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llegar

to arrive, to reach

verb Word 210 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate llegar

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo llego I arrive / I am arriving / I reach / I am reaching
tú llegas you arrive / you are arriving / you reach / you are reaching
él/ella llega he/she arrives / he/she is arriving / you arrive (formal) / you are arriving (formal) / he/she reaches / he/she is reaching / you reach (formal) / you are reaching (formal)
nosotros llegamos we arrive / we are arriving / we reach / we are reaching
ellos/ellas llegan they arrive / they are arriving / you all arrive / you all are arriving / they reach / they are reaching / you all reach / you all are reaching

Preterite

yo llegué I arrived / I reached
tú llegaste you arrived / you reached
él/ella llegó he/she arrived / you arrived (formal) / he/she reached / you reached (formal)
nosotros llegamos we arrived / we reached
ellos/ellas llegaron they arrived / you all arrived / they reached / you all reached

Imperfect

yo llegaba I was arriving / I used to arrive / I was reaching / I used to reach
tú llegabas you were arriving / you used to arrive / you were reaching / you used to reach
él/ella llegaba he/she was arriving / he/she used to arrive / you were arriving (formal) / you used to arrive (formal) / he/she was reaching / he/she used to reach / you were reaching (formal) / you used to reach (formal)
nosotros llegábamos we were arriving / we used to arrive / we were reaching / we used to reach
ellos/ellas llegaban they were arriving / they used to arrive / you all were arriving / you all used to arrive / they were reaching / they used to reach / you all were reaching / you all used to reach

Future

yo llegaré I will arrive / I will reach
tú llegarás you will arrive / you will reach
él/ella llegará he/she will arrive / you will arrive (formal) / he/she will reach / you will reach (formal)
nosotros llegaremos we will arrive / we will reach
ellos/ellas llegarán they will arrive / you all will arrive / they will reach / you all will reach

In a sentence

¿A qué hora llega tu papá a casa?

What time does your dad get home?

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