The Imperfect Tense of Levantarse is used to describe actions that were ongoing or repeated in the past, for example, Me levantaba temprano todos los días. (I used to get up early every day.)

Levantarse is a regular -ar verb, so its conjugations in the Imperfect Tense follow the typical pattern for that verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Levantarse (to get up) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The imperfect tense of levantarse is used to describe actions that were ongoing or repeated in the past.

Getting up from bed or a seat: For example, Todos los días me levantaba a las 7 de la mañana. (Every day I used to get up at 7 in the morning.)

Rising or standing up: For example, Cuando el profesor entró, nos levantábamos de nuestros asientos. (When the teacher came in, we would stand up from our seats.)

Rebelling or protesting: For example, La gente se levantaba contra el gobierno corrupto. (The people were rising up against the corrupt government.)

Recovering or improving: For example, La economía se levantaba poco a poco después de la recesión. (The economy was recovering slowly after the recession.)

Colloquial usage: For example, Siempre se levantaba con resaca los domingos. (He would always wake up hungover on Sundays.)

Examples

Examples of Levantarse in the Imperfect Tense

Yo me levantaba temprano todos los días para ir al trabajo. (I used to get up early every day to go to work.)

Cuando era niño, me levantaba a las 7 de la mañana para ir a la escuela. (When I was a child, I would get up at 7 in the morning to go to school.)

Mis padres se levantaban antes que nosotros para preparar el desayuno. (My parents would get up before us to prepare breakfast.)

En las vacaciones, nos levantábamos tarde y disfrutábamos del día. (During vacations, we would get up late and enjoy the day.)

Aunque se levantaba cansado, nunca faltaba al trabajo. (Even though he would get up tired, he never missed work.)

Los domingos, me levantaba más tarde que de costumbre. (On Sundays, I would get up later than usual.)

Cuando te levantabas, ¿preparabas el café tú mismo? (When you would get up, would you make the coffee yourself?)

Mis abuelos se levantaban al amanecer para trabajar en el campo. (My grandparents would get up at dawn to work in the fields.)

Durante el embarazo, me levantaba varias veces por la noche. (During pregnancy, I would get up several times at night.)

Cuando se levantaban, los niños hacían mucho ruido y despertaban a todos. (When the kids would get up, they would make a lot of noise and wake everyone up.)

Aunque me levantaba temprano, siempre llegaba tarde al trabajo. (Even though I would get up early, I would always arrive late to work.)

En la universidad, nos levantábamos tarde los fines de semana para salir con amigos. (In college, we would get up late on weekends to go out with friends.)

Cuando se levantaba, lo primero que hacía era tomar una taza de café. (When he would get up, the first thing he would do was have a cup of coffee.)

Aunque se levantaban temprano, mis hijos siempre llegaban tarde a la escuela. (Even though my kids would get up early, they would always arrive late to school.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Levantarse (to get up) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperfect tense is also known as the Past Imperfect, Descriptive Past, Past Progressive, or Imperfect Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Imperfecto, Copretérito, Imperfecto de Indicativo, or Pasado Descriptivo in Spanish.