Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | parar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | parando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar parando. |
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.
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | parar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | parando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar parando. |
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | paro | Yo paro aquí cada mañana.I stop here every morning. |
| tú | paras | Tú paras cuando ves a alguien.You stop when you see someone. |
| él | para | Él para el coche frente a casa.He stops the car in front of the house. |
| nosotros | paramos | Nosotros paramos cinco minutos.We stop for five minutes. |
| vosotros | paráis | Vosotros paráis siempre en esta esquina.You always stop at this corner. |
| ellos | paran | Ellos paran para descansar.They stop to rest. |
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he parado | Yo he parado aquí hoy.I have stopped here today. |
| tú | has parado | Tú has parado al verlo.You have stopped on seeing him. |
| él | ha parado | Él ha parado el coche ya.He has stopped the car already. |
| nosotros | hemos parado | Nosotros hemos parado cinco minutos.We have stopped for five minutes. |
| vosotros | habéis parado | Vosotros habéis parado en esta esquina.You have stopped at this corner. |
| ellos | han parado | Ellos han parado para descansar esta mañana.They have stopped to rest this morning. |
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | paré | Ayer yo paré aquí un momento.Yesterday I stopped here for a moment. |
| tú | paraste | Tú paraste al escuchar mi voz.You stopped on hearing my voice. |
| él | paró | Él paró el coche muy rápido.He stopped the car very quickly. |
| nosotros | paramos | Nosotros paramos cinco minutos en la ruta.We stopped for five minutes on the route. |
| vosotros | parasteis | Vosotros parasteis en esa esquina.You stopped at that corner. |
| ellos | pararon | Ellos pararon para descansar un rato.They stopped to rest for a while. |
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | paraba | Yo paraba aquí cada mañana.I used to stop here every morning. |
| tú | parabas | Tú parabas cuando veías peligro.You used to stop when you saw danger. |
| él | paraba | Él paraba el coche siempre allí.He used to stop the car there all the time. |
| nosotros | parábamos | Nosotros parábamos cinco minutos antes.We used to stop for five minutes before. |
| vosotros | parabais | Vosotros parabais en esta esquina a menudo.You used to stop at this corner often. |
| ellos | paraban | Ellos paraban para descansar.They used to stop to rest. |
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había parado | Yo había parado aquí antes de llamarte.I had stopped here before calling you. |
| tú | habías parado | Tú habías parado ya al verlo.You had already stopped on seeing him. |
| él | había parado | Él había parado el coche previamente.He had stopped the car previously. |
| nosotros | habíamos parado | Nosotros habíamos parado cinco minutos antes.We had stopped for five minutes before. |
| vosotros | habíais parado | Vosotros habíais parado en esa esquina esa mañana.You had stopped at that corner that morning. |
| ellos | habían parado | Ellos habían parado para descansar antes.They had stopped to rest before. |
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube parado | Cuando yo hube parado aquí, te vi.When I had stopped here, I saw you. |
| tú | hubiste parado | En cuanto tú hubiste parado, miraste atrás.As soon as you had stopped, you looked back. |
| él | hubo parado | Después de que él hubo parado el coche, bajó.After he had stopped the car, he got out. |
| nosotros | hubimos parado | Apenas nosotros hubimos parado, empezó a llover.As soon as we had stopped, it started to rain. |
| vosotros | hubisteis parado | Una vez que vosotros hubisteis parado en la esquina, esperasteis.Once you had stopped at the corner, you waited. |
| ellos | hubieron parado | Cuando ellos hubieron parado para descansar, llegó la noche.When they had stopped to rest, night came. |
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pararé | Yo pararé aquí mañana.I will stop here tomorrow. |
| tú | pararás | Tú pararás al verme.You will stop on seeing me. |
| él | parará | Él parará el coche allí.He will stop the car there. |
| nosotros | pararemos | Nosotros pararemos cinco minutos.We will stop for five minutes. |
| vosotros | pararéis | Vosotros pararéis en esa esquina.You will stop at that corner. |
| ellos | pararán | Ellos pararán para descansar luego.They will stop to rest later. |
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré parado | Para entonces yo habré parado aquí.By then I will have stopped here. |
| tú | habrás parado | Tú habrás parado al verme ya.You will have stopped on seeing me already. |
| él | habrá parado | Él habrá parado el coche para esa hora.He will have stopped the car by that time. |
| nosotros | habremos parado | Nosotros habremos parado cinco minutos antes.We will have stopped for five minutes before then. |
| vosotros | habréis parado | Vosotros habréis parado en la esquina ya.You will have stopped at the corner already. |
| ellos | habrán parado | Ellos habrán parado para descansar para entonces.They will have stopped to rest by then. |
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pararía | Yo pararía aquí si hiciera falta.I would stop here if necessary. |
| tú | pararías | Tú pararías al verme de nuevo.You would stop on seeing me again. |
| él | pararía | Él pararía el coche sin dudar.He would stop the car without hesitation. |
| nosotros | pararíamos | Nosotros pararíamos cinco minutos más.We would stop for five more minutes. |
| vosotros | pararíais | Vosotros pararíais en esa esquina.You would stop at that corner. |
| ellos | pararían | Ellos pararían para descansar allí.They would stop to rest there. |
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría parado | Yo habría parado aquí si hubiera hecho falta.I would have stopped here if it had been necessary. |
