
callar Future Conjugation
callar — to be silent
The future of callar is regular: callaré, callarás, callará, callaremos, callaréis, callarán.
callar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future when promising to keep a secret or predicting that someone will stop talking in the future.
Notes on callar in the Future
Callar is regular in the future. The endings are added directly to the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
No te preocupes, callaré tu secreto.
Don't worry, I will keep your secret.
yo
Tú callarás cuando veas la sorpresa.
You will fall silent when you see the surprise.
tú
Callaremos por el bien de la familia.
We will remain silent for the family's sake.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accents on future endings.
Correct: Callaré, callarás, callará, callaréis, callarán all need accents.
Why: Only the 'nosotros' form in the future indicative does not have a written accent.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: callo
The present tense of callar is regular: callo, callas, calla, callamos, calláis, callan.
Preterite
yo: callé
The preterite of callar is regular: callé, callaste, calló, callamos, callasteis, callaron.
Imperfect
yo: callaba
The imperfect of callar is regular: callaba, callabas, callaba, callábamos, callabais, callaban.
Conditional
yo: callaría
The conditional of callar is regular: callaría, callarías, callaría, callaríamos, callaríais, callarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: calle
The present subjunctive of callar is regular: calle, calles, calle, callemos, calléis, callen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: callara
The imperfect subjunctive of callar is regular: callara, callaras, callara, calláramos, callarais, callaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: calla
The imperative of callar uses calla (tú), callad (vosotros), and subjunctive forms for others.
Negative Imperative
yo: no calles
The negative imperative of callar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms.