Callar conjugation chart
Callar present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I keep quiet | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you keep quiet | |
| vos | you keep quiet | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she keeps quiet | |
| nosotros | we keep quiet | |
| vosotros | you all keep quiet | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they keep quiet |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Callar preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I kept quiet | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you kept quiet | |
| vos | you kept quiet | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she kept quiet | |
| nosotros | we kept quiet | |
| vosotros | you all kept quiet | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they kept quiet |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Callar imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to keep quiet | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to keep quiet | |
| vos | you used to keep quiet | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to keep quiet | |
| nosotros | we used to keep quiet | |
| vosotros | you all used to keep quiet | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to keep quiet |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Callar future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will keep quiet | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will keep quiet | |
| vos | you will keep quiet | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will keep quiet | |
| nosotros | we will keep quiet | |
| vosotros | you all will keep quiet | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will keep quiet |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Callar conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would keep quiet | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would keep quiet | |
| vos | you would keep quiet | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would keep quiet | |
| nosotros | we would keep quiet | |
| vosotros | you all would keep quiet | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would keep quiet |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Callar present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I keep quiet | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you keep quiet | |
| vos | that you keep quiet | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she keep quiet | |
| nosotros | that we keep quiet | |
| vosotros | that you all keep quiet | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they keep quiet |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Callar imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I kept quiet | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you kept quiet | |
| vos | if you kept quiet | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she kept quiet | |
| nosotros | if we kept quiet | |
| vosotros | if you all kept quiet | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they kept quiet |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (callase), more common in writing.
Callar affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | keep quiet! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | keep quiet! | |
| usted | keep quiet! | |
| nosotros | let's keep quiet! | |
| vosotros | keep quiet! | |
| ustedes | keep quiet! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: calla. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (calle, callemos, callen).
Callar negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't keep quiet! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't keep quiet! | |
| usted | don't keep quiet! | |
| nosotros | let's not keep quiet! | |
| vosotros | don't keep quiet! | |
| ustedes | don't keep quiet! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + calles, calle…
Always the verb haber + the past participle callado, which never changes.
Callar present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he callado |
|---|---|
| tú | has callado |
| vos | has callado |
| él, ella, usted | ha callado |
| nosotros | hemos callado |
| vosotros | habéis callado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han callado |
Callar pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había callado |
|---|---|
| tú | habías callado |
| vos | habías callado |
| él, ella, usted | había callado |
| nosotros | habíamos callado |
| vosotros | habíais callado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían callado |
Callar future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré callado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás callado |
| vos | habrás callado |
| él, ella, usted | habrá callado |
| nosotros | habremos callado |
| vosotros | habréis callado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán callado |
Callar conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría callado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías callado |
| vos | habrías callado |
| él, ella, usted | habría callado |
| nosotros | habríamos callado |
| vosotros | habríais callado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían callado |
Callar present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya callado |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas callado |
| vos | hayas callado |
| él, ella, usted | haya callado |
| nosotros | hayamos callado |
| vosotros | hayáis callado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan callado |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
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