How to conjugate parar in Indicative Preterite in Spanish

parar
to stop
regular verb

Parar means to stop or halt an action, movement, or process. It is used when someone or something ceases to continue.

How to conjugate parar in Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

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Indicative Preterite Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
paré
paraste
Él / Ella / Usted
paró
Nosotros / Nosotras
paramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
parasteis
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
pararon

Examples of parar in Indicative Preterite

Yo
Ayer paré en la tienda.
I stopped at the store yesterday.
Tú paraste en la esquina.
You stopped at the corner.
Él / Ella / Usted
Él paró el coche rápidamente.
He stopped the car quickly.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros paramos para descansar.
We stopped to rest.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros parasteis en la gasolinera.
You all stopped at the gas station.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos pararon la música.
They stopped the music.

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Ayer paré en la tienda.

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