yo llevaba

was wearing, was carrying, used to take, had been, was

→ llevar
llev to carry, to take + aba imperfect indicative/subjunctive, 1st or 3rd person singular
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Common #3,165
was wearing, was carrying, used to take Imperfect tense: describes an ongoing past action or a habitual action in the past.
SP: Ayer llevaba una chaqueta porque hacía frío.
EN: Yesterday I was wearing a jacket because it was cold.
Conjugation of llevar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First llevaba llevábamos
Second llevabas —
Third llevaba llevaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First llevaba llevábamos
Second llevabas —
Third llevaba llevaban

Es lo mismo que llevaba el hombre que fue asesinado en la montaña.

It is the same thing the man who was murdered on the mountain was carrying.

— Rashomon (1950)

Su corbata azul, la que llevaba la tarde del crimen.

His blue tie, the one he was wearing the afternoon of the crime.

— Investigación sobre un ciudadano libre de toda sospecha (1970)

La joven llevaba un niño en sus brazos.

The young woman was carrying a child in her arms.

Llevaba a mi hijo a la espalda.

I was carrying my son on my back.

De vez en cuando, mi tío me llevaba al puerto.

From time to time, my uncle would take me to the port.

Llevaba días raro.

He had been acting strange for days.

— Zeta (2026)

La chica llevaba bragas rosas.

The girl was wearing pink panties.

La última vez que lo vi llevaba una camisa azul y pantalones blancos.

The last time I saw him he was wearing a blue shirt and white pants.

Llevaba lo que parecía una bata blanca de hospital.

He was wearing what looked like a white hospital gown.

— Akira (1988)

Tu madre, ¿te llevaba al mercado?

Did your mother take you to the market?

— El hombre de la Tierra (2007)

Tom llevaba el pelo largo el año pasado.

Tom had long hair last year.

Mi padre me llevaba a veces a su oficina.

My father sometimes took me to his office.

Tras seis juegos, Sampras llevaba ventaja a su rival.

After six games, Sampras had the advantage over his rival.

Alguien me vio cuando llevaba a Won-mo a los baños.

Someone saw me when I was taking Won-mo to the restrooms.

— Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)

Tom llevaba puestos zapatos blancos.

Tom was wearing white shoes.

El que llevaba últimamente.

The one I'd been wearing lately.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

Pero yo lo llevaba fatal, le tenía pánico.

But I was having a terrible time with it, I was terrified of it.

— Ciudad de Dios (2002)

Mary llevaba una corona de flores.

Mary was wearing a flower crown.

Tom llevaba una corbata roja y blanca a rayas.

Tom was wearing a red and white striped tie.

El hombre llevaba un arma en la cintura.

The man was carrying a gun in his waistband.

Unos bastardos lo asaltaron mientras llevaba a casa Ninka.

Some bastards attacked him while he was taking Nikka home.

— El síndrome asténico (1989)

Llevaba un lío de ropa.

She was wearing a mess of clothes.

Este es el traje que llevaba en la película.

This is the suit she wore in the movie.

No me llevaba bien con ella.

I didn’t get along with her.

Eh, si llevaba la ropa, me habría costado más.

Uh, if I had brought the clothes, it would have cost me more.

— Las noches de Cabiria (1957)

Llevaba una coleta.

She had her hair in a ponytail.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Sami llevaba más ropa que yo.

Sami was wearing more clothes than I was.

Le di a Tom todo el dinero que llevaba conmigo.

I gave Tom all the money I had with me.

De Paulie dependía mucha gente, y él se llevaba una parte de todo.

Many people depended on Paulie, and he took a share of everything.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Llevaba bragas rosas debajo de la falda.

She was wearing pink panties under her skirt.

Llevaba este regalo a mi hermano.

I was taking this gift to my brother.

— Hermano (1997)

O alguien se lo llevaba.

Or someone was taking it away.

— Los lunes al sol (2002)

Llevaba mucho gas aquel automóvil.

That car was carrying a lot of gas.

Mi esposo llevaba un traje acabado de sacar del horno.

My husband was wearing a suit that had just been taken out of the oven.

Tom llevaba guantes.

Tom was wearing gloves.

Sami siempre llevaba su anillo de bodas.

Sami always wore her wedding ring.

Llevaba un bastón.

He was carrying a walking stick.

Bajo la falda llevaba unas bragas rosas.

