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Llamar Imperfect Practice

Llamar (to call) in the imperfect: 14 free exercises with an explanation after every answer, plus the full conjugation table.

•14 exercises•Regular -ar•A1 – A2 level
IWhat to watch for

The imperfect of llamar is regular: llamaba, llamabas, llamaba, llamábamos, llamabais, llamaban. Only llamábamos has a written accent.

It describes calls that were a routine (de joven llamaba desde una cabina), what people used to call someone (mis primos me llamaban «Pecas») and what a place used to be called: el pueblo se llamaba San Martín de Arriba.

IIConjugation
llamarImperfect
yo
llamaba
tú
llamabas
él / ella / usted
llamaba
nosotros
llamábamos
vosotros
llamabais
ellos / ustedes
llamaban
Fully regular in every tense, conjugated like hablar.

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48 exercises on llamar across 8 tenses on one printable worksheet: each tense opens with its conjugation table, and the answer key with short explanations is at the end. Fits A4 and US Letter. Free for classroom use — no sign-up.

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Exercise 01 of 14Tag: Past habit
Fill in the blank

De joven, yo _____ a mis amigos desde una cabina de teléfono. (llamar)

When I was young, I used to call my friends from a phone box.

Exercise 02 of 14Tag: Past habit
Fill in the blank

Cuando vivías en Londres, ¿_____ a tu madre todos los días? (llamar)

When you lived in London, did you call your mother every day?

Exercise 03 of 14Tag: Past routine
Fill in the blank

Cuando éramos novios, él me _____ todas las noches antes de dormir. (llamar)

When we were going out, he used to call me every night before bed.

Exercise 04 of 14Tag: Interrupted action
Fill in the blank

Nosotros justo te _____ cuando entraste por la puerta. (llamar)

We were just calling you when you walked through the door.

Exercise 05 of 14Tag: Childhood
Fill in the blank

De pequeño, mis primos me _____ «Pecas». (llamar)

When I was little, my cousins called me «Freckles».

Exercise 06 of 14Tag: Past routine
Fill in the blank

Cuando trabajaba en el centro de atención, _____ a más de cien clientes al día. (llamar)

When I worked at the call centre, I called more than a hundred customers a day.

Exercise 07 of 14Tag: Past habit
Fill in the blank

Cuando eras adolescente, ¿tú _____ a la radio para pedir canciones? (llamar)

When you were a teenager, did you call the radio station to request songs?

Exercise 08 of 14Tag: Past identity
Fill in the blank

Antes, el pueblo se _____ San Martín de Arriba. (llamar)

The village used to be called San Martín de Arriba.

Exercise 09 of 14Tag: Past habit
Fill in the blank

Cuando vivíamos lejos, _____ a casa cada fin de semana. (llamar)

When we lived far away, we called home every weekend.

Exercise 10 of 14Tag: Past habit
Fill in the blank

En mi antiguo colegio, los profesores nos _____ por el apellido. (llamar)

At my old school, the teachers called us by our surnames.

Exercise 11 of 14Tag: Childhood
Fill in the blank

De pequeños, ¿cómo _____ vosotros a vuestra abuela, yaya o abuelita? (llamar)

When you were little, what did you (all) call your grandmother, yaya or abuelita?

Exercise 12 of 14Tag: Two simultaneous actions
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Mientras yo te _____, tú intentabas hablar conmigo: por eso comunicaba. (llamar)

While I was calling you, you were trying to get through to me: that's why it was engaged.

Exercise 13 of 14Tag: Llamar la atención
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En el instituto, el profesor de música siempre _____ la atención por su forma de vestir. (llamar)

At secondary school, the music teacher always stood out because of the way he dressed.

Exercise 14 of 14Tag: Past description
Fill in the blank

Antes, en esta calle, los vendedores _____ a los clientes a gritos. (llamar)

In the past, on this street, the vendors used to shout to call customers over.

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