callar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
callar — to be silent
The imperfect subjunctive of callar is regular: callara, callaras, callara, calláramos, callarais, callaran.
callar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this tense in hypothetical 'if' situations or after past-tense triggers involving emotions or requests about silence.
Notes on callar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Callar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive, built from the 'callaron' preterite stem.
Example Sentences
Si yo callara, nadie se enteraría.
If I were to be silent, nobody would find out.
yo
Me pidió que nosotros calláramos el secreto.
He asked us to keep the secret quiet.
nosotros
Sería mejor que tú callaras ahora.
It would be better if you were silent now.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'nosotros' form.
Correct: It must be calláramos.
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always carries an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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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.
Future
yo: callaré
The future of callar is regular: callaré, callarás, callará, callaremos, callaréis, callarán.
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.
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.