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The verb “llamar” in Spanish means “to call” or “to name.” It is a regular -ar verb and is commonly used in various contexts. Here are some of its common usages:

• To call on the phone)
• To attract attention)
• To be called / To have a name
• To be named / To be known as
• To call out
• To request or demand

In today’s blog post, you’ll learn all about the verb conjugation for “llamar” in the different modes of Indicative, Subjunctive, and Imperative!

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“Llamar” Conjugation in Spanish Indicative / Indicativo

The indicative tense (el modo indicativo) is one of the three grammatical moods used to express different attitudes or purposes in speech. The indicative mood is used to make factual statements, ask questions, and express opinions about actions or events that are considered real or certain.

Present Tense Llamar Conjugation / Presente

The present tense is used to describe actions happening in the present or to express general truths or habitual actions.

Yo	Llamo
Tú	Llamas
Él/Ella/Usted	Llama
Nosotros	Llamamos
Vosotros	Llamáis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Llaman

Examples:

1. Yo llamo a mi amiga todos los días. (I call my friend every day.)
2. Usted llama a la puerta. (You knock on the door.)
3. Nosotros llamamos a nuestros padres ayer. (We called our parents yesterday.)

Simple Past Llamar Conjugation / Pasado 

The simple past tense (preterite) is used to describe completed actions in the past, often with specific time frames or events.

Yo	Llamé
Tú	Llamaste
Él/Ella/Usted	Llamó
Nosotros	Llamamos
Vosotros	Llamasteis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Llamaron

Examples:

1. Tú llamaste a tu hermana ayer. (You called your sister yesterday.)
2. Ella llamó al médico esta mañana. (She called the doctor this morning.)
3. Vosotros llamasteis a vuestros amigos para la fiesta. (You all called your friends for the party.)

Imperfect Llamar Conjugation / Imperfecto

Spanish imperfect tense is used to describe ongoing, repeated, or habitual actions in the past, as well as to set the stage or provide background information

Yo	Llamaba
Tú	Llamabas
Él/Ella/Usted	Llamaba
Nosotros	Llamábamos
Vosotros	Llamabais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Llamaban

Examples:

1. Tú llamabas a tu abuela todos los días. (You used to call your grandmother every day.)
2. En la escuela, nosotros llamábamos a nuestros profesores por sus apellidos. (In school, we used to call our teachers by their last names.)

Present Continuous Llamar Conjugation / Presente Continuo

The present continuous tense (also known as “estar + gerundio”) is used to describe actions that are currently happening in the present moment or to express temporary situations.

Yo	Estoy llamando
Tú	Estás llamando
Él/Ella/Usted	Está llamando
Nosotros	Estamos llamando
Vosotros	Estáis llamando
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Están llamando

Examples:

1. Ahora mismo estoy llamando a mi hermana. (Right now I am calling my sister.)
2. Mi jefe está llamando para discutir el proyecto. (My boss is calling to discuss the project.)
3. Vosotros estáis llamando a la puerta de la casa. (You all are knocking on the door of the house.)

Future Tense / Futuro

The Spanish future tense is used to express actions or events that will happen in the future, indicating something that has not yet occurred.

Yo	llamaré
Tú	llamarás
Él/Ella/Usted	llamará
Nosotros	llamaremos
Vosotros	llamaréis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	llamarán

Examples:

1. Mañana tú llamarás a tus amigos para organizar la salida. (Tomorrow you will call your friends to plan the outing.)
2. El médico llamará a primera hora de la mañana. (The doctor will call early in the morning.)
3. Después de la reunión, ellos llamarán a sus familias. (After the meeting, they will call their families.)

Conditional Llamar Conjugation / Condicional

The conditional tense is used to express hypothetical or speculative actions or events that would happen under certain conditions in the present or future.

Yo	llamaría
Tú	llamarías
Él/Ella/Usted	llamaría
Nosotros	llamaríamos
Vosotros	llamaríais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	llamarían

Examples:

1. Si tuviera tu número, yo te llamaría ahora mismo. (If I had your number, I would call you right now.)
2. Si estuvieras en casa, tú llamarías a la puerta. (If you were at home, you would knock on the door.)
3. En una emergencia, ellos llamarían a la policía. (In an emergency, they would call the police.)

