
calmar Present Conjugation
calmar — to calm
The present of calmar is regular: calmo, calmas, calma, calmamos, calmáis, calman.
calmar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present for current actions, habitual ways of calming down, or general truths about what calms people.
Notes on calmar in the Present
Calmar is a standard regular -ar verb in the present tense.
Example Sentences
La lluvia siempre me calma.
The rain always calms me.
él/ella/usted
Yo calmo a mi hermano cuando está llorando.
I calm my brother when he is crying.
yo
¿Cómo calman ustedes el estrés?
How do you all calm your stress?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: calmo (when meaning 'he calmed')
Correct: calmó
Why: In the present, 'calmo' is for 'yo'. For 'he/she/it' in the past, you need the accent on the 'ó'.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: calmé
The preterite of calmar is regular: calmé, calmaste, calmó, calmamos, calmasteis, calmaron.
Imperfect
yo: calmaba
The imperfect of calmar is regular: calmaba, calmabas, calmaba, calmábamos, calmabais, calmaban.
Future
yo: calmaré
The future of calmar is regular: calmaré, calmarás, calmará, calmaremos, calmaréis, calmarán.
Conditional
yo: calmaría
The conditional of calmar is regular: calmaría, calmarías, calmaría, calmaríamos, calmaríais, calmarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: calme
The present subjunctive of calmar is regular: calme, calmes, calme, calmemos, calméis, calmen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: calmara
The imperfect subjunctive of calmar is regular: calmara, calmaras, calmara, calmáramos, calmarais, calmaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: calma
The affirmative imperative of calmar is: calma (tú), calme (usted), calmemos (nosotros), calmad (vosotros), calmen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no calmes
The negative imperative of calmar uses the present subjunctive: no calmes, no calme, no calmemos, no calméis, no calmen.