Llamar Conjugation in Spanish, Translation and Examples

Llamar Conjugation in Spanish, Translation and Examples The Spanish verb  llamar  means to call. It is a regular -ar verb, like buscar or parar. Below you can find tables for the conjugation of  llamar in the present, past and future indicative, the present and past subjunctive, as well as the imperative and other verb forms. Llamar Meaning The simple translation of llamar is to call, but depending on its usage, the meaning can vary slightly. For example, it can mean to call as in call someone to come to you,  La madre llamà ³ a los nià ±os para la cena  (The mother called the children for dinner), or it can mean to call on the phone,  El doctor llamà ³ a su paciente por telà ©fono  (The doctor called his patient on the phone). In addition, it can sometimes be used to say that someone is at the door, knocking or ringing,  Alguien llama a la puerta  (Someone is at the door). Another meaning of the verb  llamar  is to name something or someone. For example,  Cuando lo adoptamos, llamamos al perro  Popo  (When we adopted it, we named the dog Popo). It can also mean to call someone or something by a certain name, as in  Su nombre es Federico, pero lo llamamos Fede  (His name is Federico, but we call him Fede). Finally, llamar  can be used as a reflexive verb,  llamarse,  to talk about what someones name is. To say my name is Ana, you can say  Mi nombre es Ana,  but it is actually very common to say  Me llamo Ana  (I am called Ana). For this reason, some people get confused and think that  llamo  means name, but actually, when saying  me llamo  you are saying I am called. When using the verb in this way, remember to include the reflexive pronoun before the conjugated verb. One thing to keep in mind when using the verb  llamar  is how the double L is pronounced in Spanish. In English, the double L is pronounced just like you would pronounce a normal L. However, in Spanish when there are two Ls together, they make a sound much like the English Y (as in yam), or often it sounds like the English J (as in Jack). There is quite a bit of variation in the pronunciation of the Spanish Ll depending on where the Spanish speaker is from.  In some places of South America it even sounds like Sh (as in shark). Llamar Present Indicative Yo llamo I call Yo llamo a mi madre por telfono. T llamas You call T llamas al nio para cenar. Usted/l/ella llama You/he/she calls Ella llama a su abuela todas las semanas. Nosotros llamamos We call Nosotros llamamos a la puerta. Vosotros llamis You call Vosotros llamis profe a la profesora. Ustedes/ellos/ellas llaman You/they call Ellos llaman a los bomberos por el incendio. Llamar Preterite  Indicative In Spanish there are two forms of the past tense, the preterite and the imperfect. The preterite is used to talk about punctual events or events that have a defined ending in the past. Remember to include the accent mark on the last vowel of the  yo  and  usted/à ©l/ella  forms in the preterite. Yo llam I called Yo llam a mi madre por telfono. T llamaste You called T llamaste al nio para cenar. Usted/l/ella llam You/he/she called Ella llam a su abuela todas las semanas. Nosotros llamamos We called Nosotros llamamos a la puerta. Vosotros llamasteis You called Vosotros llamasteis profe a la profesora. Ustedes/ellos/ellas llamaron You/they called Ellos llamaron a los bomberos por el incendio. Llamar Imperfect  Indicative The imperfect tense is used to talk about background events, ongoing or habitual actions in the past. It can be translated to English as was calling or used to call.   Yo llamaba I used to call Yo llamaba a mi madre por telfono. T llamabas You used to call T llamabas al nio para cenar. Usted/l/ella llamaba You/he/she used to call Ella llamaba a su abuela todas las semanas. Nosotros llambamos We used to call Nosotros llambamos a la puerta. Vosotros llamabais You used to call Vosotros llamabais profe a la profesora. Ustedes/ellos/ellas llamaban You/they used to call Ellos llamaban a los bomberos por el incendio. Llamar Future  Indicative Yo llamar I will call Yo llamar a mi madre por telfono. T llamars You will call T llamars al nio para cenar. Usted/l/ella llamarn You/he/she will call Ella llamar a su abuela todas las semanas. Nosotros llamaremos We will call Nosotros llamaremos a la puerta. Vosotros llamaris You will call Vosotros llamaris profe a la profesora. Ustedes/ellos/ellas llamarn You/they will call Ellos llamarn a los bomberos por el incendio. Llamar Periphrastic Future  Indicative Yo voy a llamar I am going to call Yo voy a llamar a mi madre por telfono. T vas a llamar You are going to call T vas a llamar al nio para cenar. Usted/l/ella va a llamar You/he/she is going to call Ella va a llamar a su abuela todas las semanas. Nosotros vamos a llamar We are going to call