Llamar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Llamar in Spanish

Llamar means “to call,” “to phone,” “to summon,” or “to name.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and its main attention, telephone, naming, and invitation patterns.

Llamar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. RAE gives llamo, llamas / llamás, llama, llamamos, llamáis, llaman, with regular gerund llamando and participle llamado.

Llamar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber in compound forms. The participle llamado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	llamar	to call / name / summon
Gerund	llamando	calling / naming / summoning
Past participle	llamado	called / named / summoned

Llamar meaning and essential uses

RAE records llamar for attracting someone’s attention, phoning someone, summoning someone, and giving someone or something a name or label. These meanings are all common.

With people, Spanish commonly uses personal a: Llamo a Marta. For naming, the structure can be llamar a alguien algo or llamar algo X. Pronominal llamarse means “to be called / named.”

Llamar regular conjugation pattern

The stem llam- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as llamo, llamé, and llame take ordinary -AR endings.

There is no stem change, spelling alternation, irregular preterite stem, irregular future stem, irregular gerund, or irregular participle.

Llamar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Llamar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	llamo	I call / name / summon
Tú — you, singular informal	llamas	you call / name / summon
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	llama	he / she calls / names / summons; you call / name / summon (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	llamamos	we call / name / summon
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	llamáis	you call / name / summon (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	llaman	they call / name / summon; you call / name / summon (plural)

• Llamo a Marta todos los viernes. — I call Marta every Friday.

Llamar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	llamé	I called / named / summoned
Tú — you, singular informal	llamaste	you called / named / summoned
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	llamó	he / she called / named / summoned; you called / named / summoned (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	llamamos	we called / named / summoned
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	llamasteis	you called / named / summoned (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	llamaron	they called / named / summoned; you called / named / summoned (plural)

• Ayer llamé al hotel. — Yesterday I called the hotel.

Llamar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant llamado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	llamaba	I used to call / name / summon / was calling / naming / summoning
Tú — you, singular informal	llamabas	you used to call / name / summon / were calling / naming / summoning
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	llamaba	he / she used to call / name / summon / was calling / naming / summoning; you used to call / name / summon / were calling / naming / summoning (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	llamábamos	we used to call / name / summon / were calling / naming / summoning
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	llamabais	you used to call / name / summon / were calling / naming / summoning (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	llamaban	they used to call / name / summon / were calling / naming / summoning; you used to call / name / summon / were calling / naming / summoning (plural)

• Antes llamábamos por teléfono fijo. — We used to call on a landline.

Llamar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar plus llamando.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy llamando	I am calling / naming / summoning
Tú — you, singular informal	estás llamando	you are calling / naming / summoning
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está llamando	he / she is calling / naming / summoning; you are calling / naming / summoning (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos llamando	we are calling / naming / summoning
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis llamando	you are calling / naming / summoning (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están llamando	they are calling / naming / summoning; you are calling / naming / summoning (plural)

• Estoy llamando a recepción. — I am calling reception.

Llamar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir + a + llamar.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a llamar	I am going to call / name / summon
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a llamar	you are going to call / name / summon
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a llamar	he / she is going to call / name / summon; you are going to call / name / summon (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a llamar	we are going to call / name / summon
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a llamar	you are going to call / name / summon (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a llamar	they are going to call / name / summon; you are going to call / name / summon (plural)

• Voy a llamar al médico. — I am going to call the doctor.

Llamar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	llamaré	I will call / name / summon
Tú — you, singular informal	llamarás	you will call / name / summon
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	llamará	he / she will call / name / summon; you will call / name / summon (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	llamaremos	we will call / name / summon
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	llamaréis	you will call / name / summon (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	llamarán	they will call / name / summon; you will call / name / summon (plural)

• Llamaremos al equipo después. — We will call the team later.

Llamar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	llamaría	I would call / name / summon
Tú — you, singular informal	llamarías	you would call / name / summon
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	llamaría	he / she would call / name / summon; you would call / name / summon (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	llamaríamos	we would call / name / summon
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	llamaríais	you would call / name / summon (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	llamarían	they would call / name / summon; you would call / name / summon (plural)

• Llamaría primero al hotel. — I would call the hotel first.

Llamar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant llamado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he llamado	I have called / named / summoned
Tú — you, singular informal	has llamado	you have called / named / summoned
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha llamado	he / she has called / named / summoned; you have called / named / summoned (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos llamado	we have called / named / summoned
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis llamado	you have called / named / summoned (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han llamado	they have called / named / summoned; you have called / named / summoned (plural)

• He llamado a Marta dos veces. — I have called Marta twice.

Llamar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant llamado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había llamado	I had called / named / summoned
Tú — you, singular informal	habías llamado	you had called / named / summoned
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había llamado	he / she had called / named / summoned; you had called / named / summoned (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos llamado	we had called / named / summoned
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais llamado	you had called / named / summoned (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían llamado	they had called / named / summoned; you had called / named / summoned (plural)

• Ya habíamos llamado a recepción. — We had already called reception.

