llevar
to carry, to take
"Llevo paraguas y siempre llueve dentro del autobús."
I carry an umbrella and it always rains inside the bus.
to wear
"Lleva calcetines elegantes para reuniones invisibles."
She wears elegant socks for invisible meetings.
to have been
"Llevo esperando tanto que ya saludo al mobiliario."
I've been waiting so long that I now greet the furniture.
llevar infinitive
Base forms
Present "I carry"
yo llevo
"Llevo tres días sin dormir bien, pero aquí ando."
I've been going three days without sleeping well, but here I am.
"Siempre llevo audífonos para evitar conversaciones no deseadas."
I always wear headphones to avoid unwanted conversations.
"Llevo tanto tiempo en pijama que olvidé qué es usar pantalones."
I've been in pajamas so long I forgot what wearing pants is.
tú llevas
"¿Llevas todo el día con la misma ropa o es otra igual?"
Have you been wearing the same clothes all day or is it another identical one?
"Llevas razón, pero no voy a admitirlo en voz alta."
You're right, but I'm not going to admit it out loud.
"Te llevas bien con todo el mundo menos con el despertador."
You get along with everyone except the alarm clock.
él/ella lleva
"Mi teléfono lleva cargándose tres horas y sigue al 20%."
My phone has been charging for three hours and is still at 20%.
"Ella lleva esperando a que le respondas desde el martes."
She's been waiting for you to respond since Tuesday.
"El proyecto lleva meses de retraso, nadie se sorprende."
The project has been months delayed, nobody is surprised.
Preterite "I carried"
él/ella llevó
"Me llevó a un restaurante y pedí lo más caro del menú."
He took me to a restaurant and I ordered the most expensive thing on the menu.
"La película llevó tres horas y me dormí en la primera."
The movie took three hours and I fell asleep in the first one.
"Se llevó mi última galleta y todavía me habla como si nada."
She took my last cookie and still talks to me like nothing happened.
nosotros llevamos
"Nos llevamos bien hasta que empezamos a hablar de política."
We got along well until we started talking about politics.
"Llevamos toda la comida a la fiesta y nadie trajo bebidas."
We brought all the food to the party and nobody brought drinks.
"Nos llevamos la sorpresa de que el viernes era feriado."
We were surprised to find out Friday was a holiday.
Imperfect "I used to carry"
Future "I will carry"
Conditional "I would carry"
Present subjunctive "that I carry"
tú lleves
"No te lleves mi comida sin preguntar, es la regla número uno."
Don't take my food without asking, that's rule number one.
"Espero que lleves paraguas, el clima está de mal humor."
I hope you bring an umbrella, the weather is in a bad mood.
"Aunque te lleves bien con todos, siempre hay alguien que no."
Even if you get along with everyone, there's always someone who doesn't.