The Future Tense of Parar is used to express actions that will take place in the future. For example, Yo pararé el coche en la gasolinera. (I will stop the car at the gas station.)

Parar is a regular -ar verb, so its Future Tense conjugations follow the typical pattern for this verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Parar (to stop) in the Future Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

Parar generally means to stop or halt something, but has several different meanings in the Future Tense, some of which might surprise you.

To stop an action: For example, Pararé de fumar el próximo año. (I will stop smoking next year.)

To stop moving: For example, El autobús parará en la próxima estación. (The bus will stop at the next station.)

To stand up or get up (colloquial): For example, Me pararé temprano mañana. (I will get up early tomorrow.)

To pay attention or listen (colloquial): For example, ¡Pararás las orejas cuando te lo diga! (You will listen up when I tell you!)

To stop someone from doing something (rude): For example, Te pararé esa boca sucia. (I will shut that dirty mouth of yours.)

Examples

Examples of Parar in the Future Tense

Mañana pararé en la tienda para comprar algunas cosas. (Tomorrow I will stop by the store to buy some things.)

¿Pararás en el restaurante después del trabajo? (Will you stop by the restaurant after work?)

Ella parará en el banco antes de ir a casa. (She will stop by the bank before going home.)

Nosotros pararemos en la gasolinera para cargar gasolina. (We will stop by the gas station to fill up on gas.)

Ellos pararán en el parque para tomar un descanso. (They will stop by the park to take a break.)

Cuando llegue el momento, pararé de trabajar y me jubilaré. (When the time comes, I will stop working and retire.)

Si no te gusta tu trabajo, ¿pararás de hacerlo? (If you don’t like your job, will you stop doing it?)

Ella parará de fumar el próximo mes. (She will stop smoking next month.)

Nosotros pararemos de gastar tanto dinero en comida. (We will stop spending so much money on food.)

Ellos pararán de discutir y harán las paces. (They will stop arguing and make peace.)

Cuando llegue el verano, pararé de estudiar por un tiempo. (When summer arrives, I will stop studying for a while.)

¿Pararás de jugar videojuegos tanto? (Will you stop playing video games so much?)

Ella parará de trabajar horas extras el próximo mes. (She will stop working overtime next month.)

Nosotros pararemos de ver tanta televisión y leeremos más. (We will stop watching so much TV and read more.)

Ellos pararán de procrastinar y se pondrán a trabajar. (They will stop procrastinating and get to work.)

Conjugations with English Translations

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

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Synonyms

The Future tense is also known as the Simple Future, Future Simple, Future Tense, Future Indicative, or Will Future in English, and as Futuro Simple, Futuro Imperfecto, Tiempo Futuro, Futuro de Indicativo, or Indicativo Futuro in Spanish.