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Conjugation Chart of “Llamar” (to call) in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Pronoun Conjugation
Yollamé
llamaste
Él / Ella / Ustedllamó
Nosotros / Nosotrasllamamos
Vosotros / Vosotrasllamasteis
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesllamaron

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Understanding the Preterite (Past) Tense of “Llamar”

The preterite of llamar is used to express when someone called or phoned at a specific moment in the past. For example, “I called my mother yesterday” – “Llamé a mi madre ayer.”

This is a regular -ar verb in the preterite tense. It follows the standard conjugation pattern without any spelling changes or irregularities.

How to Use Llamar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

The Preterite of llamar describes completed actions of calling or naming.

To call/phone: Used for specific instances of calling someone, for example Llamé al médico ayer (I called the doctor yesterday), or Me llamaron esta mañana (They called me this morning).

To name/designate: Refers to giving names, for example Lo llamaron Pablo (They named him Pablo).

Real Life Examples of Llamar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Llamé a mi madre ayer por la noche. (I called my mother last night.)

¿Por qué no me llamaste? (Why didn’t you call me?)

El doctor llamó para dar los resultados. (The doctor called to give the results.)

Llamamos a emergencias inmediatamente. (We called emergency services immediately.)

Los niños llamaron a la puerta. (The children knocked on the door.)

¿Quién te llamó tan tarde? (Who called you so late?)

Llamaste la atención de todos. (You caught everyone’s attention.)

Me llamó la atención su comportamiento. (Their behavior caught my attention.)

Llamamos un taxi para volver a casa. (We called a taxi to return home.)

Los estudiantes llamaron al profesor. (The students called the teacher.)

Llamé tres veces pero nadie contestó. (I called three times but nobody answered.)

¿Llamaste para confirmar la reserva? (Did you call to confirm the reservation?)

Me llamó la atención ese libro. (That book caught my attention.)

Llamamos a todos los invitados. (We called all the guests.)

Llamaron a la policía por el ruido. (They called the police because of the noise.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Llamar (to call) in the Preterite (Past) Tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

Spanish English
Yo llamé I called
Tú llamaste You called
Él / Ella / Usted llamó He / She / You (formal) called
Nosotros / Nosotras llamamos We called
Vosotros / Vosotras llamasteis You all called
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes llamaron They / You all (formal) called

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Synonyms

The Preterite tense is also known as the Simple Past, Past Simple, Definite Past, Absolute Past, or Past Tense Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Perfecto Simple, Pretérito Indefinido, Pretérito Simple, Pasado Simple, or Pretérito de Indicativo in Spanish.