parar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
parar — to stop
The imperfect subjunctive of parar uses the -ara stem: parara, pararas, parara, paráramos, pararais, pararan.
parar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If I stopped...') or after past-tense verbs of emotion or desire.
Notes on parar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Parar is regular. The stem comes from the preterite 'pararon', dropping the -on and adding the -a endings.
Example Sentences
Si yo parara ahora, no terminaría el trabajo.
If I stopped now, I wouldn't finish the work.
yo
Me gustaría que ellos pararan de gritar.
I would like them to stop shouting.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si pararas un segundo, lo verías.
If you stopped for a second, you would see it.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'paráramos'.
Correct: Always add an accent to the vowel before the 'r' in the nosotros form.
Why: All imperfect subjunctive nosotros forms require an accent to maintain stress on the third-to-last syllable.
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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.
Conditional
yo: pararía
The conditional of parar is regular: pararía, pararías, pararía, pararíamos, pararíais, pararían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: pare
The present subjunctive of parar changes the -a to -e: pare, pares, pare, paremos, paréis, paren.
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.