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Llamar (to call) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

Llamar (to call) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Llamar - Conjugation of to call in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the imperfect past, indicative tense (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo).

Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

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Conjugation of to call in Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
yo llamaba I called
tú llamabas You were calling
él/ella llamaba He/she was calling
nosotros/nosotras llamábamos We called
vosotros/vosotras llamabais You called
ellos/ellas llamaban they called

Example phrases

Spanish English
Yo llamaba a la Cruz Roja. I was calling the Red Cross.
Tú llamabas una ambulancia rápidamente. You were calling an ambulance quickly.
Él llamaba los bomberos en emergencias. He would call the fire brigade in emergencies.
Nosotros llamábamos el teléfono de emergencia. We used to call the emergency telephone.
Vosotras llamabais a la sala de urgencias. You were calling the emergency room.
Ellos llamaban a la paramédica siempre. They used to call the paramedic always.

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct form.

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llamaba, llamabais, llamaban, llamabas, llamábamos

1.
Nosotros ... el teléfono de emergencia.
(We used to call the emergency telephone.)
2.
Él ... los bomberos en emergencias.
(He would call the fire brigade in emergencies.)
3.
Tú ... una ambulancia rápidamente.
(You were calling an ambulance quickly.)
4.
Yo ... a la cruz roja.
(I was calling the Red Cross.)
5.
Ellos ... a la paramédica siempre.
(They used to call the paramedic always.)
6.
Vosotras ... a la sala de urgencias.
(You were calling the emergency room.)