Llamar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant llamado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré llamado	I will have called / named / summoned
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás llamado	you will have called / named / summoned
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá llamado	he / she will have called / named / summoned; you will have called / named / summoned (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos llamado	we will have called / named / summoned
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis llamado	you will have called / named / summoned (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán llamado	they will have called / named / summoned; you will have called / named / summoned (plural)

• Para entonces habrán llamado a todos los participantes. — By then they will have called all the participants.

Llamar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant llamado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría llamado	I would have called / named / summoned
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías llamado	you would have called / named / summoned
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría llamado	he / she would have called / named / summoned; you would have called / named / summoned (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos llamado	we would have called / named / summoned
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais llamado	you would have called / named / summoned (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían llamado	they would have called / named / summoned; you would have called / named / summoned (plural)

• Habría llamado antes si hubiera tenido el número. — I would have called earlier if I had had the number.

Llamar subjunctive conjugations

Llamar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	llame	that I call / name / summon
Tú — you, singular informal	llames	that you call / name / summon
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	llame	that he / she call / name / summon; that you call / name / summon (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	llamemos	that we call / name / summon
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	llaméis	that you call / name / summon (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	llamen	that they call / name / summon; that you call / name / summon (plural)

• Quiero que llames al médico. — I want you to call the doctor.

Llamar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant llamado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	llamara	that I called / named / summoned
Tú — you, singular informal	llamaras	that you called / named / summoned
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	llamara	that he / she called / named / summoned; that you called / named / summoned (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	llamáramos	that we called / named / summoned
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	llamarais	that you called / named / summoned (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	llamaran	that they called / named / summoned; that you called / named / summoned (plural)

• Preferían que llamáramos al hotel primero. — They preferred that we call the hotel first.
• Era mejor que llamases a Marta directamente. — It was better for you to call Marta directly.

Llamar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	llamare	if / when I should call / name / summon
Tú — you, singular informal	llamares	if / when you should call / name / summon
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	llamare	if / when he / she should call / name / summon; if / when you should call / name / summon (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	llamáremos	if / when we should call / name / summon
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	llamareis	if / when you should call / name / summon (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	llamaren	if / when they should call / name / summon; if / when you should call / name / summon (plural)

• Quien llamare a este número deberá identificarse. — Whoever should call this number must identify themselves.

Llamar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant llamado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya llamado	that I have called / named / summoned
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas llamado	that you have called / named / summoned
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya llamado	that he / she has called / named / summoned; that you have called / named / summoned (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos llamado	that we have called / named / summoned
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis llamado	that you have called / named / summoned (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan llamado	that they have called / named / summoned; that you have called / named / summoned (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas llamado al médico. — I am glad that you called the doctor.

Llamar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant llamado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera llamado	that I had called / named / summoned
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras llamado	that you had called / named / summoned
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera llamado	that he / she had called / named / summoned; that you had called / named / summoned (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos llamado	that we had called / named / summoned
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais llamado	that you had called / named / summoned (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran llamado	that they had called / named / summoned; that you had called / named / summoned (plural)

• Si hubiera llamado antes, habría encontrado una habitación. — If I had called earlier, I would have found a room.
• Si hubieses llamado a Marta, habría respondido. — If you had called Marta, she would have answered.

Llamar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant llamado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere llamado	if / when I should have called / named / summoned
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres llamado	if / when you should have called / named / summoned
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere llamado	if / when he / she should have called / named / summoned; if / when you should have called / named / summoned (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos llamado	if / when we should have called / named / summoned
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis llamado	if / when you should have called / named / summoned (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren llamado	if / when they should have called / named / summoned; if / when you should have called / named / summoned (plural)

• Si hubieren llamado participantes adicionales, deberán anotarlos. — If additional participants should have called, they must record them.

Llamar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Llamar affirmative commands

Use the regular affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	llama	call
Usted — you, singular formal	llame	call (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	llamemos	let’s call
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	llamad	call (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	llamen	call (plural)

• Llama a recepción cuando llegues. — Call reception when you arrive.

Llamar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no llames	do not call
Usted — you, singular formal	no llame	do not call (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no llamemos	let’s not call
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no llaméis	do not call (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no llamen	do not call (plural)

• No llames después de medianoche. — Do not call after midnight.

Common constructions with Llamar

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• llamar a alguien. — to call, phone, summon, or attract someone’s attention.
• llamar por teléfono. — to call by phone.
• llamar a alguien / algo + name or label. — to call / name someone or something.
• llamarse. — to be called / named; separate pronominal construction.

Example sentences with Llamar

These examples reinforce useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Te llamo mañana. — I’ll call you tomorrow.
• Llamaron al médico inmediatamente. — They called the doctor immediately.
• A esta bebida la llaman mate. — They call this drink mate.
• Espero que llames antes de venir. — I hope you call before coming.
• Ya hemos llamado al hotel. — We have already called the hotel.
• Llama a la puerta antes de entrar. — Knock / signal at the door before entering.

Regional and usage notes for Llamar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms where vos is used.

• Vos llamás a Marta todos los días. — You call Marta every day. (voseo)
• Llamá al hotel ahora. — Call the hotel now. (affirmative vos command)

Llamar is fully regular but highly polysemous. Learn the same morphology across “call,” “phone,” “summon,” and “name,” and keep pronominal llamarse separate for expressing someone’s name.