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Parar conjugation

parar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning stop. In the present tense: yo paro, tú paras, él/ella para, nosotros paramos, vosotros paráis, ellos paran. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

Rank #190-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
Infinitive
parar
Gerundio
parando
Meaning
stop
Pattern
Regular
Difficulty
Level 1
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Conjugation tables

Parar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

Study present continuous
FormSpanishUse
InfinitivopararDictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
GerundioparandoUsed with estar for progressive forms, for example estar parando.

Presente

Present

Study tense
PronounFormContext
yoparo
Yo paro aquí cada mañana.I stop here every morning.
paras
Tú paras cuando ves a alguien.You stop when you see someone.
élpara
Él para el coche frente a casa.He stops the car in front of the house.
nosotrosparamos
Nosotros paramos cinco minutos.We stop for five minutes.
vosotrosparáis
Vosotros paráis siempre en esta esquina.You always stop at this corner.
ellosparan
Ellos paran para descansar.They stop to rest.

Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohe parado
Yo he parado aquí hoy.I have stopped here today.
has parado
Tú has parado al verlo.You have stopped on seeing him.
élha parado
Él ha parado el coche ya.He has stopped the car already.
nosotroshemos parado
Nosotros hemos parado cinco minutos.We have stopped for five minutes.
vosotroshabéis parado
Vosotros habéis parado en esta esquina.You have stopped at this corner.
elloshan parado
Ellos han parado para descansar esta mañana.They have stopped to rest this morning.

Pretérito Indefinido

Preterite

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PronounFormContext
yoparé
Ayer yo paré aquí un momento.Yesterday I stopped here for a moment.
paraste
Tú paraste al escuchar mi voz.You stopped on hearing my voice.
élparó
Él paró el coche muy rápido.He stopped the car very quickly.
nosotrosparamos
Nosotros paramos cinco minutos en la ruta.We stopped for five minutes on the route.
vosotrosparasteis
Vosotros parasteis en esa esquina.You stopped at that corner.
ellospararon
Ellos pararon para descansar un rato.They stopped to rest for a while.

Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect

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PronounFormContext
yoparaba
Yo paraba aquí cada mañana.I used to stop here every morning.
parabas
Tú parabas cuando veías peligro.You used to stop when you saw danger.
élparaba
Él paraba el coche siempre allí.He used to stop the car there all the time.
nosotrosparábamos
Nosotros parábamos cinco minutos antes.We used to stop for five minutes before.
vosotrosparabais
Vosotros parabais en esta esquina a menudo.You used to stop at this corner often.
ellosparaban
Ellos paraban para descansar.They used to stop to rest.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabía parado
Yo había parado aquí antes de llamarte.I had stopped here before calling you.
habías parado
Tú habías parado ya al verlo.You had already stopped on seeing him.
élhabía parado
Él había parado el coche previamente.He had stopped the car previously.
nosotroshabíamos parado
Nosotros habíamos parado cinco minutos antes.We had stopped for five minutes before.
vosotroshabíais parado
Vosotros habíais parado en esa esquina esa mañana.You had stopped at that corner that morning.
elloshabían parado
Ellos habían parado para descansar antes.They had stopped to rest before.

Pretérito Anterior

Preterite Anterior

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PronounFormContext
yohube parado
Cuando yo hube parado aquí, te vi.When I had stopped here, I saw you.
hubiste parado
En cuanto tú hubiste parado, miraste atrás.As soon as you had stopped, you looked back.
élhubo parado
Después de que él hubo parado el coche, bajó.After he had stopped the car, he got out.
nosotroshubimos parado
Apenas nosotros hubimos parado, empezó a llover.As soon as we had stopped, it started to rain.
vosotroshubisteis parado
Una vez que vosotros hubisteis parado en la esquina, esperasteis.Once you had stopped at the corner, you waited.
elloshubieron parado
Cuando ellos hubieron parado para descansar, llegó la noche.When they had stopped to rest, night came.

