callarverb
Callar means to be silent or to keep quiet in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as calla, callan and calló.
- to be silent
- to keep quiet
¿Te puedes callar, por favor?
Can you please shut up?
Desearía que Tomás se callara.
I wish that Tomás would just shut up.
Solo quería que Tomás se callara.
I just wanted Tomás to shut up.
Los niños de repente se callaron.
The kids suddenly became quiet.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| calla | he, she, it | Present |
| callan | they | Present |
| calló | he, she, it | Preterite |
| callado | masculine singular | Past participle |
| callando | Gerund | |
| callaron | they | Preterite |
| callen | they | Present subjunctive |
| callamos | we | Present or preterite |
| callaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| callara | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |
| callo | I | Present |