Llamarse (to be called) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

Llamarse (to be called) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Llamarse - Conjugation of to be called in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the imperfect past, indicative tense (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo).

Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Llamarse (to be called) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Decir tu nombre (Telling your name)

Conjugation of to be called in Pretérito imperfecto

yo me llamaba I was called
tú te llamabas You were called
él/ella se llamaba He was called
nosotros/nosotras nos llamábamos We were called
vosotros/vosotras os llamabais You all were called
ellos/ellas se llamaban They were called

Example phrases

Cuando era joven, me llamaba constantemente la atención todo lo desconocido. When I was young, I was constantly attracted to everything unknown.
Cuando eras niño, te llamabas igual que tu abuelo. When you were a child, you were named after your grandfather.
En aquellos tiempos, se llamaba Julia y vivía en Madrid. At that time, she was called Julia and lived in Madrid.
Nosotros nos llamábamos por nuestros apodos en la universidad. We used to call each other by our nicknames in college.
Vosotros os llamabais cada cinco minutos, era algo excesivo. You called each other every five minutes; it was excessive.
Ellos se llamaban entre sí por señas cuando estaban en clase. They called each other by signs when they were in class.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - llamarse (to be called)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Llamarse (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Vosotros ... cada cinco minutos, era algo excesivo.

Vosotros os llamabais cada cinco minutos, era algo excesivo.

(You called each other every five minutes; it was excessive.)

2. Cuando era joven, ... constantemente la atención todo lo desconocido.

Cuando era joven, me llamaba constantemente la atención todo lo desconocido.

(When I was young, I was constantly attracted to everything unknown.)

3. Ellos ... entre sí por señas cuando estaban en clase.

Ellos se llamaban entre sí por señas cuando estaban en clase.

(They called each other by signs when they were in class.)

4. En aquellos tiempos, ... julia y vivía en madrid.

En aquellos tiempos, se llamaba julia y vivía en madrid.

(In those times, she was called Julia and lived in Madrid.)

5. Cuando eras niño, ... igual que tu abuelo.

Cuando eras niño, te llamabas igual que tu abuelo.

(When you were a child, you were named after your grandfather.)

6. Nosotros ... por nuestros apodos en la universidad.

Nosotros nos llamábamos por nuestros apodos en la universidad.

(We used to call each other by our nicknames in college.)