Conjugation of chamar in Galician
chamarto callregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | chamo | |
| ti | chamas | |
| el/ela | chama | |
| nós | chamamos | |
| vós | chamades | |
| eles/elas | chaman |
Common mistakes in the Presente
- vós
chamaischamadesDon't use the Portuguese/Spanish -ais ending for vós; Galician uses -ades (chamades).
Pretéritosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | chamei | |
| ti | chamaches | |
| el/ela | chamou | |
| nós | chamamos | |
| vós | chamastes | |
| eles/elas | chamaron |
Common mistakes in the Pretérito
- ti
chamastechamachesIn Galician the 2nd person singular preterite uses -aches (chamaches), not -aste (Portuguese/Spanish).
Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | chamaba | |
| ti | chamabas | |
| el/ela | chamaba | |
| nós | chamabamos | |
| vós | chamabades | |
| eles/elas | chamaban |
Futurofuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | chamarei | |
| ti | chamarás | |
| el/ela | chamará | |
| nós | chamaremos | |
| vós | chamaredes | |
| eles/elas | chamarán |
Common mistakes in the Futuro
- eles/elas
chamarãochamaránPortuguese future 3rd pl. is chamarão; Galician uses chamarán (stress and ending differ).
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | chamaría | |
| ti | chamarías | |
| el/ela | chamaría | |
| nós | chamariamos | |
| vós | chamariades | |
| eles/elas | chamarían |
Subxuntivo presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | chame | |
| ti | chames | |
| el/ela | chame | |
| nós | chamemos | |
| vós | chamedes | |
| eles/elas | chamen |
Subxuntivo imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | chamase | |
| ti | chamases | |
| el/ela | chamase | |
| nós | chamásemos | |
| vós | chamásedes | |
| eles/elas | chamasen |
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ti | chama | |
| el/ela | chame | |
| nós | chamemos | |
| vós | chamade | |
| eles/elas | chamen |
Xerundiogerund
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | chamando | |
| ti | chamando | |
| el/ela | chamando | |
| nós | chamando | |
| vós | chamando | |
| eles/elas | chamando |
Participiopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | chamado | |
| ti | chamado | |
| el/ela | chamado | |
| nós | chamado | |
| vós | chamado | |
| eles/elas | chamado |
Common mistakes in the Participio
- eles/elas
llamadochamadoSpanish uses 'llamado' with 'll'; Galician uses 'chamado' with 'ch'.
chamar — frequently asked questions
Is chamar a regular verb?
Yes — chamar is a regular Galician verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does chamar mean?
chamar is a Galician verb meaning "to call".