Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aparento | |
| tú | aparentas | |
| él / ella / usted | aparenta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aparentamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aparentáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aparentan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aparenté | |
| tú | aparentaste | |
| él / ella / usted | aparentó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aparentamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aparentasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aparentaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aparentaba | |
| tú | aparentabas | |
| él / ella / usted | aparentaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aparentábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aparentabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aparentaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aparentaré | |
| tú | aparentarás | |
| él / ella / usted | aparentará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aparentaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aparentaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aparentarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aparentaría | |
| tú | aparentarías | |
| él / ella / usted | aparentaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aparentaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aparentaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aparentarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aparente | |
| tú | aparentes | |
| él / ella / usted | aparente | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aparentemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aparentéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aparenten |
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
- to pretend, feign, front
- to appear, seem
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