| tú | habrías parado | Tú habrías parado al verme de nuevo.You would have stopped on seeing me again. |
| él | habría parado | Él habría parado el coche sin dudar.He would have stopped the car without hesitation. |
| nosotros | habríamos parado | Nosotros habríamos parado cinco minutos más.We would have stopped for five more minutes. |
| vosotros | habríais parado | Vosotros habríais parado en esa esquina.You would have stopped at that corner. |
| ellos | habrían parado | Ellos habrían parado para descansar allí.They would have stopped to rest there. |
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pare | Es raro que yo pare aquí.It is strange that I stop here. |
| tú | pares | Quiero que tú pares al verme.I want you to stop on seeing me. |
| él | pare | Es importante que él pare el coche.It is important that he stop the car. |
| nosotros | paremos | Deseo que nosotros paremos cinco minutos.I wish that we stop for five minutes. |
| vosotros | paréis | Es mejor que vosotros paréis en la esquina.It is better that you stop at the corner. |
| ellos | paren | Temo que ellos no paren para descansar.I fear that they may not stop to rest. |
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya parado | Dudo que yo haya parado aquí.I doubt that I have stopped here. |
| tú | hayas parado | No creo que tú hayas parado al verme.I do not think that you have stopped on seeing me. |
| él | haya parado | Es posible que él haya parado el coche ya.It is possible that he has stopped the car already. |
| nosotros | hayamos parado | Es probable que nosotros hayamos parado cinco minutos.It is likely that we have stopped for five minutes. |
| vosotros | hayáis parado | No parece que vosotros hayáis parado en la esquina aún.It does not seem that you have stopped at the corner yet. |
| ellos | hayan parado | Puede que ellos hayan parado para descansar.They may have stopped to rest. |
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | parara | Si yo parara aquí, te vería.If I stopped here, I would see you. |
| tú | pararas | Si tú pararas al verme, hablaríamos.If you stopped on seeing me, we would talk. |
| él | parara | Si él parara el coche, bajaríamos.If he stopped the car, we would get out. |
| nosotros | paráramos | Si nosotros paráramos cinco minutos, descansaríamos.If we stopped for five minutes, we would rest. |
| vosotros | pararais | Si vosotros pararais en la esquina, os verían.If you stopped at the corner, they would see you. |
| ellos | pararan | Si ellos pararan para descansar, seguirían mejor.If they stopped to rest, they would continue better. |
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera parado | Si yo hubiera parado aquí, te habría visto.If I had stopped here, I would have seen you. |
| tú | hubieras parado | Si tú hubieras parado al verme, habríamos hablado.If you had stopped on seeing me, we would have talked. |
| él | hubiera parado | Si él hubiera parado el coche, habríamos bajado.If he had stopped the car, we would have gotten out. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos parado | Si nosotros hubiéramos parado cinco minutos, habríamos descansado.If we had stopped for five minutes, we would have rested. |
| vosotros | hubierais parado | Si vosotros hubierais parado en la esquina, os habrían visto.If you had stopped at the corner, they would have seen you. |
| ellos | hubieran parado | Si ellos hubieran parado para descansar, habrían seguido mejor.If they had stopped to rest, they would have continued better. |
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | parare | Si algún día yo parare aquí, te llamaré.If someday I should stop here, I will call you. |
| tú | parares | Si tú parares al verme, hablaremos.If you should stop on seeing me, we will talk. |
| él | parare | Si él parare el coche, bajaremos.If he should stop the car, we will get out. |
| nosotros | paráremos | Si nosotros paráremos cinco minutos, seguiremos luego.If we should stop for five minutes, we will continue afterward. |
| vosotros | parareis | Si vosotros parareis en la esquina, os encontraré.If you should stop at the corner, I will find you. |
| ellos | pararen | Si ellos pararen para descansar, estarán mejor.If they should stop to rest, they will be better. |
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere parado | Cuando yo hubiere parado aquí, te escribiré.When I shall have stopped here, I will write to you. |
| tú | hubieres parado | Cuando tú hubieres parado al verme, sonreiré.When you shall have stopped on seeing me, I will smile. |
| él | hubiere parado | Cuando él hubiere parado el coche, bajaremos.When he shall have stopped the car, we will get out. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos parado | Cuando nosotros hubiéremos parado cinco minutos, seguiremos.When we shall have stopped for five minutes, we will continue. |
| vosotros | hubiereis parado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis parado en la esquina, os veré.When you shall have stopped at the corner, I will see you. |
| ellos | hubieren parado | Cuando ellos hubieren parado para descansar, volverán.When they shall have stopped to rest, they will return. |
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | — |
| tú | para | Tú, para aquí un momento.You, stop here for a moment. |
| él | pare | Que él pare el coche.Let him stop the car. |
| nosotros | paremos | paremos cinco minutos.Let us stop for five minutes. |
| vosotros | parad | Vosotros, parad en la esquina.You, stop at the corner. |
| ellos | paren | Que ellos paren para descansar.Let them stop to rest. |
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | — |
| tú | no pares | No no pares aquí.Do not stop here. |
| él | no pare | Que él no no pare el coche todavía.Let him not stop the car yet. |
| nosotros | no paremos | No no paremos ahora.Let us not stop now. |
| vosotros | no paréis | No no paréis en la esquina.Do not stop at the corner. |
| ellos | no paren | Que ellos no no paren todavía.Let them not stop yet. |
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Yo ___ aquí cada mañana.
I stop here every morning.
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