Llamarse Conjugation | How to Conjugate Llamarse in Spanish

Llamarse means “to be called” or “to be named.” You will learn its regular pronominal -AR conjugation, clitic placement, naming patterns, compound forms, and commands.

Llamarse conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. RAE explicitly records llamarse as “to have the name or designation expressed.” Llamarse is pronominal and uses regular -AR verbal morphology with person-matched clitics.

Llamarse gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The non-finite forms support infinitive, progressive, and compound constructions. The participle llamado stays invariant with haber.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	llamarse	pronominal infinitive
Gerund	llamándose	pronominal gerund
Past participle	llamado	been called / named
Compound infinitive	haberse llamado	compound infinitive
Compound gerund	habiéndose llamado	compound gerund

Llamarse meaning and essential uses

The core use is stating or asking a name: Me llamo Ana. — “My name is Ana / I am called Ana.”

The grammatical subject is the person or thing bearing the name, and the matching pronominal clitic is required in this naming use.

Llamarse conjugation pattern and pronoun placement

Llamarse follows regular -AR verbal morphology. Add the matching clitic before finite forms: me llamo, te llamaste, se llamará, nos llamemos.

Affirmative commands attach the clitic: llámate, llámese, llamémonos, llamaos, llámense; negative commands keep it before the verb.

Llamarse indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Llamarse present tense conjugation

Present indicative — Use it for present states, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me llamo	I am called / named
Tú — you, singular informal	te llamas	you are called / named
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se llama	he / she is called / named; you are called / named (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos llamamos	we are called / named
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os llamáis	you are called / named (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se llaman	they are called / named; you are called / named (plural)

• Me llamo Daniel. — My name is Daniel.

Llamarse preterite conjugation

Preterite — Use it for completed or bounded past events.

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

• De niño me llamé Daniel en todos los registros escolares. — As a child I was called Daniel in all school records.

Llamarse imperfect conjugation

Imperfect — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant llamado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me llamaba	I used to be called / named
Tú — you, singular informal	te llamabas	you used to be called / named
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se llamaba	he / she used to be called / named; you used to be called / named (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos llamábamos	we used to be called / named
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os llamabais	you used to be called / named (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se llamaban	they used to be called / named; you used to be called / named (plural)

• Antes se llamaba Hotel Central. — It used to be called Hotel Central.

Llamarse present progressive

Present progressive — Use it for an action or process in progress. The table uses proclisis; enclisis is also standard: estoy llamándome.

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

• Se está llamando a sí mismo experto. — He is calling himself an expert.

Llamarse near future conjugation

Near future — Use it for a plan, intention, or expected event. The table uses proclisis; attaching the clitic to the infinitive is also standard: voy a llamarme.

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

• Me voy a llamar Alex en el juego. — I am going to call myself Alex in the game.

Llamarse future tense conjugation

Simple future — Use it for future reference.

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

• La empresa se llamará Horizonte. — The company will be called Horizonte.

Llamarse conditional conjugation

Conditional — Use it for hypothetical or conditional outcomes.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me llamaría	I would be called / named
Tú — you, singular informal	te llamarías	you would be called / named
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se llamaría	he / she would be called / named; you would be called / named (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos llamaríamos	we would be called / named
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os llamaríais	you would be called / named (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se llamarían	they would be called / named; you would be called / named (plural)

• Me llamaría Leo si eligiera otro nombre. — I would call myself Leo if I chose another name.

Llamarse present perfect conjugation

Present perfect — Use it for completed events linked to a present reference frame. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant llamado.

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

• Siempre me he llamado Daniel. — I have always been called Daniel.

Llamarse past perfect conjugation

Past perfect — Use it for an event completed before another past point. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant llamado.

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

• El proyecto ya se había llamado así antes. — The project had already been called that before.

Llamarse future perfect conjugation

Future perfect — Use it for an event completed before a future point. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant llamado.

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

• Para entonces se habrá llamado de varias maneras. — By then it will have been called several things.

Llamarse conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant llamado.

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

• Se habría llamado de otro modo con otra marca. — It would have been called something else with another brand.

Llamarse subjunctive conjugations

Llamarse present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive — Use it with wishes, influence, emotion, doubt, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me llame	that I be called / named
Tú — you, singular informal	te llames	that you be called / named
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se llame	that he / she be called / named; that you be called / named (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos llamemos	that we be called / named
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os llaméis	that you be called / named (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se llamen	that they be called / named; that you be called / named (plural)

• Quiero que te llames como prefieras. — I want you to call yourself whatever you prefer.

Llamarse imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive — The main table uses the -ra series; the accepted -se series is also valid. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant llamado.

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

• Preferían que nos llamáramos por nuestros nombres completos. — They preferred that we call ourselves by our full names.
• Era mejor que te llamases por tu nombre real. — It was better for you to use your real name.

Llamarse future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts.

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

• Quien se llamare de otra manera en el registro deberá justificar el cambio. — Whoever should be called by another name in the record must justify the change.

Llamarse present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive — Use it for completed events inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant llamado.

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

• Me alegra que se haya llamado así finalmente. — I am glad it was finally called that.

Llamarse past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is also accepted. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant llamado.

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

• Si me hubiera llamado de otra manera, el documento sería distinto. — If I had been called something else, the document would be different.
• Si te hubieses llamado Carlos en el registro, habría que corregirlo. — If you had been called Carlos in the record, it would need correction.

Llamarse future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form. The clitic precedes haber, followed by invariant llamado.

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

• Si se hubieren llamado de otra manera, deberán indicarlo. — If they should have been called something else, they must state it.

Llamarse imperative and commands

Commands directly address another person. The nosotros/nosotras row has exhortative “let’s…” value.

Llamarse affirmative commands

Affirmative pronominal commands attach the clitic and recompute stress; nosotros loses final -s before nos, and ordinary vosotros loses -d before os.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	llámate	be called
Usted — you, singular formal	llámese	be called (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	llamémonos	let’s be called
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	llamaos	be called (plural)
Ustedes — you, plural	llámense	be called (plural formal)

• Llámate como quieras en el juego. — Call yourself whatever you want in the game.

Llamarse negative commands

Negative pronominal commands place the clitic before the subjunctive form.

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

• No te llames experto si aún estás aprendiendo. — Do not call yourself an expert if you are still learning.

Common constructions with Llamarse

These patterns capture the most useful complements and lexical frames.

• llamarse + name. — to be called / named something.
• ¿Cómo te llamas? — What is your name?
• llamarse igual / de otra manera. — to have the same / a different name.

Example sentences with Llamarse

These examples reinforce common usage.

• Me llamo Laura. — My name is Laura.
• ¿Cómo se llama usted? — What is your name?
• La calle se llama Gran Vía. — The street is called Gran Vía.
• Espero que el proyecto se llame Horizonte. — I hope the project is called Horizonte.
• Siempre se ha llamado así. — It has always been called that.
• Llámense por sus nombres, por favor. — Call yourselves by your names, please.

Regional and usage notes for Llamarse

Core tables include tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes; voseo is noted separately where relevant.

• Vos te llamás Martín. — Your name is Martín. (voseo)
• Llamate como quieras. — Call yourself whatever you want. (affirmative vos command)

Llamarse is morphologically regular but obligatorily pronominal in the naming sense. Keep the clitic matched to the subject and use the verb directly with the name or designation.