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Llevar Imperfect Practice

Llevar (to carry, to take, to wear) in the imperfect: 14 free exercises with an explanation after every answer, plus the full conjugation table.

•14 exercises•Regular -ar•A1 – A2 level
IWhat to watch for

The imperfect of llevar is regular: llevaba, llevabas, llevaba, llevábamos, llevabais, llevaban. Only llevábamos has a written accent.

It describes what someone was wearing or carrying (llevaba un abrigo rojo), past habits (mi padre me llevaba al colegio) and, with a length of time, how long something had been going on when something else happened: llevábamos dos horas esperando cuando llegó.

IIConjugation
llevarImperfect
yo
llevaba
tú
llevabas
él / ella / usted
llevaba
nosotros
llevábamos
vosotros
llevabais
ellos / ustedes
llevaban
Fully regular in every tense, conjugated like hablar.

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48 exercises on llevar across 8 tenses on one printable worksheet: each tense opens with its conjugation table, and the answer key with short explanations is at the end. Fits A4 and US Letter. Free for classroom use — no sign-up.

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Exercise 01 of 14Tag: Past habit
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De niña yo _____ trenzas todos los días. (llevar)

As a girl I wore plaits every day.

Exercise 02 of 14Tag: Tú form
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¿Qué _____ tú puesto cuando te robaron el móvil? (llevar)

What were you wearing when your phone was stolen?

Exercise 03 of 14Tag: Él/ella form
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Según los testigos, cuando huyó, el sospechoso _____ una gorra negra. (llevar)

According to witnesses, the suspect was wearing a black cap when he fled.

Exercise 04 of 14Tag: Llevar + time
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Cuando por fin llegó el médico, nosotros _____ tres horas esperando. (llevar)

When the doctor finally arrived, we had been waiting for three hours.

Exercise 05 of 14Tag: Past habit
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Antes los hombres _____ sombrero para salir a la calle. (llevar)

Men used to wear a hat to go out.

Exercise 06 of 14Tag: Yo form
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Cuando trabajaba en el banco, yo _____ traje y corbata a diario. (llevar)

When I worked at the bank, I wore a suit and tie every day.

Exercise 07 of 14Tag: Llevar + time
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¿Cuánto tiempo _____ tú saliendo con él cuando os casasteis? (llevar)

How long had you been going out with him when you got married?

Exercise 08 of 14Tag: Él/ella form
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En las fotos antiguas, mi abuelo siempre _____ un pañuelo en el bolsillo. (llevar)

In the old photos, my grandfather always had a handkerchief in his pocket.

Exercise 09 of 14Tag: Nosotros form
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De pequeños, mi hermano y yo _____ el mismo uniforme al colegio. (llevar)

As kids, my brother and I wore the same uniform to school.

Exercise 10 of 14Tag: Ellos form
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Antiguamente los peregrinos _____ una concha para identificarse en el Camino. (llevar)

In the old days pilgrims carried a scallop shell to identify themselves on the Camino.

Exercise 11 of 14Tag: Vosotros form
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¿Cuánto tiempo _____ vosotros viviendo en Londres cuando os mudasteis a Madrid? (llevar)

How long had you (all) been living in London when you moved to Madrid?

Exercise 12 of 14Tag: Llevar + time
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Yo _____ un año sin fumar cuando volví a caer. (llevar)

I had gone a year without smoking when I started again.

Exercise 13 of 14Tag: Background action
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Mientras el camarero _____ la bandeja a la mesa, se le cayó una copa. (llevar)

While the waiter was carrying the tray to the table, he dropped a glass.

Exercise 14 of 14Tag: Past habit
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Cuando era pequeño, mis padres me _____ al parque todos los domingos. (llevar)

When I was little, my parents took me to the park every Sunday.

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