Callar means to stop speaking or to remain silent. It can also imply silencing or quieting someone or something.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | callo | Yo callo cuando estoy enojado. I am silent when I am angry. | |
Tú | callas | Tú callas durante la reunión. You are silent during the meeting. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | calla | Ella calla en la biblioteca. She is silent in the library. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | callamos | Nosotros callamos en la iglesia. We remain silent in the church. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | calláis | Vosotros calláis en clase. You all are silent in class. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | callan | Ellos callan durante la película. They are silent during the movie. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | callé | Ayer callé en la reunión. I was silent at the meeting yesterday. | |
Tú | callaste | Tú callaste durante la discusión. You remained silent during the discussion. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | calló | Él calló cuando le preguntaron. He remained silent when they asked him. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | callamos | Nosotros callamos en la biblioteca. We kept quiet in the library. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | callasteis | Vosotros callasteis durante la película. You all remained silent during the movie. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | callaron | Ellos callaron en la reunión. They remained silent at the meeting. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | callaba | Yo callaba cuando llegaste. I was silent when you arrived. | |
Tú | callabas | Tú callabas en clase siempre. You were silent in class always. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | callaba | Ella callaba durante la reunión. She was silent during the meeting. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | callábamos | Nosotros callábamos en la biblioteca. We were silent in the library. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | callabais | Vosotros callabais mucho en clase. You all were very silent in class. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | callaban | Ellos callaban cuando el profesor hablaba. They were silent when the teacher was speaking. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | estoy callando | Estoy callando para escuchar mejor. I am being quiet to listen better. | |
Tú | estás callando | ¿Por qué estás callando ahora? Why are you being quiet now? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | está callando | Ella está callando durante la reunión. She is being quiet during the meeting. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos callando | Estamos callando para no molestar. We are being quiet to avoid disturbing. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis callando | ¿Por qué estáis callando tanto? Why are you all being so quiet? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están callando | Los niños están callando en clase. The children are being quiet in class. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | voy a callar | Voy a callar en la reunión. I am going to be quiet in the meeting. | |
Tú | vas a callar | Vas a callar cuando hablen. You are going to be quiet when they speak. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | va a callar | Ella va a callar después de la discusión. She is going to be quiet after the argument. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a callar | Vamos a callar durante la película. We are going to be quiet during the movie. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a callar | Vosotros vais a callar en clase. You all are going to be quiet in class. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a callar | Ellos van a callar en el concierto. They are going to be quiet at the concert. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | callaré | Callaré en la reunión mañana. I will be silent at the meeting tomorrow. | |
Tú | callarás | Tú callarás durante la presentación. You will be silent during the presentation. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | callará | Ella callará en la conferencia. She will be silent at the conference. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | callaremos | Nosotros callaremos en la biblioteca. We will be silent in the library. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | callaréis | Vosotros callaréis en la clase. You all will be silent in the class. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | callarán | Ellos callarán durante la película. They will be silent during the movie. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | callaría | Yo callaría si tuviera tiempo. I would be silent if I had time. | |
Tú | callarías | Tú callarías en esa situación. You would be silent in that situation. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | callaría | Él callaría si supiera la verdad. He would be silent if he knew the truth. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | callaríamos | Nosotros callaríamos ante esa pregunta. We would be silent about that question. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | callaríais | Vosotros callaríais en esa reunión. You all would be silent in that meeting. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | callarían | Ellos callarían si les pidieran silencio. They would be silent if asked to be quiet. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | he callado | Yo he callado todo el día. I have been silent all day. | |
Tú | has callado | Tú has callado en la reunión. You have been silent in the meeting. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | ha callado | Ella ha callado durante la discusión. She has been silent during the discussion. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos callado | Nosotros hemos callado por respeto. We have been silent out of respect. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis callado | Vosotros habéis callado toda la noche. You all have been silent all night. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han callado | Ellos han callado en la conferencia. They have been silent in the conference. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | había callado | Yo había callado antes de hablar. I had kept quiet before speaking. | |
Tú | habías callado | Tú habías callado cuando llegué. You had kept quiet when I arrived. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | había callado | Ella había callado durante la reunión. She had kept quiet during the meeting. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos callado | Nosotros habíamos callado todo el día. We had kept quiet all day. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais callado | Vosotros habíais callado antes de responder. You all had kept quiet before responding. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían callado | Ellos habían callado durante la discusión. They had kept quiet during the discussion. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habré callado | Para entonces, ya habré callado. By then, I will have already been silent. | |
Tú | habrás callado | Para esa hora, habrás callado. By that time, you will have been silent. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habrá callado | Para entonces, ella habrá callado. By then, she will have been silent. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos callado | Para cuando lleguen, habremos callado. By the time they arrive, we will have been silent. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis callado | Para entonces, vosotros habréis callado. By then, you all will have been silent. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán callado | Para cuando vuelvan, ya habrán callado. By the time they return, they will have been silent. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habría callado | Yo habría callado si hubiera sabido. I would have kept quiet if I had known. | |