Futuro

Future

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PronounFormContext
yopararé
Yo pararé aquí mañana.I will stop here tomorrow.
pararás
Tú pararás al verme.You will stop on seeing me.
élparará
Él parará el coche allí.He will stop the car there.
nosotrospararemos
Nosotros pararemos cinco minutos.We will stop for five minutes.
vosotrospararéis
Vosotros pararéis en esa esquina.You will stop at that corner.
ellospararán
Ellos pararán para descansar luego.They will stop to rest later.

Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabré parado
Para entonces yo habré parado aquí.By then I will have stopped here.
habrás parado
Tú habrás parado al verme ya.You will have stopped on seeing me already.
élhabrá parado
Él habrá parado el coche para esa hora.He will have stopped the car by that time.
nosotroshabremos parado
Nosotros habremos parado cinco minutos antes.We will have stopped for five minutes before then.
vosotroshabréis parado
Vosotros habréis parado en la esquina ya.You will have stopped at the corner already.
elloshabrán parado
Ellos habrán parado para descansar para entonces.They will have stopped to rest by then.

Condicional

Conditional

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PronounFormContext
yopararía
Yo pararía aquí si hiciera falta.I would stop here if necessary.
pararías
Tú pararías al verme de nuevo.You would stop on seeing me again.
élpararía
Él pararía el coche sin dudar.He would stop the car without hesitation.
nosotrospararíamos
Nosotros pararíamos cinco minutos más.We would stop for five more minutes.
vosotrospararíais
Vosotros pararíais en esa esquina.You would stop at that corner.
ellospararían
Ellos pararían para descansar allí.They would stop to rest there.

Condicional Perfecto

Conditional Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabría parado
Yo habría parado aquí si hubiera hecho falta.I would have stopped here if it had been necessary.
habrías parado
Tú habrías parado al verme de nuevo.You would have stopped on seeing me again.
élhabría parado
Él habría parado el coche sin dudar.He would have stopped the car without hesitation.
nosotroshabríamos parado
Nosotros habríamos parado cinco minutos más.We would have stopped for five more minutes.
vosotroshabríais parado
Vosotros habríais parado en esa esquina.You would have stopped at that corner.
elloshabrían parado
Ellos habrían parado para descansar allí.They would have stopped to rest there.

Subjuntivo Presente

Present Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yopare
Es raro que yo pare aquí.It is strange that I stop here.
pares
Quiero que tú pares al verme.I want you to stop on seeing me.
élpare
Es importante que él pare el coche.It is important that he stop the car.
nosotrosparemos
Deseo que nosotros paremos cinco minutos.I wish that we stop for five minutes.
vosotrosparéis
Es mejor que vosotros paréis en la esquina.It is better that you stop at the corner.
ellosparen
Temo que ellos no paren para descansar.I fear that they may not stop to rest.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yohaya parado
Dudo que yo haya parado aquí.I doubt that I have stopped here.
hayas parado
No creo que tú hayas parado al verme.I do not think that you have stopped on seeing me.
élhaya parado
Es posible que él haya parado el coche ya.It is possible that he has stopped the car already.
nosotroshayamos parado
Es probable que nosotros hayamos parado cinco minutos.It is likely that we have stopped for five minutes.
vosotroshayáis parado
No parece que vosotros hayáis parado en la esquina aún.It does not seem that you have stopped at the corner yet.
elloshayan parado
Puede que ellos hayan parado para descansar.They may have stopped to rest.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yoparara
Si yo parara aquí, te vería.If I stopped here, I would see you.
pararas
Si tú pararas al verme, hablaríamos.If you stopped on seeing me, we would talk.
élparara
Si él parara el coche, bajaríamos.If he stopped the car, we would get out.
nosotrosparáramos
Si nosotros paráramos cinco minutos, descansaríamos.If we stopped for five minutes, we would rest.
vosotrospararais
Si vosotros pararais en la esquina, os verían.If you stopped at the corner, they would see you.
ellospararan
Si ellos pararan para descansar, seguirían mejor.If they stopped to rest, they would continue better.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yohubiera parado
Si yo hubiera parado aquí, te habría visto.If I had stopped here, I would have seen you.
hubieras parado
Si tú hubieras parado al verme, habríamos hablado.If you had stopped on seeing me, we would have talked.
élhubiera parado
Si él hubiera parado el coche, habríamos bajado.If he had stopped the car, we would have gotten out.
nosotroshubiéramos parado
Si nosotros hubiéramos parado cinco minutos, habríamos descansado.If we had stopped for five minutes, we would have rested.
vosotroshubierais parado
Si vosotros hubierais parado en la esquina, os habrían visto.If you had stopped at the corner, they would have seen you.
elloshubieran parado
Si ellos hubieran parado para descansar, habrían seguido mejor.If they had stopped to rest, they would have continued better.