Under her skirt she was wearing pink panties.

El pan que comimos llevaba pasas dentro.

The bread we ate had raisins inside.

La muchacha llevaba una larga bufanda alrededor de su cuello.

The girl wore a long scarf around her neck.

Es que llevaba la chaqueta como si nada sobre el hombro.

He was just carrying his jacket over his shoulder like it was nothing.

— Crudo (2017)

Llevaba jeans azules, una chaqueta roja con capucha, zapatillas azules.

He was wearing blue jeans, a red hooded jacket, and blue sneakers.

— Sin amor (2017)

Tom no se llevaba demasiado bien con Mary.

Tom didn't get along too well with Mary.

Atlas llevaba la Tierra en sus hombros.

Atlas carried the Earth on his shoulders.

La pasta que comí llevaba demasiada albahaca.

The pasta I ate had too much basil in it.

Llevaba tacones muy altos y se resbaló.

She was wearing very high heels and she slipped.

Tom llevaba una camisa blanca.

Tom was wearing a white shirt.

El hombre llevaba un abrigo oscuro.

The man was wearing a dark coat.

Ziri siempre llevaba mono.

Ziri always wore overalls.

Recuerdo haberlo visto en la estación, llevaba una maleta grande y parecía tener prisa.

I remember seeing him at the station; he was carrying a large suitcase and seemed to be in a hurry.

Llevaba un libro en la mano.

He was carrying a book in his hand.

Mi padre me preguntó si me llevaba bien con la familia Jones.

My father asked me if I got along well with the Jones family.

Yo llevaba gafas de sol.

I was wearing sunglasses.

Llevaba una cinta atada a la cabeza.

She wore a ribbon tied around her head.

Se ha salvado algo porque lo llevaba encima.

Something was saved because he was carrying it on him.

— Suspiria (1977)

No se llevaba mal con nadie.

He didn't get along badly with anyone.

— Old Boy (2003)

Llevaba a su hijo en brazos.

She was carrying her son in her arms.

Llevaba bajo el brazo una gran cartera de cuero.

He was carrying a large leather wallet under his arm.

El barco llevaba muy buena marcha.

The ship was sailing very well.

Mary lleva la misma ropa que llevaba ayer.

Mary is wearing the same clothes she wore yesterday.

Llevaba el brazo muerto después de dormir sobre él toda la noche.

His arm was numb after sleeping on it all night.

La chica llevaba en el pelo un lazo amarillo.

The girl wore a yellow ribbon in her hair.

Llevaba mi anillo.

I was wearing my ring.

La ardilla llevaba una pequeña máscara.

The squirrel was wearing a small mask.

Tom llevaba el traje de baño.

Tom was wearing a swimsuit.

Ese hombre llevaba una máscara de tigre.

That man was wearing a tiger mask.

El vestido que llevaba Mary era blanco.

The dress Mary was wearing was white.

Jane llevaba un lazo amarillo en el pelo.

Jane wore a yellow ribbon in her hair.

Mamá siempre nos llevaba al colegio juntos.

Mom always took us to school together.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

El médico llevaba una bata blanca sobre un traje azul.

The doctor was wearing a white coat over a blue suit.

Tom llevaba un pequeño bar cerca de Boston desde hace mucho tiempo.

Tom had been running a small bar near Boston for a long time.

Yo también pensaba así antes y lo llevaba a los médicos.

I used to think that way too, and I took him to the doctors.

— Moscú no cree en las lágrimas (1980)

Mary llevaba una minifalda blanca.

Mary was wearing a white miniskirt.

Llevaba tres semanas con el equipo, pero sin jugar.

He had been with the team for three weeks, but without playing.

— Campo de sueños (1989)

Tom llevaba zapatos blancos.

Tom was wearing white shoes.

El hombre llevaba una espada y también un arco y flechas.

The man was carrying a sword and also a bow and arrows.

— Rashomon (1950)

Pero dile que yo llevaba una camisa nueva.

But tell him that I was wearing a new shirt.

— Gangs of Wasseypur. Parte 1 (2012)

Siempre llevaba un destornillador.

He always carried a screwdriver.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Lo llevaba en el bolsillo.

He carried it in his pocket.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

Llevaba un revólver en la cintura.

He was carrying a revolver on his waistband.

Robaba coches importados y los llevaba a Paraguay.