Tú | habrías callado | Tú habrías callado en esa situación. You would have kept quiet in that situation. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habría callado | Él habría callado si le hubieran preguntado. He would have kept quiet if they had asked him. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos callado | Nosotros habríamos callado ante la noticia. We would have kept quiet about the news. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais callado | Vosotros habríais callado en esa reunión. You all would have kept quiet in that meeting. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían callado | Ellos habrían callado si supieran la verdad. They would have kept quiet if they knew the truth. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | callé | Es importante que yo callé ahora. It's important that I be quiet now. | |
Tú | calls | Espero que tú calls en la reunión. I hope that you are quiet in the meeting. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | callé | Es posible que él callé durante la clase. It's possible that he stays silent during the class. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | callémos | Es necesario que nosotros callémos ahora. It's necessary that we be quiet now. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | calléis | Quiero que vosotros calléis en la biblioteca. I want you all to be quiet in the library. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | callen | Es importante que ellos callen durante la película. It's important that they stay silent during the movie. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | callara | Esperaba que él callara durante la reunión. I hoped that he would be quiet during the meeting. | |
Tú | callaras | No creía que tú callaras en público. I didn't think that you would be quiet in public. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | callara | Pensaba que ella callara en ese momento. I thought that she would be quiet at that moment. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | calláramos | Deseábamos que nosotros calláramos entonces. We wished that we would be quiet then. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | callarais | Me sorprendió que vosotros callarais así. I was surprised that you all would be quiet like that. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | callaran | No creían que ellos callaran en la discusión. They didn't believe that they would be quiet during the argument. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | callare | Si tuviera tiempo, callare en la reunión. If I had time, I would be silent at the meeting. | |
Tú | callares | Quizás callares en esa situación. Maybe you would remain silent in that situation. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | callare | El profesor callare si fuera necesario. The teacher would remain silent if necessary. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | calláremos | Nosotros calláremos si no hay prueba. We would remain silent if there is no proof. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | callareis | Vosotros callareis en la discusión. You all would remain silent in the discussion. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | callaren | Ellos callaren si no quieren problemas. They would remain silent if they don't want trouble. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | haya callado | Espero que haya callado ya. I hope I have already been silent. | |
Tú | hayas callado | Es importante que hayas callado. It's important that you have been silent. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | haya callado | Es posible que haya callado antes. It's possible that he/she/you have been silent before. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos callado | Dudo que hayamos callado demasiado. I doubt that we have been too silent. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis callado | No creo que hayáis callado todavía. I don't think that you all have been silent yet. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan callado | Es bueno que hayan callado en la reunión. It's good that they/you all have been silent in the meeting. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiera callado | Si hubiera callado, no habría discutido. If I had kept quiet, I wouldn't have argued. | |
Tú | hubieras callado | Esperaba que hubieras callado antes. I hoped you had kept quiet earlier. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera callado | Ella pensó que él hubiera callado. She thought that he had kept quiet. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos callado | Si hubiéramos callado, todo habría sido diferente. If we had kept quiet, everything would have been different. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais callado | Me sorprendió que no hubierais callado. It surprised me that you hadn't kept quiet. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran callado | Dudaba que ellos hubieran callado. I doubted that they had kept quiet. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habré callado | Cuando llegue, habré callado. When I arrive, I will have been silent. | |
Tú | habrás callado | Para entonces, habrás callado. By then, you will have been silent. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habrá callado | Es probable que él ya habrá callado. He probably will have been silent by then. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos callado | Para esa fecha, habremos callado. By that date, we will have been silent. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis callado | Para entonces, habréis callado. By then, you all will have been silent. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán callado | Seguramente, habrán callado ya. They will have probably been silent already. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | callo | No me digas que callo siempre. Don't tell me I always keep quiet. | |
Tú | calla | ¡Calla y escucha atentamente! Be quiet and listen carefully! | |
Él / Ella / Usted | calla | Por favor, calla durante la película. Please be quiet during the movie. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | callamos | Vamos a callarnos por un momento. Let's be quiet for a moment. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | callad | ¡Callad todos, por favor! Everyone be quiet, please! | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | callen | Deben callen durante la ceremonia. They must be quiet during the ceremony. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | no calles | No calles durante la película. Don't be quiet during the movie. | |
Tú | no calles | Por favor, no calles en clase. Please, don't be quiet in class. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | no calle | No calle en la reunión. Don't be quiet in the meeting. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | no calléis | No calléis en la biblioteca. Don't be quiet in the library. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | no calléis | No calléis durante la presentación. Don't be quiet during the presentation. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no callen | No callen en el cine. Don't be quiet in the cinema. |
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