llegar means: to arrive, to come, to reach
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In this conjugation lesson we will see how to inflect the verb llegar in the Presente tense of the Indicativo mood. It means we will see step by step how to create and translate forms of each grammatical person.

This lesson is specifically about the llegar verb conjugation. For a general overview of all the Simple Tenses conjugation check our Simple Tenses Conjugation Chart.

We also have a Video Presentation on how to conjugate verbs in Presente. It’s embedded below, but using the above link you may find additional information on conjugation in this tense as well as explanation of special cases and exceptions.

How to translate Presente to English

Notice that the English phrases provided below next to each conjugation are not direct translations from Spanish to English. They are usually the closest general equivalents. The example differences are:

• In Spanish conjugation, there is the form usted in the third person singular. But this person does not translate to the English third person singular. It translates to the so called formal you and uses the inflected form which is most often represented as he/she/it in English conjugation charts.
• Similar situation happens in the third person plural, where ustedes translates to the English plural formal you but uses the form which corresponds to the they form in English.
• Tenses are used differently in Spanish and English, so the actual translation should always take into account the context and focus on translating the meaning, not just words.
• In both languages each verb may have multiple meanings and not every meaning translates directly to the other language. Here also, the context and focusing on the particular meaning helps to create the most accurate translation.

The Spanish Presente de Indicativo tense translates to one of the following:

• The English Present tense, for example:
  vosotros llegáis

  (plural) you arrive
• The English Present Progressive (a.k.a. Present Continuous) tense, for instance:
  ahora yo llego

  I am arriving now
  
  Note though, that the Spanish equivalent of the Present Progressive also exists and is in common use – that’s Presente Progresivo (also called Presente Continuo).

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Step by step instructions

Presente belongs to the simple tenses group, which means that all of the conjugated forms are one word long. There are also compound (compuesto) tenses in Spanish language, where each inflected form consists of two words.The verb llegar has regular conjugation in the Presente tense of the Indicativo mood. It means this verb simply follows the basic rules for its conjugation group (-ar) without exceptions. The basis for this conjugation is the stem of the verb, so we begin by splitting the infinitive into a stem and an ending. It’s really easy to do. Simply remove two letters from the end of the infinitive to get the ending — one of -ar, -er or -ir. What’s left is the stem. So in case of our verb:

• the stem is: lleg-
• and the ending is: -ar

Use the stem lleg- in each person as the basis for conjugations, the common prefix that each of the forms begins with. Next, add to this regular stem the endings specific to each person. Analyze the image showing all six endings. Notice both the colors and shapes of the letters. It should help you find patterns and make it easier to remember these endings.Each grammatical person has a specific ending in each of the three conjugation groups -ar, -er, -ir. Add the regular ending -o for the first person singular to create llego:

• yo llego – I arrive

Again add the regular ending -as for the second person singular to create llegas:

• tú llegas – you arrive

And similarly add the regular ending -a for the third person singular to create llega:

• él llega – he arrives
• ella llega – she arrives
• usted llega – (formal) you arrive

Also as in the previous case add the regular ending -amos for the first person plural to create llegamos:

• nosotros llegamos – we arrive
• nosotras llegamos – (feminine) we arrive

And exactly as previously add the regular ending -áis for the second person plural to create llegáis:

• vosotros llegáis – (plural) you arrive
• vosotras llegáis – (feminine, plural) you arrive

Again add the regular ending -an for the third person plural to create llegan:

• ellos llegan – they arrive
• ellas llegan – (feminine) they arrive
• ustedes llegan – (formal, plural) you arrive

That’s it! The conjugation is now done. The final result looks as follows:

yo	llego	I arrive
tú	llegas	you arrive
él/ella/usted	llega	he/she/it arrives
nosotros/nosotras	llegamos	we arrive
vosotros/vosotras	llegáis	you arrive
ellos/ellas/ustedes	llegan	they arrive

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But do not end your session yet – it’s important to repeat and practice the material in order to retain it. Check below for example sentences and next steps.

Example sentences

Next Steps to Perfection To practice this conjugation and test your knowledge try this Conjugation Exercise or the Memory Game To see other conjugation lessons for this verb choose another tense: PretéritoImperfectoCondicionalFuturoPretérito Perfecto CompuestoPretérito PluscuamperfectoFuturo PerfectoCondicional PerfectoPretérito Perfecto Compuesto (subjuntivo)Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto A (subjuntivo)Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto B (subjuntivo)Futuro Perfecto (subjuntivo)  For exercises and examples related to llegar visit our Exercise section To see conjugation charts in all tenses for llegar visit the Conjugator To explore other learning materials visit the Study section

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