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SPANISH VERB

pararse

to stand up

  • #373 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: parándose
  • Past participle: parado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I stand up
  2. tú you stand up
  3. usted, él, ella he/she stands up
  4. nosotros we stand up
  5. vosotros Spain you all stand up
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they stand up

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I stood up
  2. tú you stood up
  3. usted, él, ella he/she stood up
  4. nosotros we stood up
  5. vosotros Spain you all stood up
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they stood up

Imperfect

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

  1. yo I used to stand up
  2. tú you used to stand up
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to stand up
  4. nosotros we used to stand up
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to stand up
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to stand up

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will stand up
  2. tú you will stand up
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will stand up
  4. nosotros we will stand up
  5. vosotros Spain you all will stand up
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will stand up

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would stand up
  2. tú you would stand up
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would stand up
  4. nosotros we would stand up
  5. vosotros Spain you all would stand up
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would stand up

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I stand up
  2. tú (that) you stand up
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she stand up
  4. nosotros (that) we stand up
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all stand up
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they stand up

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I stood up
  2. tú (if) you stood up
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she stood up
  4. nosotros (if) we stood up
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all stood up
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they stood up

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú stand up!
  2. usted stand up! (formal)
  3. nosotros stand up! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain stand up! (all of you)
  5. ustedes stand up! (all of you)

How to use pararse

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

  1. Present

    Me paro a las seis todos los días.

    I get up at six every day.

  2. Past

    Todos se pararon cuando entró la novia.

    Everyone stood up when the bride came in.

  3. Imperfect

    El abuelo se paraba despacio, con cuidado.

    Grandpa would stand up slowly, carefully.

  4. Future

    Mañana me pararé temprano para correr.

    Tomorrow I will get up early to run.

  5. Conditional

    Me pararía, pero me duele la rodilla.

    I would stand up, but my knee hurts.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es mejor que te pares un rato, llevas horas sentado.

    You had better stand up a while, you have been sitting for hours.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El doctor me dijo que me parara cada hora.

    The doctor told me to stand up every hour.

  8. Imperative

    Párate, ya es hora de ir a la escuela.

    Get up, it's time to go to school.

Good to know

  • In Mexico pararse is to stand up or get up; in Spain it is to stop.

Where you hear pararse

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • Me paro en la tabla. I stand up on the board.
  • Ayer me paré en la tabla. Yesterday I stood up on the board.
  • Te vas a parar en la próxima ola. You're going to stand up on the next wave.

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • Los flamencos se paran en una pata. Flamingos stand on one leg.
  • Nadie se paró en la carretera. Nobody stopped on the road.
  • El camión se va a parar en Valladolid. The bus is going to stop in Valladolid.
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Do You Know How to Surf?

Beginner Level 1 · ¡Párate!

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A Flat Tyre

Beginner Level 3 · nadie se paró

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The Pink Flamingos

Beginner Level 3 · se paran

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Don't Touch Them!

Beginner Level 3 · no te pares

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Do You Remember Me?

Intermediate Level 2 · pararse · me paré

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As Soon As the Committee Decides

Intermediate Level 3 · Casi me paro.

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A Promise Is a Promise

Advanced Level 1 · te paraste

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