Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | paro | |
| tú | paras | |
| él / ella / usted | para | |
| nosotros / nosotras | paramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | paráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | paran |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | paré | |
| tú | paraste | |
| él / ella / usted | paró | |
| nosotros / nosotras | paramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | parasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pararon |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | paraba | |
| tú | parabas | |
| él / ella / usted | paraba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | parábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | parabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | paraban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pararé | |
| tú | pararás | |
| él / ella / usted | parará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pararemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pararéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pararán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pararía | |
| tú | pararías | |
| él / ella / usted | pararía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pararíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pararíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pararían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pare | |
| tú | pares | |
| él / ella / usted | pare | |
| nosotros / nosotras | paremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | paréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | paren |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to stop, halt
- to stand up
- to put something in a vertical position
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations