Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Callarse in Spanish
callarse to keep quiet, to say nothing Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Callarse (to keep quiet, to say nothing) is a reflexive regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: me callo, te callas, se calla, nos callamos, os calláis, se callan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- callado kept quiet
- Gerund
- callando keeping quiet
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Callarse
- Callarse in the Indicative Present
- Callarse in the Indicative Preterite
- Callarse in the Indicative Imperfect
- Callarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Callarse in the Indicative Informal Future
- Callarse in the Indicative Future
- Callarse in the Indicative Conditional
- Callarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Callarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Callarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Callarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Callarse
- Imperative tenses of Callarse
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practise Callarse conjugations (free mobile app)
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Indicative tenses of Callarse
Callarse in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of callarse is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “me callo”, meaning “I keep quiet”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me callo | I keep quiet |
| Tú | te callas | you keep quiet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se calla | s/he keeps quiet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos callamos | we keep quiet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os calláis | you (plural) keep quiet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se callan | they keep quiet |
How it’s built: Regular: stem call- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Callarse in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of callarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me callé”, meaning “I kept quiet”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me callé | I kept quiet |
| Tú | te callaste | you kept quiet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se calló | s/he kept quiet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos callamos | we kept quiet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os callasteis | you (plural) kept quiet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se callaron | they kept quiet |
How it’s built: Regular: stem call- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Callarse in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of callarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me callaba”, meaning “I used to keep quiet”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me callaba | I used to keep quiet |
| Tú | te callabas | you used to keep quiet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se callaba | s/he used to keep quiet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos callábamos | we used to keep quiet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os callabais | you (plural) used to keep quiet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se callaban | they used to keep quiet |
How it’s built: Regular: stem call- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Callarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of callarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy callando”, meaning “I am keeping quiet”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy callando | I am keeping quiet |
| Tú | te estás callando | you are keeping quiet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está callando | s/he is keeping quiet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos callando | we are keeping quiet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis callando | you (plural) are keeping quiet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están callando | they are keeping quiet |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund callando. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Callarse in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of callarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a callar”, meaning “I am going to keep quiet”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a callar | I am going to keep quiet |
| Tú | te vas a callar | you are going to keep quiet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a callar | s/he is going to keep quiet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a callar | we are going to keep quiet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a callar | you (plural) are going to keep quiet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a callar | they are going to keep quiet |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive callar. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Callarse in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of callarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me callaré”, meaning “I will keep quiet”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me callaré | I will keep quiet |
| Tú | te callarás | you will keep quiet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se callará | s/he will keep quiet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos callaremos | we will keep quiet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os callaréis | you (plural) will keep quiet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se callarán | they will keep quiet |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive callar plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Callarse in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of callarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me callaría”, meaning “I would keep quiet”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me callaría | I would keep quiet |
| Tú | te callarías | you would keep quiet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se callaría | s/he would keep quiet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos callaríamos | we would keep quiet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os callaríais | you (plural) would keep quiet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se callarían | they would keep quiet |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive callar plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Callarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of callarse is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “me he callado”, meaning “I have kept quiet”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he callado | I have kept quiet |
| Tú | te has callado | you have kept quiet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha callado | s/he has kept quiet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos callado | we have kept quiet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis callado | you (plural) have kept quiet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han callado | they have kept quiet |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle callado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Callarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of callarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había callado”, meaning “I had kept quiet”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había callado | I had kept quiet |
| Tú | te habías callado | you had kept quiet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había callado | s/he had kept quiet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos callado | we had kept quiet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais callado | you (plural) had kept quiet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían callado | they had kept quiet |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle callado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Callarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of callarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré callado”, meaning “I will have kept quiet”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré callado | I will have kept quiet |
| Tú | te habrás callado | you will have kept quiet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá callado | s/he will have kept quiet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos callado | we will have kept quiet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis callado | you (plural) will have kept quiet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán callado | they will have kept quiet |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle callado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Callarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of callarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría callado”, meaning “I would have kept quiet”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría callado | I would have kept quiet |
