Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Pararse in Spanish
pararse to stop, to stand up Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Pararse (to stop, to stand up) is a widely used reflexive regular -AR verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: me paro, te paras, se para, nos paramos, os paráis, se paran. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- parado stopped
- Gerund
- parando stopping
- Similar
- cesar, detener, detenerse, parar, levantarse
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Pararse
- Pararse in the Indicative Present
- Pararse in the Indicative Preterite
- Pararse in the Indicative Imperfect
- Pararse in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Pararse in the Indicative Informal Future
- Pararse in the Indicative Future
- Pararse in the Indicative Conditional
- Pararse in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Pararse in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Pararse in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Pararse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Pararse
- Imperative tenses of Pararse
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practise Pararse conjugations (free mobile app)
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Indicative tenses of Pararse
Pararse in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of pararse is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “me paro”, meaning “I stop”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me paro | I stop |
| Tú | te paras | you stop |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se para | s/he stops |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos paramos | we stop |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os paráis | you (plural) stop |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se paran | they stop |
How it’s built: Regular: stem par- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Pararse in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of pararse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me paré”, meaning “I stopped”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me paré | I stopped |
| Tú | te paraste | you stopped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se paró | s/he stopped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos paramos | we stopped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os parasteis | you (plural) stopped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se pararon | they stopped |
How it’s built: Regular: stem par- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Pararse in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of pararse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me paraba”, meaning “I used to stop”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me paraba | I used to stop |
| Tú | te parabas | you used to stop |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se paraba | s/he used to stop |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos parábamos | we used to stop |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os parabais | you (plural) used to stop |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se paraban | they used to stop |
How it’s built: Regular: stem par- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Pararse in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of pararse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy parando”, meaning “I am stopping”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy parando | I am stopping |
| Tú | te estás parando | you are stopping |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está parando | s/he is stopping |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos parando | we are stopping |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis parando | you (plural) are stopping |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están parando | they are stopping |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund parando. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Pararse in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of pararse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a parar”, meaning “I am going to stop”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a parar | I am going to stop |
| Tú | te vas a parar | you are going to stop |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a parar | s/he is going to stop |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a parar | we are going to stop |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a parar | you (plural) are going to stop |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a parar | they are going to stop |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive parar. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Pararse in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of pararse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me pararé”, meaning “I will stop”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me pararé | I will stop |
| Tú | te pararás | you will stop |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se parará | s/he will stop |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos pararemos | we will stop |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os pararéis | you (plural) will stop |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se pararán | they will stop |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive parar plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Pararse in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of pararse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me pararía”, meaning “I would stop”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me pararía | I would stop |
| Tú | te pararías | you would stop |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se pararía | s/he would stop |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos pararíamos | we would stop |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os pararíais | you (plural) would stop |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se pararían | they would stop |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive parar plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Pararse in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of pararse is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “me he parado”, meaning “I have stopped”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he parado | I have stopped |
| Tú | te has parado | you have stopped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha parado | s/he has stopped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos parado | we have stopped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis parado | you (plural) have stopped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han parado | they have stopped |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle parado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Pararse in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of pararse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había parado”, meaning “I had stopped”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había parado | I had stopped |
| Tú | te habías parado | you had stopped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había parado | s/he had stopped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos parado | we had stopped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais parado | you (plural) had stopped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían parado | they had stopped |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle parado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Pararse in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of pararse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré parado”, meaning “I will have stopped”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré parado | I will have stopped |
| Tú | te habrás parado | you will have stopped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá parado | s/he will have stopped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos parado | we will have stopped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis parado | you (plural) will have stopped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán parado | they will have stopped |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle parado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Pararse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of pararse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría parado”, meaning “I would have stopped”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría parado | I would have stopped |
| Tú | te habrías parado | you would have stopped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría parado | s/he would have stopped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos parado | we would have stopped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais parado | you (plural) would have stopped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían parado | they would have stopped |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle parado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Subjunctive tenses of Pararse
Pararse in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “me pare”, meaning “I stop”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me pare | I stop |
| Tú | te pares | you stop |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se pare | s/he stops |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos paremos | we stop |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os paréis | you (plural) stop |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se paren | they stop |
How it’s built: Regular: stem par- plus the -ar subjunctive endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Pararse in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “me parara”, meaning “I stopped”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me parara | I stopped |
| Tú | te pararas | you stopped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se parara | s/he stopped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos paráramos | we stopped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os pararais | you (plural) stopped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se pararan | they stopped |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, pararon, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (paráramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Pararse in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “me parare”, meaning “I will stop”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me parare | I will stop |
| Tú | te parares | you will stop |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se parare | s/he will stop |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos paráremos | we will stop |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os parareis | you (plural) will stop |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se pararen | they will stop |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, pararon, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (paráremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Pararse in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “me haya parado”, meaning “I have stopped”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya parado | I have stopped |
| Tú | te hayas parado | you have stopped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya parado | s/he has stopped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos parado | we have stopped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis parado | you (plural) have stopped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan parado | they have stopped |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle parado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Pararse in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “me hubiera parado”, meaning “I had stopped”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera parado | I had stopped |
| Tú | te hubieras parado | you had stopped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera parado | s/he had stopped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos parado | we had stopped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais parado | you (plural) had stopped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran parado | they had stopped |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle parado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Pararse in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “me hubiere parado”, meaning “I will have stopped”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere parado | I will have stopped |
| Tú | te hubieres parado | you will have stopped |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere parado | s/he will have stopped |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos parado | we will have stopped |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis parado | you (plural) will have stopped |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren parado | they will have stopped |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle parado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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Imperative tenses of Pararse
Pararse in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “párese”, meaning “(to you formal) stop!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | párate | (to you) stop! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | párese | (to you formal) stop! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | parémonos | let's stop! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | paraos | (to you plural) stop! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | párense | (to you plural formal) stop! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (párate); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (párese, párense); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (parémonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (paraos).
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Pararse in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se pare”, meaning “(to you formal) don't stop!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te pares | (to you) don't stop! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se pare | (to you formal) don't stop! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos paremos | let's not stop! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os paréis | (to you plural) don't stop! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se paren | (to you plural formal) don't stop! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te pares, no se pare, no nos paremos, no os paréis, no se paren.
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Frequently asked questions about Pararse
Is pararse a regular or irregular verb?
Pararse is a fully regular -AR reflexive verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate pararse in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), pararse is conjugated as: yo me paro, tú te paras, él/ella/usted se para, nosotros nos paramos, vosotros os paráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se paran. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate pararse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), pararse is conjugated as: yo me paré, tú te paraste, él/ella/usted se paró, nosotros nos paramos, vosotros os parasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se pararon. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate pararse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), pararse is conjugated as: yo me paraba, tú te parabas, él/ella/usted se paraba, nosotros nos parábamos, vosotros os parabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se paraban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate pararse in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), pararse is conjugated as: yo me pararé, tú te pararás, él/ella/usted se parará, nosotros nos pararemos, vosotros os pararéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se pararán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate pararse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), pararse is conjugated as: yo me pare, tú te pares, él/ella/usted se pare, nosotros nos paremos, vosotros os paréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se paren. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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