He stole imported cars and took them to Paraguay.

— Carandiru (2003)

Llevaba una placa dorada.

It had a gold plaque.

— Mystic River (2003)

Meg era la única chica que llevaba vaqueros.

Meg was the only girl who wore jeans.

Supongo que yo, porque le llevaba un par de años de ventaja.

I suppose it was me, because I was a couple of years ahead of him.

— The Smashing Machine (2025)

La jovencita que llevaba una flauta parecía molesta.

The young girl carrying a flute seemed annoyed.

Todo el mundo llevaba guantes.

Everyone was wearing gloves.

Le estuve mirando cuando llevaba cajas.

I was watching him when he was carrying boxes.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Llevaba conmigo un libro de Shakespeare, Hamlet.

I was carrying a book by Shakespeare with me—Hamlet.

— Quemado por el sol (1994)

Sólo el tiempo dirá si llevaba razón.

Only time will tell if he was right.

Él solo llevaba cien yenes.

He only had one hundred yen with him.

Mary lleva puesta la misma ropa que llevaba ayer.

Mary is wearing the same clothes she wore yesterday.

Como llevaba un sello japonés, pensé que era de su marido.

Since it had a Japanese stamp on it, I thought it belonged to her husband.

— Deseando amar (2000)

La tarta que comí llevaba cerezas encima.

The cake I ate had cherries on top.

Le pregunté quién era el hombre que llevaba sombrero blanco.

I asked him who the man wearing a white hat was.

Llevaba gafas de sol.

He was wearing sunglasses.

Nuestro equipo llevaba camisetas rojas.

Our team wore red shirts.

Me llevaba mi madre, me enseñó a no asustarme.

My mother used to take me; she taught me not to be afraid.

— Nicky, la aprendiz de bruja (1989)

La pasta que comiste llevaba muy poca sal.

The pasta you ate had very little salt in it.

Tom llevaba una camisa azul y jeans azules.

Tom was wearing a blue shirt and blue jeans.

Llevaba un cuchillo o algo similar.

He was carrying a knife or something similar.

Y se llevaba bien con mi difunto padre.

And he got along well with my late father.

Guardaba el recuerdo de su madre en una foto vieja que llevaba siempre en la cartera.

He kept the memory of his mother in an old photograph that he always carried in his wallet.

Llevaba una bolsa de seda.

She was carrying a silk bag.

auxiliary · imperfect indicative Uncommon #22,546
had been, was Used with a gerund (e.g., "llevaba + -ando/-iendo") to express an action that had been going on for some time in the past.
SP: Llevaba esperando más de una hora.
EN: I had been waiting for more than an hour.
Conjugation of llevar
SingularPlural
First — llevamos
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First — llevábamos
llevaba

Su hermano llevaba treinta años siendo camionero.

His brother had been a truck driver for thirty years.

Por fin recibí la llamada que llevaba semanas esperando.

I finally received the call I had been waiting for for weeks.

No sé cómo encontró Tyler la casa pero dijo que llevaba un año en ella.

I don't know how Tyler found the house, but he said he'd been living there for a year.

— El club de la lucha (1999)

Mi tía llevaba una semana en el hospital cuando la visité.

My aunt had been in the hospital for a week when I visited her.

Llevaba tiempo enferma.

She had been ill for some time.

— La noche americana (1973)

Lo que llevaba días localizar ahora lleva unos minutos.

What used to take days to locate now takes minutes.

Llevaba cuatro días sin dormir.

He hadn't slept for four days.

— El club de la lucha (1999)

Llevaba más de un año intentando cerrar el acuerdo.

He had been trying to close the deal for over a year.

— Contratiempo (2017)

En un edificio que llevaba desocupado más tiempo del que puedo recordar.

In a building that had been vacant for longer than I can remember.

— Haz lo que debas (1989)

Su hermano llevaba un tiempo desaparecido.

Her brother had been missing for some time.

Resolvió rápido el problema que llevaba semanas sin solución.

He quickly solved the problem that had been going on for weeks without a solution.

Él llevaba viviendo siete años en Nagano cuando nació su hija.

He had been living in Nagano for seven years when his daughter was born.

Llevaba más de cuatro horas caminando.

He had been walking for more than four hours.

Llevaba siete años sin acabar una obra.

He hadn't finished a project in seven years.

— Los Tenenbaums. Una familia de genios (2001)