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Calmar Conjugation in Spanish

Learn calmar, meaning to calm, to still, through verified forms and contextual examples.

regular-argerund: calmandoparticiple: calmado

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What does calmar mean?

calmar means to calm, to still in English. It is a regular -ar verb.

It can also be used with these related meanings: to calm, soothe, assuage, to ease, to appease, to quell, to allay, to settle, to relieve (to make lessen in intensity); to defuse.

Principal forms of calmar

Infinitive: calmar
Gerund: calmando
Past participle: calmado

Calmar conjugation table

Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.

Pronoun	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Future
yo	calmo	calmé	calmaba	calmaré
tú	calmas	calmaste	calmabas	calmarás
él / ella / usted	calma	calmó	calmaba	calmará
nosotros/as	calmamos	calmamos	calmábamos	calmaremos
ellos/as / ustedes	calman	calmaron	calmaban	calmarán

Pattern notes

Calmar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.

Examples with calmar

Estas pastillas le calmarán el dolor.These pills will ease the pain.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

El dolor se calmó un poco.The pain has lessened a little.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

No se calmó hasta mucho después.He didn't calm down until much later.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR

Practice prompts

Conjugate calmar for yo in the present.
Use the preterite form for ella.
Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
Write a short sentence in the future.

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