To stop in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

normal speech: pa-RAR

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parar info.

Tips to remember “parar”:
– Associate “parar” with the English phrase “to PARe the motion” where “pare” sounds like “parar” and the idea of paring something down can be linked to stopping its motion.
– Visualize a stop sign whenever you hear or see “parar.”

Explanations:
– “Parar” is a regular Spanish verb meaning to stop or to stand.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Detener: to stop or to detain
– Cesar: to cease or stop
– Interrumpir: to interrupt or stop

Conjugations of “parar”:
Infinitive: parar (to stop)

Present tense:
– Yo paro (I stop)
– Tú paras (you stop, singular informal)
– Él/Ella/Usted para (he/she stops, you stop formal singular)
– Nosotros/Nosotras paramos (we stop)
– Vosotros/Vosotras paráis (you stop, plural informal)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes paran (they stop, you stop plural formal)

Imperfect (past) tense:
– Yo paraba (I used to stop)
– Tú parabas (you used to stop, singular informal)
– Él/Ella/Usted paraba (he/she used to stop, you used to stop formal singular)
– Nosotros/Nosotras parábamos (we used to stop)
– Vosotros/Vosotras parabais (you used to stop, plural informal)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes paraban (they used to stop, you used to stop plural formal)

Preterite (past) tense:
– Yo paré (I stopped)
– Tú paraste (you stopped, singular informal)
– Él/Ella/Usted paró (he/she stopped, you stopped formal singular)
– Nosotros/Nosotras paramos (we stopped)
– Vosotros/Vosotras parasteis (you stopped, plural informal)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes pararon (they stopped, you stopped plural formal)

Future tense:
– Yo pararé (I will stop)
– Tú pararás (you will stop, singular informal)
– Él/Ella/Usted parará (he/she will stop, you will stop formal singular)
– Nosotros/Nosotras pararemos (we will stop)
– Vosotros/Vosotras pararéis (you will stop, plural informal)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes pararán (they will stop, you will stop plural formal)

Examples of sentences:
– “Necesito parar para descansar.” (I need to stop to rest.)
– “Si ves la luz roja, debes parar.” (If you see the red light, you must stop.)
– “El bus para en la próxima estación.” (The bus stops at the next station.)
– “Cuando era niño, paraba en ese parque para jugar.” (When I was a child, I used to stop at that park to play.)
– “Ayer paré el coche en la autopista porque tenía una avería.” (Yesterday I stopped the car on the highway because it had a breakdown.)
– “Mañana pararemos en la tienda antes de llegar a casa.” (Tomorrow we will stop at the store before arriving home.)

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