1000 Words Academy
ItalianSpanish

Italian verb conjugation

chiamare

to call

verb Word 102 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials

How to conjugate chiamare

The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.

Present

io chiamo I call / I am calling
tu chiami you call / you are calling
lui/lei chiama he/she calls / he/she is calling
noi chiamiamo we call / we are calling
voi chiamate you all call / you all are calling
loro chiamano they call / they are calling

Imperfect

io chiamavo I was calling / I used to call
tu chiamavi you were calling / you used to call
lui/lei chiamava he/she was calling / he/she used to call
noi chiamavamo we were calling / we used to call
voi chiamavate you all were calling / you all used to call
loro chiamavano they were calling / they used to call

Future

io chiamerò I will call
tu chiamerai you will call
lui/lei chiamerà he/she will call
noi chiameremo we will call
voi chiamerete you all will call
loro chiameranno they will call

Passato prossimo

io ho chiamato I called / I have called
tu hai chiamato you called / you have called
lui/lei ha chiamato he/she called / he/she has called
noi abbiamo chiamato we called / we have called
voi avete chiamato you all called / you all have called
loro hanno chiamato they called / they have called

In a sentence

Ti chiamo stasera dopo il lavoro.

I'll call you tonight after work.

Learn chiamare and the words around it

1000 Words Academy teaches the Italian words you’ll use most, in order, and brings each one back just before you’d forget it.

Start Italian freePractice Italian in the app

More Italian verbs

A short weekly Italian email

A few useful Italian words each week, with examples. Free, and you can unsubscribe in one click.

See past issues →

We’ll email you a link to confirm. See our privacy policy.