Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | parezco | |
| tú | pareces | |
| él / ella / usted | parece | |
| nosotros / nosotras | parecemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | parecéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | parecen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | parecí | |
| tú | pareciste | |
| él / ella / usted | pareció | |
| nosotros / nosotras | parecimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | parecisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | parecieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | parecía | |
| tú | parecías | |
| él / ella / usted | parecía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | parecíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | parecíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | parecían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pareceré | |
| tú | parecerás | |
| él / ella / usted | parecerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pareceremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pareceréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | parecerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | parecería | |
| tú | parecerías | |
| él / ella / usted | parecería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pareceríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pareceríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | parecerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | parezca | |
| tú | parezcas | |
| él / ella / usted | parezca | |
| nosotros / nosotras | parezcamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | parezcáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | parezcan |
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 seem, to see fit
- to look like, to seem like
- to believe
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