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What verb means "to arrive" in Spanish?

The verb llegar means "to arrive." It can be used to express what time you arrive at school, when Carmen arrives at art class, and what time we are arriving at the restaurant. Llegar is conjugated like other regular ‒ar verbs in the present tense and uses the conjugation endings: ‒o, ‒as, ‒a, ‒amos, ‒áis, and ‒an.

Watch the video below to learn more about the verb llegar and how it is conjugated in the present tense.

The time has arrived! Let's conjugate the verb llegar, which means "to arrive."

Say each word along with me as I read. Ready?

llego
llegas
llega
llegamos
llegáis
llegan

What do all these mean? Let's take a closer look.

llego	I arrive
llegas	You arrive (tú form)
llega	He/she arrives, or you arrive (usted form)
llegamos	We arrive
llegáis	You all arrive
llegan	They arrive

There you have it! The verb llegar in the present tense is useful when talking about time and lots of other things!

Transcript

Question

What is the Ud. form of the verb llegar?

llega

Match the forms of llegar on the left with their correct meaning on the right.

llegan

llego

llega

llegáis

llegamos

llegas

Miguel and Gerardo arrive

I arrive

Rosa arrives

you all (in Spain) arrive

Pedro and I arrive

you arrive

Directions

To match items, click or tap an item in the left column and then click or tap its match in the right column. If you change your mind, make a different choice. Once you have matched all items, click "Check Answers" to see how you did. Click "Reset" to try again.

Check Answers

Reset

Great job!

Grab a pencil and paper and try to translate the following sentences. Then click the questions in the left column to check your answer. Don't forget to pay close attention to the form of llegar, as well as the time.

Question	Answer
We arrive at 7:45.	Nosotros llegamos a las ocho menos cuarto.
The students arrive at 8:15.	Los estudiantes llegan a las ocho y cuarto.
Julio arrives at 2:30.	Julio llega a las dos y media.
I arrive at 10:00.	Yo llego a las diez.
You (informal) arrive at 4:55.	Tú llegas a las cinco menos cinco.
You all (in Spain) arrive at 1:25.	Vosotros llegáis a la una y veinticinco.

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