Present Perfect / Pretérito Perfecto Compuesto

Spanish present perfect tense (also known as “pretérito perfecto compuesto”) is used to express actions that have occurred in the past but have a connection to the present, emphasizing the result or consequences of those actions.

Yo	He llamado
Tú	Has llamado
Él/Ella/Usted	Ha llamado
Nosotros	Hemos llamado
Vosotros	Habéis llamado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Han llamado

Examples:

1. He llamado al servicio técnico para arreglar la computadora. (I have called customer service to fix the computer.)
2. Hemos llamado a nuestros vecinos para invitarlos a la fiesta. (We have called our neighbors to invite them to the party.)
3. El jefe ha llamado para hablar sobre el informe. (The boss has called to discuss the report.)

Past Perfect Llamar Conjugation / Pretérico Pluscuamperfecto

Spanish past perfect tense (also known as “pretérito pluscuamperfecto”) is used to describe actions that occurred before another past action or event, expressing a past-in-the-past relationship.

Yo	Había llamado
Tú	Has llamado
Él/Ella/Usted	Ha llamado
Nosotros	Hemos llamado
Vosotros	Habéis llamado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Han llamado

Examples:

1. La profesora ha llamado a los estudiantes para darles las buenas noticias. (The teacher has called the students to give them the good news.)
2. Habéis llamado a vuestros amigos para invitarlos a la fiesta de cumpleaños. (You all have called your friends to invite them to the birthday party.)
3. Cuando llegamos, él ya había llamado a su familia. (When we arrived, he had already called his family.)

Future Perfect / Futuro Perfecto

The Spanish future perfect tense is used to express actions that will have been completed in the future, indicating an action that will be finished before another specified future time or event.

Yo	Habré llamado
Tú	Habrás llamado
Él/Ella/Usted	Habrá llamado
Nosotros	Habremos llamado
Vosotros	Habréis llamado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Habrán llamado

Examples:

1. Antes de que llegues, nosotros habremos llamado al servicio de entrega. (Before you arrive, we will have called the delivery service.)
2. Para la hora de la cena, él habrá llamado para reservar una mesa en el restaurante. (By dinner time, he will have called to reserve a table at the restaurant.)

Conditional Perfect / Condicional Perfect

The conditional perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or speculative actions that would have been completed in the past, indicating an action that would have happened prior to another past event.

Yo	Habría llamado
Tú	Habrías llamado
Él/Ella/Usted	Habría llamado
Nosotros	Habríamos llamado
Vosotros	Habríais llamado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Habrían llamado

Examples:

1. Si hubiera sabido que estabas enfermo, yo habría llamado para desearte pronta recuperación. (If I had known you were sick, I would have called to wish you a speedy recovery.)
2. Si no fuera por la tormenta, nosotros habríamos llamado a todos nuestros amigos para la fiesta. (If it weren’t for the storm, we would have called all our friends for the party.)

“Llamar” Conjugation in Spanish Subjunctive / Subjuntivo

The subjunctive tense (el modo subjuntivo) is one of the three grammatical moods used to express different attitudes or purposes in speech. The subjunctive mood is used to express doubt, uncertainty, subjectivity, emotion, and hypothetical situations.

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Present Tense / Presente

The Spanish subjunctive present tense is used to express subjective actions, desires, doubts, recommendations, or possibilities, often introduced by certain triggers such as expressions of doubt, necessity, or influence.

Yo	Llame
Tú	Llames
Él/Ella/Usted	Llame
Nosotros	Llamemos
Vosotros	Llaméis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Llamen

Examples:

1. Espero que yo llame a tiempo para la reunión. (I hope that I call on time for the meeting.)
2. Quiero que tú llames a la escuela para avisar que estarás ausente. (I want you to call the school to let them know you’ll be absent.)
3. Esperamos que ustedes llamen al servicio técnico para solucionar el problema. (We hope that you all call the technical support to solve the issue.)

