Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | callo | |
| tú | callas | |
| él / ella / usted | calla | |
| nosotros / nosotras | callamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | calláis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | callan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | callé | |
| tú | callaste | |
| él / ella / usted | calló | |
| nosotros / nosotras | callamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | callasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | callaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | callaba | |
| tú | callabas | |
| él / ella / usted | callaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | callábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | callabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | callaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | callaré | |
| tú | callarás | |
| él / ella / usted | callará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | callaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | callaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | callarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | callaría | |
| tú | callarías | |
| él / ella / usted | callaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | callaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | callaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | callarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | calle | |
| tú | calles | |
| él / ella / usted | calle | |
| nosotros / nosotras | callemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | calléis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | callen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to calm
- (reflexive) to be silent, to shut up
- to keep silent
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations