Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comparezco | |
| tú | compareces | |
| él / ella / usted | comparece | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comparecemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comparecéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comparecen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comparecí | |
| tú | compareciste | |
| él / ella / usted | compareció | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comparecimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comparecisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comparecieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comparecía | |
| tú | comparecías | |
| él / ella / usted | comparecía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comparecíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comparecíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comparecían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compareceré | |
| tú | comparecerás | |
| él / ella / usted | comparecerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | compareceremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | compareceréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comparecerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comparecería | |
| tú | comparecerías | |
| él / ella / usted | comparecería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | compareceríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | compareceríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comparecerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comparezca | |
| tú | comparezcas | |
| él / ella / usted | comparezca | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comparezcamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comparezcáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comparezcan |
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 appear, show up (at a court or authority)
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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