llamar
to callPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | llamoI call | nosotros | llamamoswe call |
| tú | llamasyou call | vosotros | llamáisyou all call |
| él/ella/Ud. | llamahe/she calls | ellos/Uds. | llamanthey call |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he llamadoI have called | nosotros | hemos llamadowe have called |
| tú | has llamadoyou have called | vosotros | habéis llamadoyou all have called |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha llamadohe/she has called | ellos/Uds. | han llamadothey have called |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | llame(that) I call | nosotros | llamemos(that) we call |
| tú | llames(that) you call | vosotros | llaméis(that) you all call |
| él/ella/Ud. | llame(that) he/she calls | ellos/Uds. | llamen(that) they call |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya llamado(that) I have called | nosotros | hayamos llamado(that) we have called |
| tú | hayas llamado(that) you have called | vosotros | hayáis llamado(that) you all have called |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya llamado(that) he/she has called | ellos/Uds. | hayan llamado(that) they have called |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | llaméI called | nosotros | llamamoswe called |
| tú | llamasteyou called | vosotros | llamasteisyou all called |
| él/ella/Ud. | llamóhe/she called | ellos/Uds. | llamaronthey called |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | llamabaI used to call | nosotros | llamábamoswe used to call |
| tú | llamabasyou used to call | vosotros | llamabaisyou all used to call |
| él/ella/Ud. | llamabahe/she used to call | ellos/Uds. | llamabanthey used to call |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había llamadoI had called | nosotros | habíamos llamadowe had called |
| tú | habías llamadoyou had called | vosotros | habíais llamadoyou all had called |
| él/ella/Ud. | había llamadohe/she had called | ellos/Uds. | habían llamadothey had called |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | llamara(that) I called | nosotros | llamáramos(that) we called |
| tú | llamaras(that) you called | vosotros | llamarais(that) you all called |
| él/ella/Ud. | llamara(that) he/she called | ellos/Uds. | llamaran(that) they called |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | llamase(that) I called | nosotros | llamásemos(that) we called |
| tú | llamases(that) you called | vosotros | llamaseis(that) you all called |
| él/ella/Ud. | llamase(that) he/she called | ellos/Uds. | llamasen(that) they called |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera llamado(that) I had called | nosotros | hubiéramos llamado(that) we had called |
| tú | hubieras llamado(that) you had called | vosotros | hubierais llamado(that) you all had called |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera llamado(that) he/she had called | ellos/Uds. | hubieran llamado(that) they had called |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube llamadoI had called | nosotros | hubimos llamadowe had called |
| tú | hubiste llamadoyou had called | vosotros | hubisteis llamadoyou all had called |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo llamadohe/she had called | ellos/Uds. | hubieron llamadothey had called |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | llamaréI will call | nosotros | llamaremoswe will call |
| tú | llamarásyou will call | vosotros | llamaréisyou all will call |
| él/ella/Ud. | llamaráhe/she will call | ellos/Uds. | llamaránthey will call |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | llamaríaI would call | nosotros | llamaríamoswe would call |
| tú | llamaríasyou would call | vosotros | llamaríaisyou all would call |
| él/ella/Ud. | llamaríahe/she would call | ellos/Uds. | llamaríanthey would call |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré llamadoI will have called | nosotros | habremos llamadowe will have called |
| tú | habrás llamadoyou will have called | vosotros | habréis llamadoyou all will have called |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá llamadohe/she will have called | ellos/Uds. | habrán llamadothey will have called |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría llamadoI would have called | nosotros | habríamos llamadowe would have called |
| tú | habrías llamadoyou would have called | vosotros | habríais llamadoyou all would have called |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría llamadohe/she would have called | ellos/Uds. | habrían llamadothey would have called |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | llamare(should) I call | nosotros | llamáremos(should) we call |
| tú | llamares(should) you call | vosotros | llamareis(should) you all call |
| él/ella/Ud. | llamare(should) he/she call | ellos/Uds. | llamaren(should) they call |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | llamemoslet's call |
| tú | llamacall! | vosotros | llamadcall! |
| él/ella/Ud. | llamecall! | ellos/Uds. | llamencall! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no llamemoslet's not call |
| tú | no llamesdon't call | vosotros | no llaméisdon't call |
| él/ella/Ud. | no llamedon't call | ellos/Uds. | no llamendon't call |
