Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | llamo | |
| tú | llamas | |
| él / ella / usted | llama | |
| nosotros / nosotras | llamamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | llamáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | llaman |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | llamé | |
| tú | llamaste | |
| él / ella / usted | llamó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | llamamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | llamasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | llamaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | llamaba | |
| tú | llamabas | |
| él / ella / usted | llamaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | llamábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | llamabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | llamaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | llamaré | |
| tú | llamarás | |
| él / ella / usted | llamará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | llamaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | llamaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | llamarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | llamaría | |
| tú | llamarías | |
| él / ella / usted | llamaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | llamaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | llamaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | llamarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | llame | |
| tú | llames | |
| él / ella / usted | llame | |
| nosotros / nosotras | llamemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | llaméis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | llamen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to summon, to call
- to call (on the telephone)
- to knock (on a door)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations