Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aparezco | |
| tú | apareces | |
| él / ella / usted | aparece | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aparecemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aparecéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aparecen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aparecí | |
| tú | apareciste | |
| él / ella / usted | apareció | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aparecimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aparecisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aparecieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aparecía | |
| tú | aparecías | |
| él / ella / usted | aparecía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aparecíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aparecíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aparecían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | apareceré | |
| tú | aparecerás | |
| él / ella / usted | aparecerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apareceremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apareceréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aparecerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aparecería | |
| tú | aparecerías | |
| él / ella / usted | aparecería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | apareceríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | apareceríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aparecerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aparezca | |
| tú | aparezcas | |
| él / ella / usted | aparezca | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aparezcamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aparezcáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aparezcan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- (reflexive) to appear, to turn up, to pop up, to come up
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations