Llamé al servicio posventa.

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Breakdown of Llamé al servicio posventa.

• llamar: to call
• el servicio posventa: the after-sales service

Questions & Answers about Llamé al servicio posventa.

Why is it llamé and not llamo or llamaba?

Llamé is the 1st person singular preterite of llamar: I called.

• llamo = I call / I am calling (present)
• llamé = I called (completed action in the past)
• llamaba = I used to call / I was calling (imperfect, more ongoing or habitual in the past)

In Llamé al servicio posventa, the speaker is talking about one completed phone call in the past, so llamé is the natural choice.

Why does a + el become al in al servicio posventa?

In Spanish, a + el normally contracts to al.

So:

• a el servicio posventa → al servicio posventa

This is a standard contraction, just like:

• Voy al banco
• Escribí al director

The only common exception is when el is part of a proper name, for example:

• Voy a El Escorial

But here el servicio posventa is not a proper name, so al is required.

Why is there an a before el servicio posventa?