The Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) of Levantarse is used to give direct orders or instructions for someone to get up or rise, for example ¡Levántate! (Get up!). It allows you to directly command someone to perform the action of getting up or rising from a seated or lying position.

Levantarse is a regular -ar verb, which means its conjugations in the Imperative Mood follow the typical patterns for this verb class. The conjugations are formed by dropping the -ar ending from the infinitive and adding the appropriate endings.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Levantarse (to get up) in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) tense (Castilian Spanish):

Levantarse generally means to get up or rise, but has several different meanings in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands), some of which might surprise you.

To get up (from bed, chair, etc.): For example, ¡Levántate! Ya es tarde. (Get up! It’s late already.)

To stand up: For example, ¡Levántate y dame tu asiento! (Stand up and give me your seat!)

To wake up: For example, ¡Levántate, dormilón! (Wake up, sleepyhead!)

To rebel or revolt (figurative): For example, ¡Levántate contra la injusticia! (Rise up against injustice!)

To recover or improve (colloquial): For example, ¡Vamos, levántate! Puedes superar esto. (Come on, get up! You can overcome this.)

To leave or go away (rude): For example, ¡Levántate de aquí y no vuelvas! (Get out of here and don’t come back!)

Examples

Examples of Levantarse in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands)

¡Levántate! Es hora de comenzar el día. (Get up! It’s time to start the day.)

Por favor, levántese cuando el juez entre a la sala. (Please stand up when the judge enters the courtroom.)

Vamos, equipo, levantémonos y demos lo mejor de nosotros. (Come on, team, let’s get up and give it our best.)

Oye, flojo, ¡levántate ya! No puedes quedarte en la cama todo el día. (Hey, lazybones, get up already! You can’t stay in bed all day.)

Señoras y señores, por favor levántense para honrar a nuestro himno nacional. (Ladies and gentlemen, please stand to honor our national anthem.)

Mamá siempre dice: “Levantaos temprano para aprovechar el día”. (Mom always says: “Get up early to make the most of the day”.)

En la clase de yoga, el instructor nos indicó: “Levantémonos lentamente y estiremos los brazos”. (In the yoga class, the instructor told us: “Let’s slowly get up and stretch our arms”.)

Después de un largo vuelo, el capitán anunció: “Por favor, levántense con cuidado al desembarcar”. (After a long flight, the captain announced: “Please stand up carefully when disembarking”.)

En la reunión familiar, el abuelo pidió: “Levántense todos para una foto juntos”. (At the family gathering, grandpa asked: “Everyone stand up for a group photo”.)

Cuando suena la alarma de incendio, hay que levantarse de inmediato y evacuar el edificio. (When the fire alarm goes off, you have to get up immediately and evacuate the building.)

En el entrenamiento militar, el sargento gritó: “¡Levantaos, reclutas! ¡Formación en cinco minutos!” (In military training, the sergeant shouted: “Get up, recruits! Formation in five minutes!”)

En la obra de teatro, el director indicó: “Cuando escuchen el aplauso, levántense y hagan una reverencia”. (In the play, the director instructed: “When you hear the applause, stand up and take a bow”.)

En la ceremonia de graduación, el maestro de ceremonias anunció: “Levántense los graduados cuando mencione sus nombres”. (At the graduation ceremony, the master of ceremonies announced: “Graduates, stand up when I call your names”.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Levantarse (to get up) in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperative mood is also known as the Command Form, Affirmative Command Mood, or Direct Command Form in English, and as Modo Imperativo, Imperativo Afirmativo, Mandatos Afirmativos, or Forma de Mandato in Spanish.