parar (to stop) — Spanish Verbs Conjugation Tables
Learn to conjugate parar (to stop) across all tenses in Spanish. Each tense includes real example sentences in Spanish and English, used in Rhythmica's music-based learning system.
parar — Present Simple in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | paro | Paro en el semáforo rojo. | I stop at the red light. |
| tú | paras | Paras de trabajar a las seis. | You stop working at six. |
| él/ella | para | Ella para el coche de repente. | She stops the car suddenly. |
| nosotros | paramos | Paramos para almorzar al mediodía. | We stop for lunch at noon. |
| vosotros | paráis | ||
| ellos/ellas | paran | Ustedes paran de hablar cuando llega el profesor. | You all stop talking when the teacher arrives. |
parar — Past Simple in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | paré | Paré el taxi en la esquina. | I stopped the taxi on the corner. |
| tú | paraste | Paraste de fumar el año pasado. | You stopped smoking last year. |
| él/ella | paró | Él paró la pelota con el pie. | He stopped the ball with his foot. |
| nosotros | paramos | Paramos en la gasolinera. | We stopped at the gas station. |
| vosotros | parasteis | ||
| ellos/ellas | pararon | Ustedes pararon la música muy temprano. | You all stopped the music too early. |
parar — Past Imperfect in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | paraba | Siempre paraba en esa panadería. | I always stopped at that bakery. |
| tú | parabas | Nunca parabas de quejarte. | You never stopped complaining. |
| él/ella | paraba | Ella paraba cada pocos minutos para descansar. | She stopped every few minutes to rest. |
| nosotros | parábamos | Parábamos allí cada verano. | We stopped there every summer. |
| vosotros | parabais | ||
| ellos/ellas | paraban | Ustedes paraban para tomar fotos constantemente. | You all stopped to take photos constantly. |
parar — Future in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | pararé | Pararé por tu casa mañana. | I'll stop by your house tomorrow. |
| tú | pararás | Pararás cuando te canses. | You'll stop when you get tired. |
| él/ella | parará | Él parará el proyecto el mes que viene. | He'll stop the project next month. |
| nosotros | pararemos | Pararemos en la próxima salida. | We'll stop at the next exit. |
| vosotros | pararéis | ||
| ellos/ellas | pararán | Ustedes pararán de discutir eventualmente. | You all will stop arguing eventually. |
parar — Conditional in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | pararía | Pararía si viera una luz roja. | I would stop if I saw a red light. |
| tú | pararías | Pararías de comer tanto azúcar. | You'd stop eating so much sugar. |
| él/ella | pararía | Pararía de trabajar a las seis. | She would stop working at six. |
| nosotros | pararíamos | Pararíamos por café en el camino. | We'd stop for coffee on the way. |
| vosotros | pararíais | ||
| ellos/ellas | pararían | Pararían de quejarse con más dinero. | You all would stop complaining with more money. |