parar Negative Imperative Conjugation
parar — to stop
The negative imperative of parar uses the present subjunctive: no pares, no pare, no paremos, no paréis, no paren.
parar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use these forms to tell someone NOT to stop—very common when encouraging someone to keep going or keep working.
Notes on parar in the Negative Imperative
The negative imperative of parar is regular and matches the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.
Example Sentences
¡No pares! Estás muy cerca de la meta.
Don't stop! You are very close to the finish line.
tú
No pare el coche en esta zona.
Don't stop the car in this area.
usted
Por favor, no paren de cantar.
Please, don't stop singing.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no para' for a command.
Correct: The correct negative command is 'no pares'.
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, never the indicative 'para'.
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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.
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).