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llamar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to call / to name

The imperfect conjugation of llamar (regular -ar verb, ranked #24). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo llamaba
llamabas
él/ella/Ud. llamaba
nosotros llamábamos
vosotros llamabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. llamaban

Example sentence

Antes yo llamaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to call / to name often.

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