The Verb in Spanish for take,
to carry, or to wear is ... llevar
Here's the fully conjugated verb in all the tenses plus practise sentences...

The word, or verb in Spanish for take, to wear or to carry is llevar. To most rapidly and effectively learn this, use a Memory Trigger like the cartoon below....

llevar - Spanish for take, to wear, to carry

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Present Participle	Past Participle
llevando = taking/carrying/wearing	llevado = took/carried/wore

The past participle is very important as it is used to form the various compound tenses, seven of which are used in modern Spanish conversation and writing. Check out the tenses in the tables below.

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Verb llevar fully conjugated. The Spanish for take, to wear, to carry

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The 7 Simple Tenses of the conjugated Spanish verb llevar - to take, carry , wear

Present Tense - Presente
yo	llevo	I (am)	- take, carry - taking, carrying, wearing - do take, carry, wear
tú	llevas	you (are) (inf.sing)
él, ella ----- usted	lleva	he, she, it (is) ----- you (are) (form.sing)
nosotros	llevamos	we (are)
vosotros	lleváis	you (are) (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	llevan	they (are) (m/f) ----- you (are) (form.pl)

Example Spanish sentence of the verb llevar conjugated in the present indicative tense:

O te lo llevas o lo dejas.
You can either take it or leave it. (inf.sing)

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Imperfect Indicative Tense Imperfecto de Indicativo
yo	llevaba	I (was)	- took, carried,   wore - taking, carrying,   wearing - used to take, carry,   wear
tú	llevabas	you (were) (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	llevaba	he, she, it (was) ----- you (were) (form.sing)
nosotros	llevábamos	we (were)
vosotros	llevabais	you (were) (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	llevaban	they (m/f) you (were) (form.pl)

Example Spanish sentence of the verb llevar conjugated in the imperfect indicative tense:

Los niños llevaban sus libros en la mano.
The boys were carrying their books in their hand(s).

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Preterit Tense - Pretérito
yo	llevé	I	took, carried, wore
tú	llevaste	you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	llevó	he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	llevamos	we
vosotros	llevasteis	you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	llevaron	they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example Spanish sentence of the verb llevar conjugated in the preterit tense:

No se llevó el paraguas y vino mojado.
He didn't take his umbrella and came back soaked.

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Future Tense - Futuro
yo	llevaré	I	- will take, carry, wear - will be taking, carrying,   wearing
tú	llevarás	you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	llevará	he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	llevaremos	we
vosotros	llevaréis	you (inf.pl)
ellos ellas ustedes	llevarán	they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example sentence of the verb llevar, Spanish for take, to carry, to wear, conjugated in the future tense:

Voy a la playa, por eso llevaré el bañador y las gafas de sol.
(I)'m going to the beach, that's why (I)’ll be wearing my swimsuit and sunglasses.

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Conditional Tense - Potencial Simple
yo	llevaría	I	would take, carry, wear
tú	llevarías	you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	llevaría	he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	llevaríamos	we
vosotros	llevaríais	you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	llevarían	they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example sentence of the verb llevar Spanish for take, to carry, to wear, conjugated in the conditional tense:

Le dije a mi tía que llevaríamos una torta como regalo.
I told my aunt that we would bring a cake as a present.

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Present Subjunctive Tense - Presente de Subjuntivo
yo	lleve	I	- may take, carry, wear - may be taking, carrying,   wearing
tú	lleves	you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	lleve	he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	llevemos	we
vosotros	llevéis	you (inf.pl)
ellos ellas ustedes	lleven	they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example Spanish sentence of the verb llevar conjugated in the present subjunctive tense:

No es necesario que me lleves a casa. Llamaré a un taxi.
(It) is not necessary that (you) take me home. I will call a taxi.

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Imperfect Subjunctive Tense -ra version - Imperfecto de Subjuntivo
yo	llevara	(that) I	(maybe) took, carried, wore (in the past)
tú	llevaras	(that) you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	llevara	(that) he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	lleváramos	(that) we
vosotros	llevarais	(that) you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	llevaran	(that) they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example Spanish sentence of the verb llevar conjugated in the imperfect subjunctive –ra version tense:

Mi madre insistió en que yo llevara su maleta.
My mother insisted that I carry her suitcase.

