Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I calm down
- tú you calm down
- usted, él, ella he/she calms down
- nosotros we calm down
- vosotros Spain you all calm down
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they calm down
SPANISH VERB
calmarse
to calm down
- #408 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: calmándose
- Past participle: calmado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I calmed down
- tú you calmed down
- usted, él, ella he/she calmed down
- nosotros we calmed down
- vosotros Spain you all calmed down
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they calmed down
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to calm down
- tú you used to calm down
- usted, él, ella he/she used to calm down
- nosotros we used to calm down
- vosotros Spain you all used to calm down
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to calm down
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will calm down
- tú you will calm down
- usted, él, ella he/she will calm down
- nosotros we will calm down
- vosotros Spain you all will calm down
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will calm down
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would calm down
- tú you would calm down
- usted, él, ella he/she would calm down
- nosotros we would calm down
- vosotros Spain you all would calm down
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would calm down
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I calm down
- tú (that) you calm down
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she calm down
- nosotros (that) we calm down
- vosotros Spain (that) you all calm down
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they calm down
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I calmed down
- tú (if) you calmed down
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she calmed down
- nosotros (if) we calmed down
- vosotros Spain (if) you all calmed down
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they calmed down
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú calm down!
- usted calm down! (formal)
- nosotros calm down! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain calm down! (all of you)
- ustedes calm down! (all of you)
How to use calmarse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
El perro se calma cuando le hablo bajito.
The dog calms down when I speak to him softly.
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Past
El niño se calmó al ver a su mamá.
The boy calmed down when he saw his mom.
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Imperfect
El mar se calmaba al atardecer.
The sea would calm down at sunset.
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Future
Verás que todo se calmará en unos días.
You'll see, everything will calm down in a few days.
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Conditional
Yo me calmaría con un té de manzanilla.
I'd calm down with a chamomile tea.
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Present subjunctive
Espera a que se calme la lluvia para salir.
Wait for the rain to calm down before going out.
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Past subjunctive
Si te calmaras un poco, pensarías mejor.
If you calmed down a little, you'd think more clearly.
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Imperative
¡Cálmate, solo fue un susto!
Calm down, it was just a scare!
Where you hear calmarse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 2
- Señor, cálmese. Sir, calm down.
- Me calmé un poco. I calmed down a little.
- Te vas a calmar. Todo está bien. You're going to calm down. Everything is OK.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.