Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
Me llamo Ana (my name is Ana) uses the reflexive llamarse: me llamo, te llamas, se llama.
llamoI call (present)
llamasyou call (present)
llamahe/she calls (present)
llamamoswe call (present)
llamáisyou all (vosotros) call (present)
llamanthey call (present)
Llamar in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
llaméI called (preterite)
llamasteyou called (preterite)
llamóhe/she called (preterite)
llamamoswe called (preterite)
llamasteisyou all (vosotros) called (preterite)
llamaronthey called (preterite)
Llamar in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
llamabaI used to call (imperfect)
llamabasyou used to call (imperfect)
llamabahe/she used to call (imperfect)
llamábamoswe used to call (imperfect)
llamabaisyou all (vosotros) used to call (imperfect)
llamabanthey used to call (imperfect)
Llamar in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
llamaréI will call (future)
llamarásyou will call (future)
llamaráhe/she will call (future)
llamaremoswe will call (future)
llamaréisyou all (vosotros) will call (future)
llamaránthey will call (future)
Llamar in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
llamaríaI would call (conditional)
llamaríasyou would call (conditional)
llamaríahe/she would call (conditional)
llamaríamoswe would call (conditional)
llamaríaisyou all (vosotros) would call (conditional)
llamaríanthey would call (conditional)
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Llamar conjugation chart
All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
Person
Present
Preterite
Imperfect
Future
Conditional
yo
llamo
llamé
llamaba
llamaré
llamaría
tú
llamas
llamaste
llamabas
llamarás
llamarías
él / ella / usted
llama
llamó
llamaba
llamará
llamaría
nosotros / nosotras
llamamos
llamamos
llamábamos
llamaremos
llamaríamos
vosotros / vosotras
llamáis
llamasteis
llamabais
llamaréis
llamaríais
ellos / ellas / ustedes
llaman
llamaron
llamaban
llamarán
llamarían
Llamar in the present tense
Person
Spanish
English
yo
llamo
I call
tú
llamas
you call
él / ella / usted
llama
he/she calls
nosotros / nosotras
llamamos
we call
vosotros / vosotras
llamáis
you all (vosotros) call
ellos / ellas / ustedes
llaman
they call
Llamar in the preterite tense
Person
Spanish
English
yo
llamé
I called
tú
llamaste
you called
él / ella / usted
llamó
he/she called
nosotros / nosotras
llamamos
we called
vosotros / vosotras
llamasteis
you all (vosotros) called
ellos / ellas / ustedes
llamaron
they called
Llamar in the imperfect tense
Person
Spanish
English
yo
llamaba
I used to call
tú
llamabas
you used to call
él / ella / usted
llamaba
he/she used to call
nosotros / nosotras
llamábamos
we used to call
vosotros / vosotras
llamabais
you all (vosotros) used to call
ellos / ellas / ustedes
llamaban
they used to call
Llamar in the future tense
Person
Spanish
English
yo
llamaré
I will call
tú
llamarás
you will call
él / ella / usted
llamará
he/she will call
nosotros / nosotras
llamaremos
we will call
vosotros / vosotras
llamaréis
you all (vosotros) will call
ellos / ellas / ustedes
llamarán
they will call
Llamar in the conditional tense
Person
Spanish
English
yo
llamaría
I would call
tú
llamarías
you would call
él / ella / usted
llamaría
he/she would call
nosotros / nosotras
llamaríamos
we would call
vosotros / vosotras
llamaríais
you all (vosotros) would call
ellos / ellas / ustedes
llamarían
they would call
Is llamar irregular?
Llamar follows the regular ar pattern in these five tenses.
Questions about llamar
How do you conjugate llamar in the present?
The present forms are llamo, llamas, llama, llamamos, llamáis, llaman, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
What is the preterite of llamar?
llamé, llamaste, llamó, llamamos, llamasteis, llamaron. For example, llamé means “I called”.
Is llamar irregular?
Llamar follows the regular ar pattern in these five tenses.
What is the difference between the preterite and imperfect of llamar?
The preterite (llamé) presents a completed event; the imperfect (llamaba) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I called” and “I used to call”, but context determines the best translation.
What are the future and conditional of llamar?
The yo forms are llamaré (“I will call”) and llamaría (“I would call”). The full charts above include every person.
What does llamar mean?
Llamar means to call. Me llamo Ana (my name is Ana) uses the reflexive llamarse: me llamo, te llamas, se llama.