parar Present Conjugation
parar — to stop
Parar is regular in the present: paro, paras, para, paramos, paráis, paran.
parar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe habitual actions like where the bus usually stops or when someone stops working. It is also used to describe things happening right now.
Notes on parar in the Present
The verb parar is completely regular in the present tense, following the standard -ar conjugation pattern.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre paro en esta cafetería.
I always stop at this coffee shop.
yo
El autobús para justo delante de mi casa.
The bus stops right in front of my house.
él/ella/usted
Ellos no paran de hablar en toda la clase.
They don't stop talking during the whole class.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'parar' when you mean 'quedarse'.
Correct: Use 'parar' for stopping motion, but 'quedarse' for staying in a place.
Why: Learners often confuse 'to stop' (halt) with 'to stay' (remain).
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Related Tenses
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).
Negative Imperative
yo: no pares
The negative imperative of parar uses the present subjunctive: no pares, no pare, no paremos, no paréis, no paren.