Spanish Verb Conjugation - callar
Spanish Verb: callar 
English Translation: to keep quiet about, pass over in silence; to hush
Notes: Regular. This verb is more frequently used as a transitive one; however,both callar and especially the reflexive formcallarse can be used for to keep quiet,be quiet, shut up.
Indicative
| inglés | yo | tú | él/ella/usted | nosotros/-as | vosotros/-as | ellos/ellas/ustedes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | I keep quiet about, am keeping quiet about | callo | callas | calla | callamos | calláis | callan |
| Present Perfect | I have kept quiet about | he callado | has callado | ha callado | hemos callado | habéis callado | han callado |
| Imperfect | I was keeping quiet about, used to keep quiet about, kept quiet about | callaba | callabas | callaba | callábamos | callabais | callaban |
| Preterite | I kept quiet about | callé | callaste | calló | callamos | callasteis | callaron |
| Past Perfect - Pluperfect | I had kept quiet about | había callado | habías callado | había callado | habíamos callado | habíais callado | habían callado |
| Future | I will keep quiet about | callaré | callarás | callará | callaremos | callaréis | callarán |
| Future Perfect | I will have kept quiet about | habré callado | habrás callado | habrá callado | habremos callado | habréis callado | habrán callado |
| Conditional | I would keep quiet about | callaría | callarías | callaría | callaríamos | callaríais | callarían |
| Conditional Perfect | I would have kept quiet about | habría callado | habrías callado | habría callado | habríamos callado | habríais callado | habrían callado |
| Preterite Perfect | I had kept quiet about | hube callado | hubiste callado | hubo callado | hubimos callado | hubisteis callado | hubieron callado |
Subjunctive
| inglés | yo | tú | él/ella/usted | nosotros/-as | vosotros/-as | ellos/ellas/ustedes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | I keep quiet about, am keeping quiet about | calle | calles | calle | callemos | calléis | callen |
| Present Perfect | I have kept quiet about, kept quiet about | haya callado | hayas callado | haya callado | hayamos callado | hayáis callado | hayan callado |
| Imperfect | I kept quiet about, was keeping quiet about | callara OR callase
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callaras OR callases
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callara OR callase
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calláramos OR callásemos
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callarais OR callaseis
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callaran OR callasen.
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| Past Perfect - Pluperfect | I had kept quiet about | hubiera callado OR hubiese callado
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hubieras callado OR hubieses callado
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hubiera callado OR hubiese callado
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hubiéramos callado OR hubiésemos callado
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hubierais callado OR hubieseis callado
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hubieran callado OR hubiesen callado.
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| Future | I will keep quiet about | callare | callares | callare | calláremos | callareis | callaren |
| Future Perfect | I will have kept quiet about | hubiere callado | hubieres callado | hubiere callado | hubiéremos callado | hubiereis callado | hubieren callado |
Imperative
| inglés | yo | tú | él/ella/usted | nosotros/-as | vosotros/-as | ellos/ellas/ustedes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affirmative Imperative | Keep quiet about! | calla | calle | callemos | callad | callen | |
| Negative Commands | Don't keep quiet about! | no calles | no calle | no callemos | no calléis | no callen |
Other Forms
| Present Participle | keeping quiet about | callando |
| Past Participle | kept quiet about | callado |
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Translated sentences containing 'callar'
El les estaba mandando a callar.
He was ordering them to be quiet.
Pues te callas y te aguantas.
Well shut up and put up with it.
Quien calla, otorga.
One who is silent gives consent.
No sé como callar al perro de mi vecino.
I don't know how to quiet my neighbor's dog.
El que calla, otorga.
He who keeps quiet, consents.
Todos se callaron cuando entró la maestra.
Everyone stopped talking when the teacher came in.
Alfonso no se calla nada.
Alfonso doesn't keep anything to heimself.
A veces es mejor callarse.
Sometimes it is better to keep quiet.
Hubiera debido simplemente callarse y todo esto no habría ocurrido.
He should have just been quiet and all this wouldn't have happened.
¿Te vas a callar o no?
Are you going to be quiet or not?
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