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How to Say "summoning" in Spanish

The Spanish word forsummoningis llamandoA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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a person
A friendly cartoon character holding a simple red telephone receiver up to their ear, engaged in a conversation.

Examples

¿Quién está llamando a estas horas?

Who is calling at this hour?

Están llamando a los niños para la cena.

They are calling the children for dinner.

Aún no he terminado; sigo llamando a los clientes.

I haven't finished yet; I'm still calling the clients.

Continuous Action

The word 'llamando' is a special verb form (the gerund) used with the verb 'estar' (to be) to show an action happening right now: 'Estoy llamando' means 'I am calling'.

Using 'Ser' instead of 'Estar'

Mistake:Soy llamando.

Correction: Estoy llamando. Remember that the continuous action (the 'ing' form) always uses the temporary verb 'estar'.

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