/paˈɾaɾse/

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Translation

to stop

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Grammar

Verb type-ar reflexive
ReflexiveYes

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoparoparéparabapararépararía
túparasparasteparabaspararáspararías
él/ella/ud.paraparóparabapararápararía
nos.paramosparamosparábamospararemospararíamos
vos.paráisparasteisparabaispararéispararíais
ellos/uds.paranpararonparabanpararánpararían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoparepararaparase
túparespararasparases
él/ella/ud.parepararaparase
nos.paremosparáramosparásemos
vos.paréispararaisparaseis
ellos/uds.parenpararanparasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túpara
ud.pare
nosotrosparemos
vosotrosparad
uds.paren

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
parando
Past participle
parado

Examples

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The bus stopped right in front of the house.

, .

When the head teacher came in, everyone stood up.

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I stopped to rest for a moment in the shade.

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Do not stop in the middle of the street.

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The clock stopped at three in the afternoon.

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This word is taught in chapter 42, lesson 7: pararse, protestar, palma and 7 more words.