parar Conditional Conjugation
parar — to stop
The conditional of parar is regular: pararía, pararías, pararía, pararíamos, pararíais, pararían.
parar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would stop' if circumstances were different, or to make a polite request to stop doing something.
Notes on parar in the Conditional
Parar is regular in the conditional, using the full infinitive as the stem for all forms.
Example Sentences
Yo pararía de trabajar si fuera rico.
I would stop working if I were rich.
yo
¿Pararías el coche un momento, por favor?
Would you stop the car for a moment, please?
tú
Ellos pararían si escucharan la señal.
They would stop if they heard the signal.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the conditional for 'used to stop'.
Correct: Use the imperfect 'paraba' for past habits, not the conditional.
Why: English uses 'would stop' for both hypotheticals and past habits, but Spanish separates them.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: paro
Parar is regular in the present: paro, paras, para, paramos, paráis, paran.
Preterite
yo: paré
The preterite of parar is regular: paré, paraste, paró, paramos, parasteis, pararon.
Imperfect
yo: paraba
Parar follows the regular -aba pattern in the imperfect: paraba, parabas, paraba, parábamos, parabais, paraban.
Future
yo: pararé
The future of parar uses the infinitive as the stem: pararé, pararás, parará, pararemos, pararéis, pararán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: pare
The present subjunctive of parar changes the -a to -e: pare, pares, pare, paremos, paréis, paren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: parara
The imperfect subjunctive of parar uses the -ara stem: parara, pararas, parara, paráramos, pararais, pararan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: para
The imperative of parar gives direct orders: para (tú), pare (usted), paremos (nosotros), parad (vosotros), paren (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no pares
The negative imperative of parar uses the present subjunctive: no pares, no pare, no paremos, no paréis, no paren.