Callar

to be quiet

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

callar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

callando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

callado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	callo I be quiet	I be quiet
tú	callas you be quiet	you be quiet
él/ella/usted	calla he/she/you be quiets	he/she/you be quiets
nosotros	callamos we be quiet	we be quiet
vosotros	calláis you all be quiet	you all be quiet
ellos/ustedes	callan they/you all be quiet	they/you all be quiet

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	callaba I used to be quiet	I used to be quiet
tú	callabas you used to be quiet	you used to be quiet
él/ella/usted	callaba he/she/you used to be quiet	he/she/you used to be quiet
nosotros	callábamos we used to be quiet	we used to be quiet
vosotros	callabais you all used to be quiet	you all used to be quiet
ellos/ustedes	callaban they/you all used to be quiet	they/you all used to be quiet

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	callé I be quieted	I be quieted
tú	callaste you be quieted	you be quieted
él/ella/usted	calló he/she/you be quieted	he/she/you be quieted
nosotros	callamos we be quieted	we be quieted
vosotros	callasteis you all be quieted	you all be quieted
ellos/ustedes	callaron they/you all be quieted	they/you all be quieted

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	callaré I will be quiet	I will be quiet
tú	callarás you will be quiet	you will be quiet
él/ella/usted	callará he/she/you will be quiet	he/she/you will be quiet
nosotros	callaremos we will be quiet	we will be quiet
vosotros	callaréis you all will be quiet	you all will be quiet
ellos/ustedes	callarán they/you all will be quiet	they/you all will be quiet

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	callaría I would be quiet	I would be quiet
tú	callarías you would be quiet	you would be quiet
él/ella/usted	callaría he/she/you would be quiet	he/she/you would be quiet
nosotros	callaríamos we would be quiet	we would be quiet
vosotros	callaríais you all would be quiet	you all would be quiet
ellos/ustedes	callarían they/you all would be quiet	they/you all would be quiet

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	calle that I be quiet	that I be quiet
tú	calles that you be quiet	that you be quiet
él/ella/usted	calle that he/she/you be quiet	that he/she/you be quiet
nosotros	callemos that we be quiet	that we be quiet
vosotros	calléis that you all be quiet	that you all be quiet
ellos/ustedes	callen that they/you all be quiet	that they/you all be quiet

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	callara or callase that I be quieted	that I be quieted
tú	callaras or callases that you be quieted	that you be quieted
él/ella/usted	callara or callase that he/she/you be quieted	that he/she/you be quieted
nosotros	calláramos or callásemos that we be quieted	that we be quieted
vosotros	callarais or callaseis that you all be quieted	that you all be quieted
ellos/ustedes	callaran or callasen that they/you all be quieted	that they/you all be quieted

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he callado I have be quieted	I have be quieted
tú	has callado you have be quieted	you have be quieted
él/ella/usted	ha callado he/she/you have be quieted	he/she/you have be quieted
nosotros	hemos callado we have be quieted	we have be quieted
vosotros	habéis callado you all have be quieted	you all have be quieted
ellos/ustedes	han callado they/you all have be quieted	they/you all have be quieted

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había callado I had be quieted	I had be quieted
tú	habías callado you had be quieted	you had be quieted
él/ella/usted	había callado he/she/you had be quieted	he/she/you had be quieted
nosotros	habíamos callado we had be quieted	we had be quieted
vosotros	habíais callado you all had be quieted	you all had be quieted
ellos/ustedes	habían callado they/you all had be quieted	they/you all had be quieted

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube callado I had be quieted	I had be quieted
tú	hubiste callado you had be quieted	you had be quieted
él/ella/usted	hubo callado he/she/you had be quieted	he/she/you had be quieted
nosotros	hubimos callado we had be quieted	we had be quieted
vosotros	hubisteis callado you all had be quieted	you all had be quieted
ellos/ustedes	hubieron callado they/you all had be quieted	they/you all had be quieted

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré callado I will have be quieted	I will have be quieted
tú	habrás callado you will have be quieted	you will have be quieted
él/ella/usted	habrá callado he/she/you will have be quieted	he/she/you will have be quieted
nosotros	habremos callado we will have be quieted	we will have be quieted
vosotros	habréis callado you all will have be quieted	you all will have be quieted
ellos/ustedes	habrán callado they/you all will have be quieted	they/you all will have be quieted

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría callado I would have be quieted	I would have be quieted
tú	habrías callado you would have be quieted	you would have be quieted
él/ella/usted	habría callado he/she/you would have be quieted	he/she/you would have be quieted
nosotros	habríamos callado we would have be quieted	we would have be quieted
vosotros	habríais callado you all would have be quieted	you all would have be quieted
ellos/ustedes	habrían callado they/you all would have be quieted	they/you all would have be quieted

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya callado that I have be quieted	that I have be quieted
tú	hayas callado that you have be quieted	that you have be quieted
él/ella/usted	haya callado that he/she/you have be quieted	that he/she/you have be quieted
nosotros	hayamos callado that we have be quieted	that we have be quieted
vosotros	hayáis callado that you all have be quieted	that you all have be quieted
ellos/ustedes	hayan callado that they/you all have be quieted	that they/you all have be quieted

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera callado that I had be quieted	that I had be quieted
tú	hubieras callado that you had be quieted	that you had be quieted
él/ella/usted	hubiera callado that he/she/you had be quieted	that he/she/you had be quieted
nosotros	hubiéramos callado that we had be quieted	that we had be quieted
vosotros	hubierais callado that you all had be quieted	that you all had be quieted
ellos/ustedes	hubieran callado that they/you all had be quieted	that they/you all had be quieted

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	calla	be quiet! (you)
usted	calle	be quiet! (you formal)
nosotros	callemos	let's be quiet!
vosotros	callad	be quiet! (you all)
ustedes	callen	be quiet! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no calles	don't be quiet! (you)
usted	no calle	don't be quiet! (you formal)
nosotros	no callemos	let's not be quiet!
vosotros	no calléis	don't be quiet! (you all)
ustedes	no callen	don't be quiet! (you all)

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