Spanish verb callar conjugation

callar
to be silent
regular verbPast participle: calladoGerund: callando

Callar means to stop speaking or to remain silent. It can also imply silencing or quieting someone or something.

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Complete conjugation of callar

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocallo
Yo callo cuando estoy enojado.
I am silent when I am angry.
callas
Tú callas durante la reunión.
You are silent during the meeting.
Él / Ella / Ustedcalla
Ella calla en la biblioteca.
She is silent in the library.
Nosotros / Nosotrascallamos
Nosotros callamos en la iglesia.
We remain silent in the church.
Vosotros / Vosotrascalláis
Vosotros calláis en clase.
You all are silent in class.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescallan
Ellos callan durante la película.
They are silent during the movie.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocallé
Ayer callé en la reunión.
I was silent at the meeting yesterday.
callaste
Tú callaste durante la discusión.
You remained silent during the discussion.
Él / Ella / Ustedcalló
Él calló cuando le preguntaron.
He remained silent when they asked him.
Nosotros / Nosotrascallamos
Nosotros callamos en la biblioteca.
We kept quiet in the library.
Vosotros / Vosotrascallasteis
Vosotros callasteis durante la película.
You all remained silent during the movie.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescallaron
Ellos callaron en la reunión.
They remained silent at the meeting.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocallaba
Yo callaba cuando llegaste.
I was silent when you arrived.
callabas
Tú callabas en clase siempre.
You were silent in class always.
Él / Ella / Ustedcallaba
Ella callaba durante la reunión.
She was silent during the meeting.
Nosotros / Nosotrascallábamos
Nosotros callábamos en la biblioteca.
We were silent in the library.
Vosotros / Vosotrascallabais
Vosotros callabais mucho en clase.
You all were very silent in class.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescallaban
Ellos callaban cuando el profesor hablaba.
They were silent when the teacher was speaking.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yoestoy callando
Estoy callando para escuchar mejor.
I am being quiet to listen better.
estás callando
¿Por qué estás callando ahora?
Why are you being quiet now?
Él / Ella / Ustedestá callando
Ella está callando durante la reunión.
She is being quiet during the meeting.
Nosotros / Nosotrasestamos callando
Estamos callando para no molestar.
We are being quiet to avoid disturbing.
Vosotros / Vosotrasestáis callando
¿Por qué estáis callando tanto?
Why are you all being so quiet?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesestán callando
Los niños están callando en clase.
The children are being quiet in class.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yovoy a callar
Voy a callar en la reunión.
I am going to be quiet in the meeting.
vas a callar
Vas a callar cuando hablen.
You are going to be quiet when they speak.
Él / Ella / Ustedva a callar
Ella va a callar después de la discusión.
She is going to be quiet after the argument.
Nosotros / Nosotrasvamos a callar
Vamos a callar durante la película.
We are going to be quiet during the movie.
Vosotros / Vosotrasvais a callar
Vosotros vais a callar en clase.
You all are going to be quiet in class.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesvan a callar
Ellos van a callar en el concierto.
They are going to be quiet at the concert.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocallaré
Callaré en la reunión mañana.
I will be silent at the meeting tomorrow.
callarás
Tú callarás durante la presentación.
You will be silent during the presentation.
Él / Ella / Ustedcallará
Ella callará en la conferencia.
She will be silent at the conference.
Nosotros / Nosotrascallaremos
Nosotros callaremos en la biblioteca.
We will be silent in the library.
Vosotros / Vosotrascallaréis
Vosotros callaréis en la clase.
You all will be silent in the class.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescallarán
Ellos callarán durante la película.
They will be silent during the movie.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocallaría
Yo callaría si tuviera tiempo.
I would be silent if I had time.
callarías
Tú callarías en esa situación.
You would be silent in that situation.
Él / Ella / Ustedcallaría
Él callaría si supiera la verdad.
He would be silent if he knew the truth.
Nosotros / Nosotrascallaríamos
Nosotros callaríamos ante esa pregunta.
We would be silent about that question.
Vosotros / Vosotrascallaríais
Vosotros callaríais en esa reunión.
You all would be silent in that meeting.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescallarían
Ellos callarían si les pidieran silencio.
They would be silent if asked to be quiet.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohe callado
Yo he callado todo el día.
I have been silent all day.
has callado
Tú has callado en la reunión.
You have been silent in the meeting.
Él / Ella / Ustedha callado
Ella ha callado durante la discusión.
She has been silent during the discussion.
Nosotros / Nosotrashemos callado
Nosotros hemos callado por respeto.
We have been silent out of respect.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabéis callado
Vosotros habéis callado toda la noche.
You all have been silent all night.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshan callado
Ellos han callado en la conferencia.
They have been silent in the conference.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabía callado
Yo había callado antes de hablar.
I had kept quiet before speaking.
habías callado
Tú habías callado cuando llegué.
You had kept quiet when I arrived.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabía callado
Ella había callado durante la reunión.
She had kept quiet during the meeting.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabíamos callado
Nosotros habíamos callado todo el día.
We had kept quiet all day.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabíais callado
Vosotros habíais callado antes de responder.
You all had kept quiet before responding.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabían callado
Ellos habían callado durante la discusión.
They had kept quiet during the discussion.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabré callado
Para entonces, ya habré callado.
By then, I will have already been silent.
habrás callado
Para esa hora, habrás callado.
By that time, you will have been silent.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabrá callado
Para entonces, ella habrá callado.
By then, she will have been silent.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabremos callado
Para cuando lleguen, habremos callado.
