What does parar mean in English?

Parar means "to stop" in English.

How do you conjugate parar in Spanish?

Parar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with parar?

Common idiomatic expressions using parar include: "sin parar" (without stopping / non-stop), "no parar de" (to not stop (doing something)). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

How do you use parar in a sentence?

Example: "Paré el coche." which means "I stopped the car." in English.

What are synonyms for parar?

Spanish synonyms for parar include: detener. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Parar

to stop

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

parar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

parando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

parado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	paro I stop	I stop
tú	paras you stop	you stop
él/ella/usted	para he/she/you stops	he/she/you stops
nosotros	paramos we stop	we stop
vosotros	paráis you all stop	you all stop
ellos/ustedes	paran they/you all stop	they/you all stop

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	paraba I used to stop	I used to stop
tú	parabas you used to stop	you used to stop
él/ella/usted	paraba he/she/you used to stop	he/she/you used to stop
nosotros	parábamos we used to stop	we used to stop
vosotros	parabais you all used to stop	you all used to stop
ellos/ustedes	paraban they/you all used to stop	they/you all used to stop

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	paré I stoped	I stoped
tú	paraste you stoped	you stoped
él/ella/usted	paró he/she/you stoped	he/she/you stoped
nosotros	paramos we stoped	we stoped
vosotros	parasteis you all stoped	you all stoped
ellos/ustedes	pararon they/you all stoped	they/you all stoped

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pararé I will stop	I will stop
tú	pararás you will stop	you will stop
él/ella/usted	parará he/she/you will stop	he/she/you will stop
nosotros	pararemos we will stop	we will stop
vosotros	pararéis you all will stop	you all will stop
ellos/ustedes	pararán they/you all will stop	they/you all will stop

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pararía I would stop	I would stop
tú	pararías you would stop	you would stop
él/ella/usted	pararía he/she/you would stop	he/she/you would stop
nosotros	pararíamos we would stop	we would stop
vosotros	pararíais you all would stop	you all would stop
ellos/ustedes	pararían they/you all would stop	they/you all would stop

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pare that I stop	that I stop
tú	pares that you stop	that you stop
él/ella/usted	pare that he/she/you stop	that he/she/you stop
nosotros	paremos that we stop	that we stop
vosotros	paréis that you all stop	that you all stop
ellos/ustedes	paren that they/you all stop	that they/you all stop

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	parara or parase that I stoped	that I stoped
tú	pararas or parases that you stoped	that you stoped
él/ella/usted	parara or parase that he/she/you stoped	that he/she/you stoped
nosotros	paráramos or parásemos that we stoped	that we stoped
vosotros	pararais or paraseis that you all stoped	that you all stoped
ellos/ustedes	pararan or parasen that they/you all stoped	that they/you all stoped

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he parado I have stoped	I have stoped
tú	has parado you have stoped	you have stoped
él/ella/usted	ha parado he/she/you have stoped	he/she/you have stoped
nosotros	hemos parado we have stoped	we have stoped
vosotros	habéis parado you all have stoped	you all have stoped
ellos/ustedes	han parado they/you all have stoped	they/you all have stoped

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había parado I had stoped	I had stoped
tú	habías parado you had stoped	you had stoped
él/ella/usted	había parado he/she/you had stoped	he/she/you had stoped
nosotros	habíamos parado we had stoped	we had stoped
vosotros	habíais parado you all had stoped	you all had stoped
ellos/ustedes	habían parado they/you all had stoped	they/you all had stoped

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube parado I had stoped	I had stoped
tú	hubiste parado you had stoped	you had stoped
él/ella/usted	hubo parado he/she/you had stoped	he/she/you had stoped
nosotros	hubimos parado we had stoped	we had stoped
vosotros	hubisteis parado you all had stoped	you all had stoped
ellos/ustedes	hubieron parado they/you all had stoped	they/you all had stoped

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré parado I will have stoped	I will have stoped
tú	habrás parado you will have stoped	you will have stoped
él/ella/usted	habrá parado he/she/you will have stoped	he/she/you will have stoped
nosotros	habremos parado we will have stoped	we will have stoped
vosotros	habréis parado you all will have stoped	you all will have stoped
ellos/ustedes	habrán parado they/you all will have stoped	they/you all will have stoped

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría parado I would have stoped	I would have stoped
tú	habrías parado you would have stoped	you would have stoped
él/ella/usted	habría parado he/she/you would have stoped	he/she/you would have stoped
nosotros	habríamos parado we would have stoped	we would have stoped
vosotros	habríais parado you all would have stoped	you all would have stoped
ellos/ustedes	habrían parado they/you all would have stoped	they/you all would have stoped

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya parado that I have stoped	that I have stoped
tú	hayas parado that you have stoped	that you have stoped
él/ella/usted	haya parado that he/she/you have stoped	that he/she/you have stoped
nosotros	hayamos parado that we have stoped	that we have stoped
vosotros	hayáis parado that you all have stoped	that you all have stoped
ellos/ustedes	hayan parado that they/you all have stoped	that they/you all have stoped

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera parado that I had stoped	that I had stoped
tú	hubieras parado that you had stoped	that you had stoped
él/ella/usted	hubiera parado that he/she/you had stoped	that he/she/you had stoped
nosotros	hubiéramos parado that we had stoped	that we had stoped
vosotros	hubierais parado that you all had stoped	that you all had stoped
ellos/ustedes	hubieran parado that they/you all had stoped	that they/you all had stoped

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	para	stop! (you)
usted	pare	stop! (you formal)
nosotros	paremos	let's stop!
vosotros	parad	stop! (you all)
ustedes	paren	stop! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no pares	don't stop! (you)
usted	no pare	don't stop! (you formal)
nosotros	no paremos	let's not stop!
vosotros	no paréis	don't stop! (you all)
ustedes	no paren	don't stop! (you all)

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Idiomatic Expressions

sin parar

without stopping / non-stop

💡 Describing continuous action

no parar de

to not stop (doing something)

💡 He no para de hablar (He doesn't stop talking)

Examples in Context

Paré el coche.

I stopped the car.

Preterite

Paro en cada esquina.

I stop at every corner.

Present

Ha parado de llover.

It has stopped raining.

Present Perfect

Pararemos aquí.

We will stop here.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

detener(to stop, to halt)

More formal or emphatic

Antonyms:

continuar(to continue)

Usage Notes

•Parar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meanings: to stop, to halt
•Can be used transitively (stop something) or intransitively (come to a stop)

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