Future perfect — Use it for an event completed before a future point. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant .

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II will have taken away / gotten along
Tú — you, singular informalyou will have taken away / gotten along
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she will have taken away / gotten along; you will have taken away / gotten along (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe will have taken away / gotten along
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou will have taken away / gotten along (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey will have taken away / gotten along; you will have taken away / gotten along (plural)
  • — By then they will have won the prize.

Llevarse conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant .

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — II would have taken away / gotten along
Tú — you, singular informalyou would have taken away / gotten along
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalhe / she would have taken away / gotten along; you would have taken away / gotten along (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wewe would have taken away / gotten along
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainyou would have taken away / gotten along (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthey would have taken away / gotten along; you would have taken away / gotten along (plural)
  • — I would have taken the coat with me.

Llevarse subjunctive conjugations

Llevarse present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive — Use it with wishes, influence, emotion, doubt, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Ithat I take away / get along
Tú — you, singular informalthat you take away / get along
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalthat he / she take away / get along; that you take away / get along (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wethat we take away / get along
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainthat you take away / get along (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthat they take away / get along; that you take away / get along (plural)
  • — I want you to take the umbrella with you.

Llevarse imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive — The main table uses the -ra series; the accepted -se series is also valid. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant .

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Ithat I took away / got along
Tú — you, singular informalthat you took away / got along
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalthat he / she took away / got along; that you took away / got along (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wethat we took away / got along
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainthat you took away / got along (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthat they took away / got along; that you took away / got along (plural)
  • — They preferred that we get along well.
  • — It was better for you to take a jacket.

Llevarse future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Iif / when I should take away / get along
Tú — you, singular informalif / when you should take away / get along
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalif / when he / she should take away / get along; if / when you should take away / get along (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — weif / when we should take away / get along
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainif / when you should take away / get along (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralif / when they should take away / get along; if / when you should take away / get along (plural)
  • — Whoever should take material from the room must record it.

Llevarse present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive — Use it for completed events inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant .

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Ithat I have taken away / gotten along
Tú — you, singular informalthat you have taken away / gotten along
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalthat he / she has taken away / gotten along; that you have taken away / gotten along (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wethat we have taken away / gotten along
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainthat you have taken away / gotten along (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthat they have taken away / gotten along; that you have taken away / gotten along (plural)
  • — I am glad that you won the prize.

Llevarse past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is also accepted. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant .

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Ithat I had taken away / gotten along
Tú — you, singular informalthat you had taken away / gotten along
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalthat he / she had taken away / gotten along; that you had taken away / gotten along (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — wethat we had taken away / gotten along
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainthat you had taken away / gotten along (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralthat they had taken away / gotten along; that you had taken away / gotten along (plural)
  • — If I had taken the map, I would not have gotten lost.
  • — If you had taken the umbrella, you would not have gotten wet.

Llevarse future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant .

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Yo — Iif / when I should have taken away / gotten along
Tú — you, singular informalif / when you should have taken away / gotten along
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formalif / when he / she should have taken away / gotten along; if / when you should have taken away / gotten along (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — weif / when we should have taken away / gotten along
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spainif / when you should have taken away / gotten along (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, pluralif / when they should have taken away / gotten along; if / when you should have taken away / gotten along (plural)
  • — If they should have taken additional documents, they must return them.

Llevarse imperative and commands

Commands directly address another person. The nosotros/nosotras row has exhortative “let’s…” value.

Llevarse affirmative commands

Affirmative pronominal commands attach the clitic and recompute stress; nosotros loses final -s before nos, and ordinary vosotros loses -d before os.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Tú — you, singular informaltake away
Usted — you, singular formaltake away (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…let’s take away
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spaintake away (plural)
Ustedes — you, pluraltake away (plural formal)
  • — Take a jacket with you.

Llevarse negative commands

Negative pronominal commands place the clitic before the subjunctive form.

Pronoun and English meaningSpanishNatural English guide
Tú — you, singular informaldo not take away
Usted — you, singular formaldo not take away (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…let’s not take away
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spaindo not take away (plural)
Ustedes — you, pluraldo not take away (plural formal)
  • — Do not take that document away.

Common constructions with Llevarse

These patterns capture the most useful complements and lexical frames.

  • algo. — to take something away / with oneself.
  • bien / mal con alguien. — to get along well / badly with someone.
  • un premio / una victoria. — to win a prize / victory.
  • una sorpresa / alegría / decepción. — to receive or experience a surprise, joy, or disappointment.

Example sentences with Llevarse

These examples reinforce common usage.

  • — I’m taking this home.
  • — They get along very well.
  • — She won first prize.
  • — I hope you take a jacket.
  • — They have taken all the boxes away.
  • — Take your belongings when you leave.

Regional and usage notes for Llevarse

Core tables include tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes; voseo is noted separately where relevant.

  • — You get along well with your team. (voseo)
  • — Take an umbrella with you. (affirmative vos command)

is morphologically regular but semantically broad. Keep the pronominal clitic and learn the distinct patterns for taking something away, getting along, winning something, and experiencing a reaction.

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