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Imperfect Subjunctive Tense -se version - Imperfecto de Subjuntivo
yo	llevase	(that) I	(maybe) took, carried, wore (in the past)
tú	llevases	(that) you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	llevase	(that) he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	llevásemos	(that) we
vosotros	llevaseis	(that) you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	llevasen	(that) they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example Spanish sentence of the verb llevar conjugated in the imperfect subjunctive –se version tense:

Mi madre insistió en que yo llevase su maleta.
My mother insisted that I carry her suitcase.

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The 7 Compound Tenses of llevar, the verb in Spanish for take, to carry, to wear.

All compound tenses are composed of the conjugated auxiliary verb
haber and the past particple of llevar.

haber + llevado

Present Perfect Tense - Perfecto de Indicativo
yo	he llevado	I	have taken, carried, worn
tú	has llevado	you (inf.sing)
él, ella ----- usted	ha llevado	he, she, it ----- you (form.sing)
nosotros	hemos llevado	we
vosotros	habéis llevado	you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	han llevado	they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example sentence of llevar Spanish for take, to carry, to wear, with the verb conjugated in the present perfect (perfecto de indicativo) tense:

He llevado todos mis hijos al medico.
I have taken all my sons to the doctor.

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Past Perfect Tense Pluscuamperfecto de Indicativo
yo	había llevado	I	had taken, carried, worn
tú	habías llevado	you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	había llevado	he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	habíamos llevado	we
vosotros	habíais llevado	you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	habían llevado	they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example sentence of the verb llevar Spanish for take, to carry, to wear, conjugated in the past perfect (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo) tense:

No sabía que habías llevado tu vestido nuevo a la fiesta.
I didn't know that you had worn your new dress to the party.

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Future Perfect Tense - Futuro Perfecto
yo	habré llevado	I	will have taken, carried, worn
tú	habrás llevado	you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	habrá llevado	he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	habremos llevado	we
vosotros	habréis llevado	you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	habrán llevado	they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example Spanish sentence of the verb llevar conjugated in the Future Perfect tense:

¿Habrá llevado Javier la basura afuera?
Has Javier taken the rubbish outside?

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Conditional Perfect Tense - Potencial Compuesto
yo	habría llevado	I	would have taken, carried, worn
tú	habrías llevado	you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	habría llevado	he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	habríamos llevado	we
vosotros	habríais llevado	you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	habrían llevado	they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example Spanish sentence of the verb llevar conjugated in the Conditional Perfect:


Habría llevado las maletas si no fueran tan pesadas.
I would have carried the suitcases if they were not so heavy.

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Preterit Perfect Tense Pretérito Perfecto or Anterior (used mostly in formal writing)
yo	hube llevado	I	had taken, carried, worn
tú	hubiste llevado	you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	hubo llevado	he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	hubimos llevado	we
vosotros	hubisteis llevado	you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	hubieron llevado	they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example sentence of the verb llevar, the verb in Spanish for take, to carry, to wear conjugated in the Preterit Perfect Tense (Also known as pretérito anterior - past anterior):


"La bruja fue quemada, y cuando el viento se hubo llevado sus cenizas, el cervatillo recuperó su forma de niño."
"The witch was burnt, and when the wind had carried her ashes away, the fawn regained (reverted back to) its shape as a boy."
(Extract from: "Hermanito y Herminita", by The Brothers Grimm.)

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Present Perfect Subjunctive Tense Perfecto de Subjuntivo
yo	haya llevado	I	(may) have taken, carried, worn
tú	hayas llevado	you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	haya llevado	he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	hayamos llevado	we
vosotros	hayáis llevado	you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	hayan llevado	they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example Spanish sentence of the verb llevar conjugated in the Present Perfect Subjunctive Tense:


Pueden jugar después que hayan llevado todo el equipaje.
They can play after they've carried all the equipment.

