Parecer means to seem. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: parezco, pareces, parece, parecemos, parecéis, parecen.
Parecer in the present tense
Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
Me parece bien means that sounds good to me.
Parecer in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Parecer in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Parecer in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Parecer in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
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All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | parezco | parecí | parecía | pareceré | parecería |
| tú | pareces | pareciste | parecías | parecerás | parecerías |
| él / ella / usted | parece | pareció | parecía | parecerá | parecería |
| nosotros / nosotras | parecemos | parecimos | parecíamos | pareceremos | pareceríamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | parecéis | parecisteis | parecíais | pareceréis | pareceríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | parecen | parecieron | parecían | parecerán | parecerían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | parezco | I seem |
| tú | pareces | you seem |
| él / ella / usted | parece | he/she seems |
| nosotros / nosotras | parecemos | we seem |
| vosotros / vosotras | parecéis | you all (vosotros) seem |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | parecen | they seem |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | parecí | I seemed |
| tú | pareciste | you seemed |
| él / ella / usted | pareció | he/she seemed |
| nosotros / nosotras | parecimos | we seemed |
| vosotros / vosotras | parecisteis | you all (vosotros) seemed |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | parecieron | they seemed |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | parecía | I used to seem |
| tú | parecías | you used to seem |
| él / ella / usted | parecía | he/she used to seem |
| nosotros / nosotras | parecíamos | we used to seem |
| vosotros / vosotras | parecíais | you all (vosotros) used to seem |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | parecían | they used to seem |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pareceré | I will seem |
| tú | parecerás | you will seem |
| él / ella / usted | parecerá | he/she will seem |
| nosotros / nosotras | pareceremos | we will seem |
| vosotros / vosotras | pareceréis | you all (vosotros) will seem |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | parecerán | they will seem |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | parecería | I would seem |
| tú | parecerías | you would seem |
| él / ella / usted | parecería | he/she would seem |
| nosotros / nosotras | pareceríamos | we would seem |
| vosotros / vosotras | pareceríais | you all (vosotros) would seem |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | parecerían | they would seem |
Parecer differs from the regular endings in the present. Changed forms include present: parezco. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The present forms are parezco, pareces, parece, parecemos, parecéis, parecen, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
parecí, pareciste, pareció, parecimos, parecisteis, parecieron. For example, parecí means “I seemed”.
Parecer differs from the regular endings in the present. Changed forms include present: parezco. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The preterite (parecí) presents a completed event; the imperfect (parecía) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I seemed” and “I used to seem”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are pareceré (“I will seem”) and parecería (“I would seem”). The full charts above include every person.
Parecer means to seem. Me parece bien means that sounds good to me.
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