llamar Present Conjugation
llamar — to call
The present tense of llamar is regular: llamo, llamas, llama, llamamos, llamáis, llaman.
llamar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about what someone is named (using the reflexive form), making a phone call right now, or habitual actions like calling your parents every Sunday.
Notes on llamar in the Present
Llamar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense with no stem changes or spelling shifts.
Example Sentences
Me llamo Juan y soy de Madrid.
My name is Juan and I am from Madrid.
yo
¿Llamas a tu madre todos los días?
Do you call your mother every day?
tú
Ellos llaman a la puerta ahora mismo.
They are knocking on (calling at) the door right now.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'llamo' to mean 'my name is' without the reflexive 'me'.
Correct: Me llamo
Why: In Spanish, you don't say 'I call Juan', you say 'I call myself Juan' (Me llamo Juan).
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: llamé
The preterite of llamar is regular: llamé, llamaste, llamó, llamamos, llamasteis, llamaron.
Imperfect
yo: llamaba
The imperfect of llamar follows the standard -ar pattern: llamaba, llamabas, llamaba, llamábamos, llamabais, llamaban.
Future
yo: llamaré
The future of llamar uses the infinitive as the base: llamaré, llamarás, llamará, llamaremos, llamaréis, llamarán.
Conditional
yo: llamaría
The conditional of llamar is formed by adding -ía endings to the infinitive: llamaría, llamarías, llamaría, llamaríamos, llamaríais, llamarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: llame
The present subjunctive of llamar uses -e endings: llame, llames, llame, llamemos, llaméis, llamen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: llamara
The imperfect subjunctive of llamar is regular: llamara, llamaras, llamara, llamáramos, llamarais, llamaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: llama
The affirmative imperative of llamar uses: llama (tú), llame (usted), llamemos (nosotros), llamad (vosotros), llamen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no llames
The negative imperative of llamar uses the present subjunctive forms: no llames, no llame, no llamemos, no llaméis, no llamen.