Llevar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.
Practice llevar free →Llevar is a workhorse verb meaning 'to carry', 'to take' and 'to wear', and it powers one of the most useful structures in Spanish. As a regular -ar verb its forms are simple, but its real value is the pattern llevar + time + gerund, which expresses how long you have been doing something: llevo dos años estudiando español (I have been studying Spanish for two years). English speakers often get this wrong by reaching for the present perfect. Llevar also handles clothing (lleva una chaqueta) and the reflexive llevarse bien con means to get on well with someone — a phrase examiners love in descriptions of family and friends.
Quick facts
Llevar (to carry / wear) is a regular -ar verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
To take or carry: te llevo a casa (I'll take you home).
To wear clothes: lleva una camiseta roja (he's wearing a red T-shirt).
Llevar + time + gerund: llevo dos años aquí (I've been here two years).
Llevarse bien/mal con: me llevo bien con mi hermana.
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
Llevar + time + gerund is the standard way to say how long you've been doing something: llevo tres años estudiando = I've been studying for three years. English speakers often reach for the present perfect here and get it wrong. Llevar also means both 'to wear' and 'to carry/take'.
llevar is a regular -ar verb — it follows the standard -ar pattern in every tense. That makes it a good one to drill: if you know llevar, you know the template for all regular -ar verbs.
Type conjugations from memory and get instant feedback. That's how you actually build the automatic recall the exam needs — not from reading tables.
Practice llevar now →Three questions, no account needed. Type the form, then press Enter or tap Check.
yo: llevo, tú: llevas, él: lleva, nosotros: llevamos, vosotros: lleváis, ellos: llevan
The past participle is llevado (he llevado) and the gerund is llevando (estoy llevando).
Verbs that are easy to confuse with llevar or that behave like it.
Llevar is on the AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas GCSE Spanish vocabulary lists. Compare the exam boards.
Written by Daniel Holmes for GCSE & A-Level Spanish students.