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yo levantaba

was getting up, used to get up, was lifting, used to lift

→ levantar
levant to lift, raise; to cheer up + aba 1st/3rd-person imperfect past
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #43,880
was getting up, used to get up With se, levantar means “to get up.”
SP: Me levantaba a las siete todos los días.
EN: I used to get up at seven every day.
was lifting, used to lift Without se, levantar means “to lift” or “raise.”
SP: Levantaba la caja con cuidado.
EN: He was lifting the box carefully.
Conjugation of levantar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First levantaba —
Third levantaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First levantaba —
Third levantaba —

Cuando era niño siempre me levantaba temprano.

When I was a child I always got up early.

Cuando era pequeño, siempre me levantaba pronto.

When I was little, I always got up early.

Se caía, no se levantaba.

He fell, he didn't get up.

— El hombre de la tierra (2007)

O cómo Tenoch levantaba con el pie el asiento del excusado en casa de Julio.

Or how Tenoch would lift the toilet seat with his foot at Julio’s house.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Al menos, se levantaba tarde.

At least, he got up late.

En su juventud se levantaba temprano.

In his youth he used to get up early.