Nosotros vamos a llamar a la puerta. Vosotros vais a llamar You are going to call Vosotros vais a llamar profe a la profesora. Ustedes/ellos/ellas van a llamar You/they are going to call Ellos van a llamar a los bomberos por el incendio. Llamar Conditional  Indicative The conditional  tense is used to talk about possibilities or conjectures, to talk about things that would happen. For example,  Si tuviera tiempo, llamarà ­a a mi amiga  (If I had time, I would call my friend). Note that the à ­ in the conditional endings always carries an accent mark. Yo llamara I would call Yo llamara a mi madre por telfono. T llamaras You would call T llamaras al nio para cenar. Usted/l/ella llamara You/he/she would call Ella llamara a su abuela todas las semanas. Nosotros llamaramos We would call Nosotros llamaramos a la puerta. Vosotros llamarais You would call Vosotros llamarais profe a la profesora. Ustedes/ellos/ellas llamaran You/they would call Ellos llamaran a los bomberos por el incendio. Llamar Present Progressive/Gerund Form In regular -ar verbs, you form the present participle or gerund  with the ending  -ando. This verb form is used for several purposes, such as to form the progressive tenses, like the present progressive. Present Progressive of Llamar est llamando she is calling Ella est llamando al nià ±o para cenar. Llamar Past Participle The past participle for  -ar  verbs is formed with the ending  -ado.  The past participle is used with an auxiliary verb to form compound tenses, such as the present perfect.   Present Perfect of  Llamar   ha llamado she has called Ella ha llamado a su abuela.   Llamar Present Subjunctive The subjunctive mood is used to talk about emotions, doubts, desires, possibilities, and other subjective situations. It is used in sentences with two clauses: the main clause contains a verb in the indicative mood, and the subordinate clause contains a verb in the subjunctive mood. Que yo llame That I call David quiere que yo llame a mi madre por telfono. Que t llames That you call Mara quiere que t llames al nio para cenar. Que usted/l/ella llame That you/he/she call Esteban quiere que ella llame a su abuela todas las semanas. Que nosotros llamemos That we call Carla quiere que nosotros llamemos a la puerta. Que vosotros llamis That you call Francisco quiere que vosotros llamis profe a la profesora. Que ustedes/ellos/ellas llamen That you/they call Diana quiere que ellos llamen a los bomberos por el incendio. Llamar Imperfect  Subjunctive The imperfect subjunctive is used similarly to the present subjunctive, but in situations that happened in the past. There are two options for conjugating the imperfect subjunctive, shown in the tables below. Option 1 Que yo llamara That I called David quera que yo llamara a mi madre por telfono. Que t llamaras That you called Mara quera que t llamaras al nio para cenar. Que usted/l/ella llamara That you/he/she called Esteban quera que ella llamara a su abuela todas las semanas. Que nosotros llamramos That we called Carla quera que nosotros llamramos a la puerta. Que vosotros llamarais That you called Francisco quera que vosotros llamarais profe a la profesora. Que ustedes/ellos/ellas llamaran That you/they called Diana quera que ellos llamaran a los bomberos por el incendio. Option 2 Que yo llamase That I called David quera que yo llamase a mi madre por telfono. Que t llamases That you called Mara quera que t llamases al nio para cenar. Que usted/l/ella llamase That you/he/she called Esteban quera que ella llamase a su abuela todas las semanas. Que nosotros llamsemos That we called Carla quera que nosotros llamsemos a la puerta. Que vosotros llamaseis That you called Francisco quera que vosotros llamaseis profe a la profesora. Que ustedes/ellos/ellas llamasen That you/they called Diana quera que ellos llamasen a los bomberos por el incendio. Llamar Imperative   The imperative mood is used to give direct orders or commands. There are forms for all the persons except for those to whom you cannot give a direct command (first person singular yo  and third person à ©l, ella,  ellos, ellas).  When giving a  negative command, add the adverb  no  before the command. Notice that the positive and negative commands are different for  tà ºÃ‚  and  vosotros. Positive Commands T llama Call! Llama al nio para cenar! Usted llame Call! Llame a su abuela todas las semanas! Nosotros llamemos Lets call! Llamemos a la puerta! Vosotros llamad Call! Llamad profe a la profesora! Ustedes llamen Call! Llamen a los bomberos! Negative Commands T no llames Dont call! No llames al nio para cenar! Usted no llame Dont call! No llame a su abuela todas las semanas! Nosotros no llamemos Lets not call! No llamemos a la puerta! Vosotros no llamis Dont call! No llamis profe a la profesora! Ustedes no llamen Dont call! No llamen a los bomberos!