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Pluperfect Subjunctive Tense -ra version - Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo
yo	hubiera llevado	I	(may) had taken, carried, worn
tú	hubieras llevado	you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	hubiera llevado	he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	hubiéramos llevado	we
vosotros	hubierais llevado	you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	hubieran llevado	they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example Spanish sentence of the verb llevar conjugated in the Pluperfect Subjunctive Tense -ra version - Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo:


Si hubieran llevado la camara, pudieran tomado hermosos fotos.
If they had taken the camera, they could have taken beautiful photos.

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Pluperfect Subjunctive Tense -se version - Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo
yo	hubiese llevado	I	(may) had taken, carried, worn
tú	hubieses llevado	you (inf.sing)
él, ella usted	hubiese llevado	he, she, it you (form.sing)
nosotros	hubiésemos llevado	we
vosotros	hubieseis llevado	you (inf.pl)
ellos, ellas ustedes	hubiesen llevado	they (m/f) you (form.pl)

Example Spanish sentence of the verb llevar conjugated in the Pluperfect Subjunctive Tense -se version:

Si hubiesen llevado la camara, pudieran tomado hermosos fotos.
If they had taken the camera, they could have taken beautiful photos.

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Imperative Imperativo		Take! Carry! Wear!	Don't take! Don't carry! Don't wear!
you (inf.sing)	tú	¡lleva!	¡no lleves!
you (form.sing)	usted	¡lleve!	¡no lleve!
(Let) us	nosotros	¡llevemos!	¡no llevemos!
you (inf.pl)	vosotros	¡llevad!	¡no llevéis!
you (form.pl)	ustedes	¡lleven!	¡no lleven!

Note: The Spanish upside down exclamation mark (¡) is required before a command/exclamation and a normal exclamation mark (!) following it.

¡Llévame!
Carry me!

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Notes and other meanings of llevar, the verb in Spanish for take, wear or carry:

Remember that llevar means to take, to carry in the sense of transporting something or someone from one place to another.

llevar also means:

to wear in Spanish...

i.e. to wear clothes, makeup, perfume, jewellery.

Ella lleva puesto los pantalones.
She wears the trousers. / She has the trousers on.

Llevaba un vestido rojo.
She was wearing a red dress.

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Also: llevar puesto means to have on, to wear.

Also: vestir = to wear

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Another use of the Spanish verb llevar is to mean to have

Lleva barba.
He has a beard. [He wears a beard, he sports a beard].

llevar una caída
to have a fall

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llevar can mean to drive, or to ride in Spanish

Te llevaré en mi coche.
I’ll drive you in my car. or I'll take you in my car.
Or more literally...
You (I will) take in my car.

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llevar can also be used to mean to lead in Spanish

Llevamos una vida muy ajetreada.
We lead very hectic life.

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llevar can mean to follow (e.g. a route)

¿Qué dirección llevas?
Which direction are you following? (inf.sing)

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llevar can also mean to conduct, direct, manage (e.g. a business) in Spanish

llevar a cabo
to carry through, to accomplish

llevar los libros
to keep the books (accounting)

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llevarse

is Spanish for take away as in to take (away), to carry (off), to get

llevarse bien / mal con alguien
to get along well/badly with someone

Me llevo bien con mi suegra.
I get on well with my mother-in-law.
llevarse algo de alguien
to take something from someone

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llevar is also used as the verb in Spanish for take... as in time

Va a llevar una hora.
It is going to take one hour.

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llevar is also used as an auxiliary verb in Spanish:
llevar + present participle (gerundio)

Llevan tres años viviendo en Madrid.
They have been living in Madrid for three years.
Lleva una hora llorando.
She's been crying for one hour.

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Another useful use of a llevar word is llevadero / llevadera (adj)
which means bearable, tolerable in Spanish.
Of course the word llevadero is masculine adjective, and llevadera is the feminine adjective.

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tomar is another verb in Spanish for take...

Tomar also means: to take in other senses, mostly in the sense of 'to catch', 'to grab' or 'to capture'.

Tomo el tren.
I'm taking the train.

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