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callarse
to be silent, to shut up
verb
Word 943 of the core 1,000 · Stage 5, Well-rounded
How to conjugate callarse
The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.
Present
| yo | me callo I am silent / I shut up / I am shutting up | |
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| tú | te callas you are silent / you shut up / you are shutting up | |
| él/ella | se calla he/she is silent / you are silent (formal) / he/she shuts up / he/she is shutting up / you shut up (formal) / you are shutting up (formal) | |
| nosotros | nos callamos we are silent / we shut up / we are shutting up | |
| ellos/ellas | se callan they are silent / you all are silent / they shut up / they are shutting up / you all shut up / you all are shutting up |
Preterite
| yo | me callé I was silent / I shut up | |
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| tú | te callaste you were silent / you shut up | |
| él/ella | se calló he/she was silent / you were silent (formal) / he/she shut up / you shut up (formal) | |
| nosotros | nos callamos we were silent / we shut up | |
| ellos/ellas | se callaron they were silent / you all were silent / they shut up / you all shut up |
Imperfect
| yo | me callaba I was silent / I used to be silent / I was shutting up / I used to shut up | |
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| tú | te callabas you were silent / you used to be silent / you were shutting up / you used to shut up | |
| él/ella | se callaba he/she was silent / he/she used to be silent / you were silent (formal) / you used to be silent (formal) / he/she was shutting up / he/she used to shut up / you were shutting up (formal) / you used to shut up (formal) | |
| nosotros | nos callábamos we were silent / we used to be silent / we were shutting up / we used to shut up | |
| ellos/ellas | se callaban they were silent / they used to be silent / you all were silent / you all used to be silent / they were shutting up / they used to shut up / you all were shutting up / you all used to shut up |
Future
| yo | me callaré I will be silent / I will shut up | |
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| tú | te callarás you will be silent / you will shut up | |
| él/ella | se callará he/she will be silent / you will be silent (formal) / he/she will shut up / you will shut up (formal) | |
| nosotros | nos callaremos we will be silent / we will shut up | |
| ellos/ellas | se callarán they will be silent / you all will be silent / they will shut up / you all will shut up |
In a sentence
Cuando entró el profesor, todos se callaron.
When the teacher came in, everyone went quiet.
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