Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | silencio | |
| tú | silencias | |
| él / ella / usted | silencia | |
| nosotros / nosotras | silenciamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | silenciáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | silencian |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | silencié | |
| tú | silenciaste | |
| él / ella / usted | silenció | |
| nosotros / nosotras | silenciamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | silenciasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | silenciaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | silenciaba | |
| tú | silenciabas | |
| él / ella / usted | silenciaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | silenciábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | silenciabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | silenciaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | silenciaré | |
| tú | silenciarás | |
| él / ella / usted | silenciará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | silenciaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | silenciaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | silenciarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | silenciaría | |
| tú | silenciarías | |
| él / ella / usted | silenciaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | silenciaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | silenciaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | silenciarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | silencie | |
| tú | silencies | |
| él / ella / usted | silencie | |
| nosotros / nosotras | silenciemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | silenciéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | silencien |
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 silence
- to hush up, keep quiet, keep silent about (To refrain from talking about something)
- to mute (to turn off the sound of the mobile, TV)
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