How to conjugate Llamar in Spanish

Introduction

Llamar is the Spanish verb meaning "to call". It can be used to attract the attention of, to communicate with by telephone, to summon (to knock on the door or ring the bell). Don't confuse llamar with llamarse, which changes it's meaning when it becomes reflexive.

Indicative Tenses of Llamar

Llamar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of llamar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "llamo a mis amigos", meaning "I call my friends".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	llamo	I call
Tú	llamas	you call
Ella / Él / Usted	llama	s/he calls, you (formal) call
Nosotras / Nosotros	llamamos	we call
Vosotras / Vosotros	llamáis	you (plural) call
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	llaman	they call,

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Llamar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of llamar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "llamé a mis amigos", meaning "I called my friends".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	llamé	I called
Tú	llamaste	you called
Ella / Él / Usted	llamó	s/he called, you (formal) called
Nosotras / Nosotros	llamamos	we called
Vosotras / Vosotros	llamasteis	you (plural) called
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	llamaron	they called,

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Llamar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of llamar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "llamaba a mis amigos", meaning "I used to call my friends".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	llamaba	I used to call
Tú	llamabas	you used to call
Ella / Él / Usted	llamaba	s/he used to call, you (formal) used to call
Nosotras / Nosotros	llamábamos	we used to call
Vosotras / Vosotros	llamabais	you (plural) used to call
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	llamaban	they used to call,

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Llamar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of llamar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy llamando a mis amigos", meaning "I am calling my friends".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy llamando	I am calling
Tú	estás llamando	you are calling
Ella / Él / Usted	está llamando	s/he is calling, you (formal) are calling
Nosotras / Nosotros	estamos llamando	we are calling
Vosotras / Vosotros	estáis llamando	you (plural) are calling
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	están llamando	they are calling,

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Llamar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of llamar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a llamar a mis amigos", meaning "I am going to call my friends".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a llamar	I am going to call
Tú	vas a llamar	you are going to call
Ella / Él / Usted	va a llamar	s/he is going to call, you (formal) are going to call
Nosotras / Nosotros	vamos a llamar	we are going to call
Vosotras / Vosotros	vais a llamar	you (plural) are going to call
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	van a llamar	they are going to call,

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Llamar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of llamar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "llamaré a mis amigos", meaning "I will call my friends".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	llamaré	I will call
Tú	llamarás	you will call
Ella / Él / Usted	llamará	s/he will call, you (formal) will call
Nosotras / Nosotros	llamaremos	we will call
Vosotras / Vosotros	llamaréis	you (plural) will call
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	llamarán	they will call,

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Llamar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of llamar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "llamaría a mis amigos", meaning "I would call my friends".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	llamaría	I would call
Tú	llamarías	you would call
Ella / Él / Usted	llamaría	s/he would call, you (formal) would call
Nosotras / Nosotros	llamaríamos	we would call
Vosotras / Vosotros	llamaríais	you (plural) would call
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	llamarían	they would call,

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Llamar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of llamar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he llamado a mis amigos", meaning "I have called my friends".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he llamado	I have called
Tú	has llamado	you have called
Ella / Él / Usted	ha llamado	s/he has called, you (formal) have called
Nosotras / Nosotros	hemos llamado	we have called
Vosotras / Vosotros	habéis llamado	you (plural) have called
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	han llamado	they have called,

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Llamar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of llamar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había llamado a mis amigos", meaning "I had called my friends".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había llamado	I had called
Tú	habías llamado	you had called
Ella / Él / Usted	había llamado	s/he had called, you (formal) had called
Nosotras / Nosotros	habíamos llamado	we had called
Vosotras / Vosotros	habíais llamado	you (plural) had called
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habían llamado	they had called,

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Llamar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of llamar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré llamado a mis amigos", meaning "I will have called my friends".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré llamado	I will have called
Tú	habrás llamado	you will have called
Ella / Él / Usted	habrá llamado	s/he will have called, you (formal) will have called
Nosotras / Nosotros	habremos llamado	we will have called
Vosotras / Vosotros	habréis llamado	you (plural) will have called
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrán llamado	they will have called,

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Llamar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of llamar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría llamado a mis amigos", meaning "I would have called my friends".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría llamado	I would have called
Tú	habrías llamado	you would have called
Ella / Él / Usted	habría llamado	s/he would have called, you (formal) would have called
Nosotras / Nosotros	habríamos llamado	we would have called
Vosotras / Vosotros	habríais llamado	you (plural) would have called
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrían llamado	they would have called,

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Subjunctive Tenses of Llamar

Llamar in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "llame", meaning "I call".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	llame	I call
Tú	llames	you call
Ella / Él / Usted	llame	s/he calls, you (formal) call
Nosotras / Nosotros	llamemos	we call
Vosotras / Vosotros	llaméis	you (plural) call
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	llamen	they call,

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Llamar in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "llamara", meaning "I called".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	llamara	I called
Tú	llamaras	you called
Ella / Él / Usted	llamara	s/he called, you (formal) called
Nosotras / Nosotros	llamáramos	we called
Vosotras / Vosotros	llamarais	you (plural) called
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	llamaran	they called,

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Llamar in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "llamare", meaning "I will call".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	llamare	I will call
Tú	llamares	you will call
Ella / Él / Usted	llamare	s/he will call, you (formal) will call
Nosotras / Nosotros	llamáremos	we will call
Vosotras / Vosotros	llamareis	you (plural) will call
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	llamaren	they will call,

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Llamar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya llamado", meaning "I have called".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya llamado	I have called
Tú	hayas llamado	you have called
Ella / Él / Usted	haya llamado	s/he has called, you (formal) have called
Nosotras / Nosotros	hayamos llamado	we have called
Vosotras / Vosotros	hayáis llamado	you (plural) have called
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hayan llamado	they have called,

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Llamar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera llamado", meaning "I had called".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera llamado	I had called
Tú	hubieras llamado	you had called
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiera llamado	s/he had called, you (formal) had called
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéramos llamado	we had called
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubierais llamado	you (plural) had called
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieran llamado	they had called,

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Llamar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere llamado", meaning "I will have called".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiere llamado	I will have called
Tú	hubieres llamado	you will have called
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiere llamado	s/he will have called, you (formal) will have called
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéremos llamado	we will have called
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubiereis llamado	you (plural) will have called
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieren llamado	they will have called,

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Imperative Tenses of Llamar

Llamar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "llame", meaning "(to you formal) call!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	llama	(to you) call!
Ella / Él / Usted	llame	(to you formal) call!
Nosotras / Nosotros	llamemos	let's call!
Vosotras / Vosotros	llamad	(to you plural) call!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	llamen	(to you plural formal) call!

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Llamar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no llame", meaning "(to you formal) don't call!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	no llames	(to you) don't call!
Ella / Él / Usted	no llame	(to you formal) don't call!
Nosotras / Nosotros	no llamemos	let's not call!
Vosotras / Vosotros	no llaméis	(to you plural) don't call!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	no llamen	(to you plural formal) don't call!

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Example sentences and usage

• Los llamaré cuando regrese mañana. I'll call them tomorrow when I come back.
• ¡Llama a la policía! Call the police!
• Diles que me llamen antes de que se vayan. Tell them to call me before they leave.
• ¿Tú me llamaste anoche? Did you call me up last night?
• Si encuentro tu pasaporte te llamo inmediatamente. If I find your passport, I'll call you at once.
• Estaba a punto de irme cuando llamaste por teléfono. I was about to leave when you telephoned.
• Te llamaré tan pronto llegue al aeropuerto. I'll phone you as soon as I get to the airport.
• En caso de emergencia, llama a la policía. In case of an emergency, call the police.

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