Parar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Parar in Spanish

Parar means “to stop,” “to halt,” “to stop something,” or “to stay.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and its main transitive, intransitive, and fixed-expression uses.

Parar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. RAE gives paro, paras / parás, para, paramos, paráis, paran, with regular gerund parando, participle parado, and command para / pará.

Parar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the participle parado combines with haber in compound tenses.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	parar	to stop / halt
Gerund	parando	stopping / halting
Past participle	parado	stopped / halted

Parar meaning and essential uses

RAE records parar transitively for stopping someone or something and intransitively for ceasing movement or action: Paro el coche. / El coche para.

It also appears in common expressions such as no parar “to be constantly active,” sin parar “without stopping,” and pararse a + infinitive for stopping to consider or do something carefully.

Parar regular conjugation pattern

The stem par- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm: paro, paré, paraba, pararé, pare.

There are no stem changes, spelling alternations, irregular tense stems, irregular gerunds, or irregular participles.

Parar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Parar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	paro	I stop / halt
Tú — you, singular informal	paras	you stop / halt
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	para	he / she stops / halts; you stop / halt (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	paramos	we stop / halt
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	paráis	you stop / halt (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	paran	they stop / halt; you stop / halt (plural)

• Paro el coche delante de la casa. — I stop the car in front of the house.

Parar preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	paré	I stopped / halted
Tú — you, singular informal	paraste	you stopped / halted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	paró	he / she stopped / halted; you stopped / halted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	paramos	we stopped / halted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	parasteis	you stopped / halted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pararon	they stopped / halted; you stopped / halted (plural)

• Ayer paré la máquina durante una hora. — Yesterday I stopped the machine for an hour.

Parar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant parado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	paraba	I used to stop / halt
Tú — you, singular informal	parabas	you used to stop / halt
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	paraba	he / she used to stop / halt; you used to stop / halt (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	parábamos	we used to stop / halt
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	parabais	you used to stop / halt (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	paraban	they used to stop / halt; you used to stop / halt (plural)

• Antes parábamos aquí todos los días. — We used to stop here every day.

Parar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar plus parando.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy parando	I am stopping / halting
Tú — you, singular informal	estás parando	you are stopping / halting
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está parando	he / she is stopping / halting; you are stopping / halting (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos parando	we are stopping / halting
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis parando	you are stopping / halting (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están parando	they are stopping / halting; you are stopping / halting (plural)

• Estoy parando el proceso para revisarlo. — I am stopping the process to review it.

Parar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir + a + parar.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a parar	I am going to stop / halt
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a parar	you are going to stop / halt
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a parar	he / she is going to stop / halt; you are going to stop / halt (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a parar	we are going to stop / halt
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a parar	you are going to stop / halt (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a parar	they are going to stop / halt; you are going to stop / halt (plural)

• Voy a parar en la próxima estación. — I am going to stop at the next station.

Parar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pararé	I will stop / halt
Tú — you, singular informal	pararás	you will stop / halt
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	parará	he / she will stop / halt; you will stop / halt (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pararemos	we will stop / halt
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pararéis	you will stop / halt (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pararán	they will stop / halt; you will stop / halt (plural)

• Pararemos después de dos horas. — We will stop after two hours.

Parar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pararía	I would stop / halt
Tú — you, singular informal	pararías	you would stop / halt
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pararía	he / she would stop / halt; you would stop / halt (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pararíamos	we would stop / halt
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pararíais	you would stop / halt (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pararían	they would stop / halt; you would stop / halt (plural)

• Pararía el sistema si apareciera ese error. — I would stop the system if that error appeared.

Parar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant parado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he parado	I have stopped / halted
Tú — you, singular informal	has parado	you have stopped / halted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha parado	he / she has stopped / halted; you have stopped / halted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos parado	we have stopped / halted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis parado	you have stopped / halted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han parado	they have stopped / halted; you have stopped / halted (plural)

• He parado el coche. — I have stopped the car.

Parar past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant parado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había parado	I had stopped / halted
Tú — you, singular informal	habías parado	you had stopped / halted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había parado	he / she had stopped / halted; you had stopped / halted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos parado	we had stopped / halted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais parado	you had stopped / halted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían parado	they had stopped / halted; you had stopped / halted (plural)

• Ya habíamos parado la producción. — We had already stopped production.

Parar future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant parado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré parado	I will have stopped / halted
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás parado	you will have stopped / halted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá parado	he / she will have stopped / halted; you will have stopped / halted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos parado	we will have stopped / halted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis parado	you will have stopped / halted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán parado	they will have stopped / halted; you will have stopped / halted (plural)

• Para entonces habrán parado todas las máquinas. — By then all the machines will have stopped.

