What does parar mean?
parar means to stop, halt in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to stand up; to put something in a vertical position.
Spanish verb guide
Parar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn parar, meaning to stop, halt, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: parandoparticiple: parado
Principal forms of parar
- Infinitive
- parar
- Gerund
- parando
- Past participle
- parado
Parar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | paro | paré | paraba | pararé |
| tú | paras | paraste | parabas | pararás |
| él / ella / usted | para | paró | paraba | parará |
| nosotros/as | paramos | paramos | parábamos | pararemos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | paran | pararon | paraban | pararán |
Pattern notes
- Parar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with parar
¿Por qué no se paró Tom?Why didn't Tom stop?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ella se paró cerca de él.She stood close to him.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
¿Por qué no me paró nadie?Why didn't someone stop me?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate parar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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