| Tú | te habrías callado | you would have kept quiet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría callado | s/he would have kept quiet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos callado | we would have kept quiet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais callado | you (plural) would have kept quiet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían callado | they would have kept quiet |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle callado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Subjunctive tenses of Callarse
Callarse in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “me calle”, meaning “I keep quiet”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me calle | I keep quiet |
| Tú | te calles | you keep quiet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se calle | s/he keeps quiet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos callemos | we keep quiet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os calléis | you (plural) keep quiet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se callen | they keep quiet |
How it’s built: Regular: stem call- plus the -ar subjunctive endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Callarse in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “me callara”, meaning “I kept quiet”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me callara | I kept quiet |
| Tú | te callaras | you kept quiet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se callara | s/he kept quiet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos calláramos | we kept quiet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os callarais | you (plural) kept quiet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se callaran | they kept quiet |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, callaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (calláramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Callarse in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “me callare”, meaning “I will keep quiet”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me callare | I will keep quiet |
| Tú | te callares | you will keep quiet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se callare | s/he will keep quiet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos calláremos | we will keep quiet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os callareis | you (plural) will keep quiet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se callaren | they will keep quiet |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, callaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (calláremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Callarse in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “me haya callado”, meaning “I have kept quiet”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya callado | I have kept quiet |
| Tú | te hayas callado | you have kept quiet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya callado | s/he has kept quiet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos callado | we have kept quiet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis callado | you (plural) have kept quiet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan callado | they have kept quiet |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle callado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Callarse in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “me hubiera callado”, meaning “I had kept quiet”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera callado | I had kept quiet |
| Tú | te hubieras callado | you had kept quiet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera callado | s/he had kept quiet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos callado | we had kept quiet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais callado | you (plural) had kept quiet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran callado | they had kept quiet |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle callado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Callarse in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “me hubiere callado”, meaning “I will have kept quiet”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere callado | I will have kept quiet |
| Tú | te hubieres callado | you will have kept quiet |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere callado | s/he will have kept quiet |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos callado | we will have kept quiet |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis callado | you (plural) will have kept quiet |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren callado | they will have kept quiet |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle callado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Imperative tenses of Callarse
Callarse in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “cállese”, meaning “(to you formal) keep quiet!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | cállate | (to you) keep quiet! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | cállese | (to you formal) keep quiet! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | callémonos | let's keep quiet! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | callaos | (to you plural) keep quiet! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | cállense | (to you plural formal) keep quiet! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (cállate); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (cállese, cállense); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (callémonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (callaos).
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Callarse in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se calle”, meaning “(to you formal) don't keep quiet!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te calles | (to you) don't keep quiet! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se calle | (to you formal) don't keep quiet! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos callemos | let's not keep quiet! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os calléis | (to you plural) don't keep quiet! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se callen | (to you plural formal) don't keep quiet! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te calles, no se calle, no nos callemos, no os calléis, no se callen.
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Frequently asked questions about Callarse
Is callarse a regular or irregular verb?
Callarse is a fully regular -AR reflexive verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate callarse in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), callarse is conjugated as: yo me callo, tú te callas, él/ella/usted se calla, nosotros nos callamos, vosotros os calláis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se callan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate callarse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), callarse is conjugated as: yo me callé, tú te callaste, él/ella/usted se calló, nosotros nos callamos, vosotros os callasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se callaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate callarse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), callarse is conjugated as: yo me callaba, tú te callabas, él/ella/usted se callaba, nosotros nos callábamos, vosotros os callabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se callaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate callarse in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), callarse is conjugated as: yo me callaré, tú te callarás, él/ella/usted se callará, nosotros nos callaremos, vosotros os callaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se callarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate callarse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), callarse is conjugated as: yo me calle, tú te calles, él/ella/usted se calle, nosotros nos callemos, vosotros os calléis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se callen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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