Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I am quiet
- tú you are quiet
- usted, él, ella he/she is quiet
- nosotros we are quiet
- vosotros Spain you all are quiet
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they are quiet
SPANISH VERB
callarse
to be quiet
- #259 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: callándose
- Past participle: callado
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I was quiet
- tú you were quiet
- usted, él, ella he/she was quiet
- nosotros we were quiet
- vosotros Spain you all were quiet
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they were quiet
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to be quiet
- tú you used to be quiet
- usted, él, ella he/she used to be quiet
- nosotros we used to be quiet
- vosotros Spain you all used to be quiet
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to be quiet
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will be quiet
- tú you will be quiet
- usted, él, ella he/she will be quiet
- nosotros we will be quiet
- vosotros Spain you all will be quiet
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will be quiet
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would be quiet
- tú you would be quiet
- usted, él, ella he/she would be quiet
- nosotros we would be quiet
- vosotros Spain you all would be quiet
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would be quiet
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I be quiet
- tú (that) you be quiet
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she be quiet
- nosotros (that) we be quiet
- vosotros Spain (that) you all be quiet
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they be quiet
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I were quiet
- tú (if) you were quiet
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she were quiet
- nosotros (if) we were quiet
- vosotros Spain (if) you all were quiet
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they were quiet
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú be quiet!
- usted be quiet! (formal)
- nosotros be quiet! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain be quiet! (all of you)
- ustedes be quiet! (all of you)
How to use callarse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
En el cine mi hermano nunca se calla.
At the cinema my brother never shuts up.
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Past
Cuando entró la profesora, todos nos callamos.
When the teacher came in, we all went quiet.
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Imperfect
Mi abuelo se callaba cuando hablaban de la guerra.
My grandfather went quiet when they talked about the war.
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Future
Si le das el chupete, se callará enseguida.
If you give him the dummy, he'll quiet down right away.
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Conditional
Yo me callaría, que el jefe está escuchando.
I'd keep quiet, the boss is listening.
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Present subjunctive
Quiero que os calléis un momento, por favor.
I want you all to be quiet for a moment, please.
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Past subjunctive
Nos pidieron que nos calláramos durante la procesión.
They asked us to be quiet during the procession.
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Imperative
¡Callaos ya, que no oigo la tele!
Be quiet now, I can't hear the telly!
Good to know
- "Callaos" is how Spain says "be quiet, all of you". "¡Cállate!" is sharp; "calla, calla" is what you say when a story is too much.
Where you hear callarse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Advanced Level 2
- Callaos, que viene la Virgen. Be quiet, the Virgin is coming.
- Toda la calle se calló de golpe. The whole street went quiet all at once.
- Os vais a tener que callar en la sala. You're going to have to be quiet in the reading room.
Spanish · Advanced Level 3
- Pepa no se calla. Pepa won't stop talking.
- Me callé durante la película. I kept quiet during the film.
- Me voy a callar un momento. I'm going to keep quiet for a moment.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.