By the time they arrive, we will have been silent.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabréis callado
Para entonces, vosotros habréis callado.
By then, you all will have been silent.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrán callado
Para cuando vuelvan, ya habrán callado.
By the time they return, they will have been silent.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabría callado
Yo habría callado si hubiera sabido.
I would have kept quiet if I had known.
habrías callado
Tú habrías callado en esa situación.
You would have kept quiet in that situation.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabría callado
Él habría callado si le hubieran preguntado.
He would have kept quiet if they had asked him.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabríamos callado
Nosotros habríamos callado ante la noticia.
We would have kept quiet about the news.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabríais callado
Vosotros habríais callado en esa reunión.
You all would have kept quiet in that meeting.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrían callado
Ellos habrían callado si supieran la verdad.
They would have kept quiet if they knew the truth.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocallé
Es importante que yo callé ahora.
It's important that I be quiet now.
calls
Espero que tú calls en la reunión.
I hope that you are quiet in the meeting.
Él / Ella / Ustedcallé
Es posible que él callé durante la clase.
It's possible that he stays silent during the class.
Nosotros / Nosotrascallémos
Es necesario que nosotros callémos ahora.
It's necessary that we be quiet now.
Vosotros / Vosotrascalléis
Quiero que vosotros calléis en la biblioteca.
I want you all to be quiet in the library.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescallen
Es importante que ellos callen durante la película.
It's important that they stay silent during the movie.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocallara
Esperaba que él callara durante la reunión.
I hoped that he would be quiet during the meeting.
callaras
No creía que tú callaras en público.
I didn't think that you would be quiet in public.
Él / Ella / Ustedcallara
Pensaba que ella callara en ese momento.
I thought that she would be quiet at that moment.
Nosotros / Nosotrascalláramos
Deseábamos que nosotros calláramos entonces.
We wished that we would be quiet then.
Vosotros / Vosotrascallarais
Me sorprendió que vosotros callarais así.
I was surprised that you all would be quiet like that.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescallaran
No creían que ellos callaran en la discusión.
They didn't believe that they would be quiet during the argument.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocallare
Si tuviera tiempo, callare en la reunión.
If I had time, I would be silent at the meeting.
callares
Quizás callares en esa situación.
Maybe you would remain silent in that situation.
Él / Ella / Ustedcallare
El profesor callare si fuera necesario.
The teacher would remain silent if necessary.
Nosotros / Nosotrascalláremos
Nosotros calláremos si no hay prueba.
We would remain silent if there is no proof.
Vosotros / Vosotrascallareis
Vosotros callareis en la discusión.
You all would remain silent in the discussion.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescallaren
Ellos callaren si no quieren problemas.
They would remain silent if they don't want trouble.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohaya callado
Espero que haya callado ya.
I hope I have already been silent.
hayas callado
Es importante que hayas callado.
It's important that you have been silent.
Él / Ella / Ustedhaya callado
Es posible que haya callado antes.
It's possible that he/she/you have been silent before.
Nosotros / Nosotrashayamos callado
Dudo que hayamos callado demasiado.
I doubt that we have been too silent.
Vosotros / Vosotrashayáis callado
No creo que hayáis callado todavía.
I don't think that you all have been silent yet.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshayan callado
Es bueno que hayan callado en la reunión.
It's good that they/you all have been silent in the meeting.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohubiera callado
Si hubiera callado, no habría discutido.
If I had kept quiet, I wouldn't have argued.
hubieras callado
Esperaba que hubieras callado antes.
I hoped you had kept quiet earlier.
Él / Ella / Ustedhubiera callado
Ella pensó que él hubiera callado.
She thought that he had kept quiet.
Nosotros / Nosotrashubiéramos callado
Si hubiéramos callado, todo habría sido diferente.
If we had kept quiet, everything would have been different.
Vosotros / Vosotrashubierais callado
Me sorprendió que no hubierais callado.
It surprised me that you hadn't kept quiet.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshubieran callado
Dudaba que ellos hubieran callado.
I doubted that they had kept quiet.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yohabré callado
Cuando llegue, habré callado.
When I arrive, I will have been silent.
habrás callado
Para entonces, habrás callado.
By then, you will have been silent.
Él / Ella / Ustedhabrá callado
Es probable que él ya habrá callado.
He probably will have been silent by then.
Nosotros / Nosotrashabremos callado
Para esa fecha, habremos callado.
By that date, we will have been silent.
Vosotros / Vosotrashabréis callado
Para entonces, habréis callado.
By then, you all will have been silent.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedeshabrán callado
Seguramente, habrán callado ya.
They will have probably been silent already.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yocallo
No me digas que callo siempre.
Don't tell me I always keep quiet.
calla
¡Calla y escucha atentamente!
Be quiet and listen carefully!
Él / Ella / Ustedcalla
Por favor, calla durante la película.
Please be quiet during the movie.
Nosotros / Nosotrascallamos
Vamos a callarnos por un momento.
Let's be quiet for a moment.
Vosotros / Vosotrascallad
¡Callad todos, por favor!
Everyone be quiet, please!
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedescallen
Deben callen durante la ceremonia.
They must be quiet during the ceremony.

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

PronounConjugationExampleAudio
Yono calles
No calles durante la película.
Don't be quiet during the movie.
no calles
Por favor, no calles en clase.
Please, don't be quiet in class.
Él / Ella / Ustedno calle
No calle en la reunión.
Don't be quiet in the meeting.
Nosotros / Nosotrasno calléis
No calléis en la biblioteca.
Don't be quiet in the library.
Vosotros / Vosotrasno calléis
No calléis durante la presentación.
Don't be quiet during the presentation.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesno callen
No callen en el cine.
Don't be quiet in the cinema.

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