Subjuntivo Futuro

Future Subjunctive

Study tense
PronounFormContext
yoparare
Si algún día yo parare aquí, te llamaré.If someday I should stop here, I will call you.
parares
Si tú parares al verme, hablaremos.If you should stop on seeing me, we will talk.
élparare
Si él parare el coche, bajaremos.If he should stop the car, we will get out.
nosotrosparáremos
Si nosotros paráremos cinco minutos, seguiremos luego.If we should stop for five minutes, we will continue afterward.
vosotrosparareis
Si vosotros parareis en la esquina, os encontraré.If you should stop at the corner, I will find you.
ellospararen
Si ellos pararen para descansar, estarán mejor.If they should stop to rest, they will be better.

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yohubiere parado
Cuando yo hubiere parado aquí, te escribiré.When I shall have stopped here, I will write to you.
hubieres parado
Cuando tú hubieres parado al verme, sonreiré.When you shall have stopped on seeing me, I will smile.
élhubiere parado
Cuando él hubiere parado el coche, bajaremos.When he shall have stopped the car, we will get out.
nosotroshubiéremos parado
Cuando nosotros hubiéremos parado cinco minutos, seguiremos.When we shall have stopped for five minutes, we will continue.
vosotroshubiereis parado
Cuando vosotros hubiereis parado en la esquina, os veré.When you shall have stopped at the corner, I will see you.
elloshubieren parado
Cuando ellos hubieren parado para descansar, volverán.When they shall have stopped to rest, they will return.

Imperativo Afirmativo

Affirmative Imperative

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PronounFormContext
yo-
para
Tú, para aquí un momento.You, stop here for a moment.
élpare
Que él pare el coche.Let him stop the car.
nosotrosparemos
paremos cinco minutos.Let us stop for five minutes.
vosotrosparad
Vosotros, parad en la esquina.You, stop at the corner.
ellosparen
Que ellos paren para descansar.Let them stop to rest.

Imperativo Negativo

Negative Imperative

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PronounFormContext
yo-
no pares
No no pares aquí.Do not stop here.
élno pare
Que él no no pare el coche todavía.Let him not stop the car yet.
nosotrosno paremos
No no paremos ahora.Let us not stop now.
vosotrosno paréis
No no paréis en la esquina.Do not stop at the corner.
ellosno paren
Que ellos no no paren todavía.Let them not stop yet.
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Presenteyo

Yo ___ aquí cada mañana.

I stop here every morning.

Need grammar help?How to form Presente

Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.

Formation

  1. 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
  2. 2Add the present endings for the subject.
  3. 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.

Pattern

-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en

Examples

hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís

Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.

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What does 'parar' mean in English?
In Spanish, 'parar' means to stop. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
Is parar an irregular verb in Spanish?
Parar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
How do you conjugate parar in the present tense?
Present tense (Presente) of parar: yo paro, tú paras, él/ella/usted para, nosotros paramos, vosotros paráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes paran.
How do you conjugate parar in the preterite?
Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of parar: yo paré, tú paraste, él/ella/usted paró, nosotros paramos, vosotros parasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes pararon. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
What is the imperfect tense of parar?
Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of parar: yo paraba, tú parabas, él/ella/usted paraba, nosotros parábamos, vosotros parabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes paraban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
What is the past participle of parar?
The past participle of parar is 'parado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he parado' (I have stoped), 'has parado', 'ha parado'.
What is the gerundio (present participle) of parar?
The gerundio of parar is 'parando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy parando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.