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llamarse

to be called, to be named

verb Word 310 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate llamarse

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

Present

yo me llamo I am called / I am named
tú te llamas you are called / you are named
él/ella se llama he/she is called / you are called (formal) / he/she is named / you are named (formal)
nosotros nos llamamos we are called / we are named
ellos/ellas se llaman they are called / you all are called / they are named / you all are named

Preterite

yo me llamé I was called / I was named
tú te llamaste you were called / you were named
él/ella se llamó he/she was called / you were called (formal) / he/she was named / you were named (formal)
nosotros nos llamamos we were called / we were named
ellos/ellas se llamaron they were called / you all were called / they were named / you all were named

Imperfect

yo me llamaba I was called / I used to be called / I was named / I used to be named
tú te llamabas you were called / you used to be called / you were named / you used to be named
él/ella se llamaba he/she was called / he/she used to be called / you were called (formal) / you used to be called (formal) / he/she was named / he/she used to be named / you were named (formal) / you used to be named (formal)
nosotros nos llamábamos we were called / we used to be called / we were named / we used to be named
ellos/ellas se llamaban they were called / they used to be called / you all were called / you all used to be called / they were named / they used to be named / you all were named / you all used to be named

Future

yo me llamaré I will be called / I will be named
tú te llamarás you will be called / you will be named
él/ella se llamará he/she will be called / you will be called (formal) / he/she will be named / you will be named (formal)
nosotros nos llamaremos we will be called / we will be named
ellos/ellas se llamarán they will be called / you all will be called / they will be named / you all will be named

In a sentence

¿Cómo se llama tu hermana?

What is your sister called?

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