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SPANISH VERB

llamarse

to be called

  • #104 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: llamándose
  • Past participle: llamado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I am called
  2. tú you are called
  3. usted, él, ella he/she is called
  4. nosotros we are called
  5. vosotros Spain you all are called
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they are called

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I was called
  2. tú you were called
  3. usted, él, ella he/she was called
  4. nosotros we were called
  5. vosotros Spain you all were called
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they were called

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to be called
  2. tú you used to be called
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to be called
  4. nosotros we used to be called
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to be called
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to be called

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will be called
  2. tú you will be called
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will be called
  4. nosotros we will be called
  5. vosotros Spain you all will be called
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will be called

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would be called
  2. tú you would be called
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would be called
  4. nosotros we would be called
  5. vosotros Spain you all would be called
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would be called

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I be called
  2. tú (that) you be called
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she be called
  4. nosotros (that) we be called
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all be called
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they be called

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I were called
  2. tú (if) you were called
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she were called
  4. nosotros (if) we were called
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all were called
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they were called

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú be called!
  2. usted be called! (formal)
  3. nosotros be called! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain be called! (all of you)
  5. ustedes be called! (all of you)

How to use llamarse

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Hola, me llamo Lucía, ¿y tú?

    Hi, my name is Lucía, and you?

  2. Past

    El bebé se llamó Diego, como su abuelo.

    The baby was named Diego, after his grandfather.

  3. Imperfect

    ¿Cómo se llamaba tu maestra de primaria?

    What was your elementary school teacher's name?

  4. Future

    La niña se llamará Valentina.

    The girl will be called Valentina.

  5. Conditional

    Si fuera niño, se llamaría Mateo.

    If it were a boy, he would be called Mateo.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No importa cómo se llame, es buena gente.

    No matter what his name is, he is a good person.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Quería un perro que se llamara Chocolate.

    I wanted a dog called Chocolate.

  8. Imperative

    En el juego, llámate Capitán, suena mejor.

    In the game, call yourself Captain, it sounds better.

Good to know

  • Me llamo Ana is "my name is Ana", word for word "I call myself Ana".

Where you hear llamarse

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • Me llamo Diego. My name is Diego.
  • Mi mamá se llamaba Rosa. My mother was called Rosa.
  • Mi perro se va a llamar Chocolate. My dog is going to be called Chocolate.

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • Me llamo Sara. My name is Sarah.
  • Mi abuela se llamaba Margaret. My grandmother's name was Margaret.
  • ¿Cómo se va a llamar el hotel? What is the hotel going to be called?
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Welcome to Mexico

Beginner Level 1 · me llamo · Me llamo

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What Will You Do?

Beginner Level 3 · se llama

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Forty Bundles

Advanced Level 2 · se llamaba

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In Honour of a Nun

Advanced Level 2 · te llamas como alguien

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In Her Own Hand

Advanced Level 3 · se llamaba Leonor

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Both Things

Advanced Level 3 · antes se llamaba el Día de la Raza

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Coins, Godmother!

Advanced Level 3 · se llama así por una monja

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.