How to conjugate callar in Indicative Preterite in Spanish

callar
to be silent
regular verb

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

How to conjugate callar in Indicative Preterite

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

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Indicative Preterite Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
callé
Tú
callaste
Él / Ella / Usted
calló
Nosotros / Nosotras
callamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
callasteis
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
callaron

Examples of callar in Indicative Preterite

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

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Ayer callé en la reunión.

Other conjugations of callar

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Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Imperfect
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Imperfect
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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