-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate acallar in Spanish

to silence, to quiet

acallar is a regular -ar verb ranked #1485 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "El gobierno intentó acallar las protestas con promesas vacías." (The government tried to silence the protests with empty promises.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acallo
acallas
él/ella/Ud. acalla
nosotros acallamos
vosotros acalláis
ellos/ellas/Uds. acallan
Example

Yo acallo todos los días.

I silence, to quiet every day.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acallé
acallaste
él/ella/Ud. acalló
nosotros acallamos
vosotros acallasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. acallaron
Example

Ayer yo acallé.

Yesterday I silence, to quiet.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acallaba
acallabas
él/ella/Ud. acallaba
nosotros acallábamos
vosotros acallabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. acallaban
Example

Antes yo acallaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to silence, to quiet often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acallaré
acallarás
él/ella/Ud. acallará
nosotros acallaremos
vosotros acallaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. acallarán
Example

Mañana yo acallaré.

Tomorrow I will silence, to quiet.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acallaría
acallarías
él/ella/Ud. acallaría
nosotros acallaríamos
vosotros acallaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. acallarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo acallaría.

If I could, I would silence, to quiet.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo acalle
acalles
él/ella/Ud. acalle
nosotros acallemos
vosotros acalléis
ellos/ellas/Uds. acallen
Example

Espero que tú acalles.

I hope that you silence, to quiet.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
acalla
él/ella/Ud. acalle
nosotros acallemos
vosotros acallad
ellos/ellas/Uds. acallen
Example

¡Acalla!

Silence, to quiet!

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