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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

parar

to stop

  • #69 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: parando
  • Past participle: parado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I stop
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you stop
  3. nós we stop
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all stop

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I stopped
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you stopped
  3. nós we stopped
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all stopped

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to stop
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to stop
  3. nós we are going to stop
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to stop

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to stop
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to stop
  3. nós we used to stop
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to stop

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would stop
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would stop
  3. nós we would stop
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would stop

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I stop
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you stop
  3. nós (that) we stop
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all stop

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I stopped
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you stopped
  3. nós (if) we stopped
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all stopped

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I stop
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you stop
  3. nós (when) we stop
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all stop

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você stop!
  2. vocês stop! (all of you)

How to use parar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    O ônibus para bem na frente da minha casa.

    The bus stops right in front of my house.

  2. Past

    A chuva parou faz uns dez minutos.

    The rain stopped about ten minutes ago.

  3. Future

    Vou parar de fumar no ano novo.

    I'm going to quit smoking in the new year.

  4. Imperfect

    Meu avô parava pra conversar com todo mundo.

    My grandpa used to stop to chat with everyone.

  5. Conditional

    Eu pararia de trabalhar se ganhasse na loteria.

    I would stop working if I won the lottery.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que a dor pare logo.

    I hope the pain stops soon.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se o barulho parasse, eu conseguiria dormir.

    If the noise stopped, I could sleep.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando a chuva parar, a gente sai.

    When the rain stops, we'll go out.

  9. Imperative

    Pare aqui, por favor, eu desço nessa esquina.

    Stop here, please, I'm getting off at this corner.

Good to know

  • "Parar de" plus a verb is to stop doing something: "Para de reclamar!"
  • "Sem parar" is nonstop: "Choveu sem parar o dia todo."

Where you hear parar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • O ônibus para aqui. The bus stops here.
  • O carro parou. The car stopped.
  • Vamos parar no próximo posto. Let's stop at the next petrol station.

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 2

  • O ônibus para aqui. The bus stops here.
  • Eu parei de tomar café à noite. I've stopped having coffee at night.
  • Eu vou parar o carro na praça. I'm going to park the car in the square.
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We Missed the Exit

Beginner Level 3 · parar

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It Was Working This Morning

Beginner Level 3 · ele parou

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We Ended Up Finding a Band

Intermediate Level 2 · parei

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You Never Stopped Being Brave

Intermediate Level 2 · parava

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.