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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 used to call
(tú) llamabas you called
(él/ella) llamaba he/she called
(nosotros/nosotras) llamábamos we called
(vosotros/vosotras) llamabais You were calling
(ellos/ellas) llamaban they called

Example phrases

Spanish English
Yo llamaba al teléfono de emergencia siempre. I used to call the emergency phone all the time.
Tú llamabas a la ambulancia en la emergencia. You used to call the ambulance in an emergency.
Él llamaba a la Cruz Roja para pedir socorro. He was calling the Red Cross to ask for help.
Nosotros llamábamos a los bomberos en la sala de urgencias. We used to call the fire brigade in the emergency room.
Vosotros llamabais a la paramédica cuando había problemas. You were calling the paramedic when there were problems.
Ellos llamaban a la Seguridad Social por protección. They used to call Social Security protection.

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct form.

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llamaba, llamabais, llamaban, llamabas, llamábamos

1.
Nosotros ... a los bomberos en la sala de urgencias.
(We used to call the fire brigade in the emergency room.)
2.
Él ... a la cruz roja para pedir socorro.
(He was calling the Red Cross to ask for help.)
3.
Tú ... a la ambulancia en la emergencia.
(You used to call the ambulance in an emergency.)
4.
Yo ... al teléfono de emergencia siempre.
(I used to call the emergency phone all the time.)
5.
Ellos ... a la seguridad social por protección.
(They used to call social security protection.)
6.
Vosotros ... a la paramédica cuando había problemas.
(You were calling the paramedic when there were problems.)