Imperfect / Imperfecto

This tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the past, often introduced by certain triggers such as expressions of doubt, uncertainty, or unreal conditions.

Yo	llamara
Tú	llamaras
Él/Ella/Usted	llamara
Nosotros	llamaramos
Vosotros	llamarais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	llamaran

Examples:

1. Dudo que él llamara tan tarde anoche. (I doubt that he worked so late last night.)
2. Si no fuera por la lluvia, vosotros llamaríais en el jardín ahora. (If it weren’t for the rain, you all would be working in the garden now.)
3. Era posible que ellos llamaran en diferentes turnos. (It was possible that they worked different shifts.)

Present Perfect / Pretérito Perfecto

Spanish subjunctive present perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the present with a connection to the past, indicating actions that would have been completed prior to the present moment.

Yo	Haya llamado
Tú	Hayas llamado
Él/Ella/Usted	Haya llamado
Nosotros	Hayamos llamado
Vosotros	Hayáis llamado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Hayan llamado

Examples:

1. Espero que yo haya llamado a tiempo para cancelar la reserva. (I hope that I have called on time to cancel the reservation.)
2. Es importante que tú hayas llamado al médico para hacer una cita. (It’s important that you have called the doctor to make an appointment.)

Past Perfect / Pretérico Pluscuamperfecto

Spanish subjunctive past perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the past with a connection to a previous past event, indicating actions that would have been completed before that past event.

Yo	Hubiera llamado
Tú	Hubieras llamado
Él/Ella/Usted	Hubiera llamado
Nosotros	Hubiéramos llamado
Vosotros	Hubierais llamado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Hubieran llamado

Examples:

1. Habría sido útil que usted hubiera llamado antes de la reunión. (It would have been helpful if you had called before the meeting.)
2. Si supiéramos que llegarías tarde, nosotros hubiéramos llamado para avisarte. (If we had known you would be late, we would have called to let you know.)
3. Si hubierais llamado con anticipación, podríamos haber hecho arreglos especiales. (If you all had called in advance, we could have made special arrangements.)

Future Perfect / Futuro Perfecto

The future perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the future with a connection to a future event, indicating actions that would have been completed before that future event.

Yo	Hubiere llamado
Tú	Hubieres llamado
Él/Ella/Usted	Hubiere llamado
Nosotros	Hubiéremos llamado
Vosotros	Hubiereis llamado
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Hubieren llamado

Examples:

1. Si tú hubieres llamado a tiempo, habríamos podido ayudarte. (If you had called on time, we could have helped you.)
2. Cuando él hubiere llamado, le daremos la información necesaria. (When he has called, we will give him the necessary information.)

“Llamar” Conjugation in Spanish Imperative / Imperativo

The imperative tense (el modo imperativo) is one of the verb moods used to express commands, orders, or requests. It is used to tell someone what to do or what not to do.

Affirmative / Afirmativos

Spanish affirmative refers to the use of positive statements or expressions that indicate agreement, confirmation, or positive response to a question or statement.

Yo	–
Tú	Llama
Él/Ella/Usted	Llame
Nosotros	Llamemos
Vosotros	Llamad
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	Llamen

Examples:

1. Llama a tu hermana para decirle que llegaste bien.” (Call your sister to let her know you arrived safely.)
2. Llamad a los vecinos y decidles que la fiesta es en casa de Juan.” (Call the neighbors and tell them the party is at Juan’s house.)
3. Llamemos al profesor para preguntarle sobre la tarea.” (Let’s call the teacher to ask about the homework.)

Negative / Negativos

Spanish negative refers to the use of negative statements or expressions that indicate negation, denial, or disagreement with a question or statement.

Yo	–
Tú	No llames
Él/Ella/Usted	No llame
Nosotros	No llamemos
Vosotros	No llaméis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes	No llamen

Examples:

1. Por favor, no llame durante la reunión. (Please, don’t call during the meeting.)
2. No llames a esa hora, porque ella estará ocupada. (Don’t call at that time, as she will be busy.)
3. No llamen después de las 9 p.m. para no molestar. (Don’t call after 9 p.m. to avoid disturbing.)

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