Verb · reflexive, regular -ar
llamarse
to be called
The thing that catches people out
Me llamo Ana is literally I call myself Ana. The me, te, se in front change with the person; the verb itself is a regular -ar verb.
Present
What happens, and what is happening now.
| yo | me llamo | |
| tú | te llamas | |
| él, ella, usted | se llama | |
| nosotros | nos llamamos | |
| ellos, ustedes | se llaman | |
| vosotros, Spain only | os llamáis |
Preterite, the finished past
Something that happened and is over: yesterday, last year, once.
| yo | me llamé | |
| tú | te llamaste | |
| él, ella, usted | se llamó | |
| nosotros | nos llamamos | |
| ellos, ustedes | se llamaron | |
| vosotros, Spain only | os llamasteis |
Imperfect, the background past
What used to happen, or was going on when something else happened.
| yo | me llamaba | |
| tú | te llamabas | |
| él, ella, usted | se llamaba | |
| nosotros | nos llamábamos | |
| ellos, ustedes | se llamaban | |
| vosotros, Spain only | os llamabais |
Future
Will do. In conversation, ir a plus the verb is more common: voy a comer.
| yo | me llamaré | |
| tú | te llamarás | |
| él, ella, usted | se llamará | |
| nosotros | nos llamaremos | |
| ellos, ustedes | se llamarán | |
| vosotros, Spain only | os llamaréis |
Present perfect
Have done. Used far more in Spain, where it covers today; most of Latin America uses the preterite there.
| yo | me he llamado | |
| tú | te has llamado | |
| él, ella, usted | se ha llamado | |
| nosotros | nos hemos llamado | |
| ellos, ustedes | se han llamado | |
| vosotros, Spain only | os habéis llamado |
Other forms
The -ing form, the form that follows he, has and ha, and how to tell someone to do it.
| -ing form | llamándose | |
| participle | llamado | |
| command, to tú | llámate | |
| command, to usted | llámese |
In a sentence
me llamo Daniel
my name is Daniel
¿cómo se llama tu perro?
what is your dog called?