Levantarse: Full Conjugation

Levantarse means "to get up" (from bed, from a chair, from the ground). The non-reflexive levantar means "to lift" or "to raise" — when the action is done to yourself, you use the reflexive form. It's a fully regular -ar verb.

Levantarse is part of the core "daily routine" verb family along with despertarse, ducharse, vestirse, and acostarse.

Present Indicative

Preterite

Imperfect

Future

Conditional

Present Subjunctive

Imperfect Subjunctive (-ra forms)

Imperative

Non-Finite Forms

• Infinitive: levantarse
• Gerund: levantándose
• Past participle: levantado

Common Uses

Levantarse describes the physical act of rising — from bed, from a chair, from a fall. Figuratively it can also mean "to rise up" against something (like a rebellion), though that meaning is less common in everyday speech.