L
Lingvero

Llamar Preterite Practice

Llamar (to call) in the preterite: 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

Llamar is regular in the preterite: llamé, llamaste, llamó, llamamos, llamasteis, llamaron. The accent separates llamó (he called) from llamo (I call), and llamamos is the same in the present and the preterite.

It tells when a call was made (ayer te llamé tres veces), what someone was named (mis padres me llamaron Lucía) and single moments of attention: su actitud llamó la atención de todos. Me llamaron del hospital uses the unnamed they.

IIConjugation
llamarPreterite
yo
llamé
tú
llamaste
él / ella / usted
llamó
nosotros
llamamos
vosotros
llamasteis
ellos / ustedes
llamaron
Fully regular in every tense, conjugated like hablar.

Download the llamar conjugation worksheet (PDF) — free, with answer key

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.

Download PDF
IIIPractice exercises

Practice.

Answer first, then read the explanation. Don't skip it — that's the whole point.

Exercise 01 of 14Tag: Yo form
Fill in the blank

Ayer yo te _____ tres veces, pero no contestaste. (llamar)

Yesterday I called you three times, but you didn't answer.

Exercise 02 of 14Tag: Tú form
Fill in the blank

¿Por qué no me _____ anoche? Te estuve esperando. (llamar)

Why didn't you call me last night? I was waiting for you.

Exercise 03 of 14Tag: Sequence
Fill in the blank

El jefe me _____ a su despacho y me felicitó. (llamar)

The boss called me into his office and congratulated me.

Exercise 04 of 14Tag: Nosotros form
Fill in the blank

El domingo pasado mi hermana y yo _____ a la abuela por su cumpleaños. (llamar)

Last Sunday my sister and I called our grandmother for her birthday.

Exercise 05 of 14Tag: Ellos form
Fill in the blank

Anoche los vecinos _____ a la policía por el ruido. (llamar)

Last night the neighbours called the police because of the noise.

Exercise 06 of 14Tag: Sudden event
Fill in the blank

Cuando vi el humo, yo _____ inmediatamente a los bomberos. (llamar)

When I saw the smoke, I immediately called the fire brigade.

Exercise 07 of 14Tag: Tú form
Fill in the blank

¿_____ tú al fontanero ayer o se te olvidó? (llamar)

Did you call the plumber yesterday or did you forget?

Exercise 08 of 14Tag: Historical fact
Fill in the blank

En 1492, Colón _____ «San Salvador» a la primera isla que encontró. (llamar)

In 1492, Columbus named the first island he found «San Salvador».

Exercise 09 of 14Tag: Single event
Fill in the blank

Anoche mi novia y yo _____ a un taxi porque ya no había metro. (llamar)

Last night my girlfriend and I called a taxi because the metro had stopped running.

Exercise 10 of 14Tag: Completed event
Fill in the blank

Cuando nací, mis padres me _____ Lucía por mi abuela. (llamar)

When I was born, my parents named me Lucía after my grandmother.

Exercise 11 of 14Tag: Vosotros form
Fill in the blank

¿_____ vosotros ayer al restaurante para reservar mesa? (llamar)

Did you (all) call the restaurant yesterday to book a table?

Exercise 12 of 14Tag: Tense contrast
Fill in the blank

Normalmente me llama ella, pero ayer la _____ yo. (llamar)

She usually calls me, but yesterday I called her.

Exercise 13 of 14Tag: Llamar la atención
Fill in the blank

Su actitud _____ la atención de todos en la reunión de ayer. (llamar)

His attitude caught everyone's attention at yesterday's meeting.

Exercise 14 of 14Tag: Impersonal
Fill in the blank

Ayer me _____ del hospital para darme los resultados. (llamar)

Yesterday the hospital called me with the results.

Every answer is explained

Not just a green check. A short paragraph telling you why.

No gamification

No streaks, no points, no leaderboards. Just questions.

No signup

Runs in your browser. Bookmark the topics you want to come back to.

VKeep practicing