Parar Conditional Mood in Latin American Spanish

The Conditional Mood of pasar is used to express what would happen under certain circumstances, for example: Si tuviera más tiempo, pasaría las vacaciones en la playa. (If I had more time, I would spend my vacation at the beach.)

Pasar is a regular verb in Spanish, which means its conjugations in the Conditional follow the same pattern as other verbs with the same infinitive ending.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Parar (to stop) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

Pronoun Conjugation
Yopararía
pararías
Él / Ella / Ustedpararía
Nosotros / Nosotraspararíamos
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedespararían

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Usage of Parar in the Conditional Mood

The conditional mood of pasar is used to express hypothetical situations, wishes, or possibilities in the future.

To spend time: For example, Pasaría el fin de semana en la playa si tuviera tiempo libre. (I would spend the weekend at the beach if I had free time.)

To happen or occur: For example, ¿Qué pasaría si ganáramos la lotería? (What would happen if we won the lottery?)

To pass by or through: For example, Si fuera por ese camino, pasaría por el parque. (If I went that way, I would pass through the park.)

To experience or go through: For example, Pasaría por muchas dificultades si empezara mi propio negocio. (I would go through many difficulties if I started my own business.)

To hand over or transfer: For example, Te pasaría los documentos si los tuviera conmigo. (I would hand over the documents to you if I had them with me.)

To exceed or go beyond: For example, No pasaría de las 10 de la noche si tuviera que trabajar temprano. (I wouldn’t stay out past 10 pm if I had to work early.)

To ignore or disregard (colloquial): For example, Si me hablara así, la pasaría por alto. (If she talked to me like that, I would ignore her.)

To endure or tolerate (colloquial): For example, No pasaría tus tonterías si fueras mi pareja. (I wouldn’t tolerate your nonsense if you were my partner.)

Examples

Examples of Parar in the Conditional Mood

Si pasaría más tiempo estudiando, pasaría el examen con facilidad. (If I spent more time studying, I would pass the exam easily.)

Después de las vacaciones, pasaríamos más tiempo en familia. (After the holidays, we would spend more time with family.)

En la fiesta, pasarías un buen rato con tus amigos. (At the party, you would have a good time with your friends.)

Cuando pasaríamos por la ciudad, pasaríamos a saludar a nuestros familiares. (When we would pass through the city, we would stop by to greet our relatives.)

En el trabajo, pasarían más tiempo en proyectos importantes. (At work, they would spend more time on important projects.)

Después de la graduación, pasarías más tiempo buscando trabajo. (After graduation, you would spend more time looking for a job.)

En las vacaciones, pasaríamos tiempo relajándonos en la playa. (On vacation, we would spend time relaxing at the beach.)

Después del trabajo, pasaría tiempo con mi familia. (After work, I would spend time with my family.)

En el fin de semana, pasaríamos tiempo haciendo actividades al aire libre. (On the weekend, we would spend time doing outdoor activities.)

Después de terminar el proyecto, pasarían tiempo celebrando su éxito. (After finishing the project, they would spend time celebrating their success.)

En el viaje, pasaríamos tiempo explorando nuevos lugares y culturas. (On the trip, we would spend time exploring new places and cultures.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Parar (to stop) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

Spanish English
Yo pararía I would pass
Tú pararías You would pass
Él / Ella / Usted pararía He / She / You would pass
Nosotros / Nosotras pararíamos We would pass
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes pararían They / You all would pass

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Synonyms

The Conditional mood is also known as the Simple Conditional, Conditional Simple, Would Tense, or Future of the Past in English, and as Condicional Simple, Pospretérito, Potencial Simple, or Condicional de Indicativo in Spanish.