Parar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant parado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría parado	I would have stopped / halted
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías parado	you would have stopped / halted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría parado	he / she would have stopped / halted; you would have stopped / halted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos parado	we would have stopped / halted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais parado	you would have stopped / halted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían parado	they would have stopped / halted; you would have stopped / halted (plural)

• Habría parado antes si hubiera visto la señal. — I would have stopped earlier if I had seen the sign.

Parar subjunctive conjugations

Parar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pare	that I stop / halt
Tú — you, singular informal	pares	that you stop / halt
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pare	that he / she stop / halt; that you stop / halt (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	paremos	that we stop / halt
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	paréis	that you stop / halt (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	paren	that they stop / halt; that you stop / halt (plural)

• Quiero que pares aquí. — I want you to stop here.

Parar imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant parado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	parara	that I stopped / halted
Tú — you, singular informal	pararas	that you stopped / halted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	parara	that he / she stopped / halted; that you stopped / halted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	paráramos	that we stopped / halted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pararais	that you stopped / halted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pararan	that they stopped / halted; that you stopped / halted (plural)

• Preferían que paráramos antes de anochecer. — They preferred that we stop before nightfall.
• Era mejor que parases la máquina primero. — It was better for you to stop the machine first.

Parar future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	parare	if / when I should stop / halt
Tú — you, singular informal	parares	if / when you should stop / halt
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	parare	if / when he / she should stop / halt; if / when you should stop / halt (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	paráremos	if / when we should stop / halt
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	parareis	if / when you should stop / halt (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pararen	if / when they should stop / halt; if / when you should stop / halt (plural)

• Quien parare el servicio deberá justificar la interrupción. — Whoever should stop the service must justify the interruption.

Parar present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant parado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya parado	that I have stopped / halted
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas parado	that you have stopped / halted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya parado	that he / she has stopped / halted; that you have stopped / halted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos parado	that we have stopped / halted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis parado	that you have stopped / halted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan parado	that they have stopped / halted; that you have stopped / halted (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas parado a tiempo. — I am glad that you stopped in time.

Parar past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant parado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera parado	that I had stopped / halted
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras parado	that you had stopped / halted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera parado	that he / she had stopped / halted; that you had stopped / halted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos parado	that we had stopped / halted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais parado	that you had stopped / halted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran parado	that they had stopped / halted; that you had stopped / halted (plural)

• Si hubiera parado antes, habría evitado el problema. — If I had stopped earlier, I would have avoided the problem.
• Si hubieses parado la máquina, no se habría dañado. — If you had stopped the machine, it would not have been damaged.

Parar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant parado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere parado	if / when I should have stopped / halted
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres parado	if / when you should have stopped / halted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere parado	if / when he / she should have stopped / halted; if / when you should have stopped / halted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos parado	if / when we should have stopped / halted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis parado	if / when you should have stopped / halted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren parado	if / when they should have stopped / halted; if / when you should have stopped / halted (plural)

• Si hubieren parado servicios adicionales, deberán registrarlos. — If they should have stopped additional services, they must register them.

Parar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row has exhortative “let’s…” value.

Parar affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	para	stop
Usted — you, singular formal	pare	stop (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	paremos	let’s stop
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	parad	stop (plural)
Ustedes — you, plural	paren	stop (plural formal)

• Para aquí un momento. — Stop here for a moment.

Parar negative commands

Negative commands use no plus the subjunctive-based form.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no pares	do not stop
Usted — you, singular formal	no pare	do not stop (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no paremos	let’s not stop
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no paréis	do not stop (plural)
Ustedes — you, plural	no paren	do not stop (plural formal)

• No pares en medio de la carretera. — Do not stop in the middle of the road.

Common constructions with Parar

These patterns capture the most useful complements and lexical frames.

• parar algo / a alguien. — to stop something / someone.
• parar en + place. — to stop at / stay at a place.
• no parar de + infinitive. — to keep doing something continuously.
• pararse a + infinitive. — to stop and take time to do or consider something.

Example sentences with Parar

These examples reinforce common usage.

• El autobús para aquí. — The bus stops here.
• No para de hablar. — He / she does not stop talking.
• Tenemos que parar un momento. — We need to stop for a moment.
• Espero que pares antes de la señal. — I hope you stop before the sign.
• Ya han parado la máquina. — They have already stopped the machine.
• Para y escucha antes de continuar. — Stop and listen before continuing.

Regional and usage notes for Parar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes; voseo is noted separately where relevant.

• Vos parás aquí todos los días. — You stop here every day. (voseo)
• Pará un momento. — Stop for a moment. (affirmative vos command)

Parar is fully regular. Focus on the contrast between transitive “stop something,” intransitive “stop,” and frequent constructions such as no parar de and pararse a.