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In the Wild
Real-world usage & examples
"Me parece que olvidamos algo importante... como todo."
It seems to me that we forgot something important... like everything.
"Parece que va a llover, mejor cancelar los planes."
It seems like it's going to rain, better cancel the plans.
"La vida parece más fácil después del café."
Life seems easier after coffee.
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Conjugations
Most common forms
parecer
Infinitive
Most Used
"to seem"
parezco
Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers.
Most Used
"I seem"
parece
Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Current
"he/she seems"
pareces
Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers.
Common
"you seem"
parecen
Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"they seem"
pareció
Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"he/she seemed"
| Form | Tense / Mood | Person | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| parecer | Infinitive | — | "to seem" |
| pareciendo | Gerund | — | "seeming" |
| parecido | Participle | — | "seemed" |
| Present Indicative | |||
| parezco | Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I seem" |
| pareces | Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you seem" |
| parece | Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she seems" |
| parecemos | Plural · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we seem" |
| parecéis | Plural · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all seem" |
| parecen | Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they seem" |
| Preterite (Past) | |||
| parecí | Singular · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I seemed" |
| pareciste | Singular · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you seemed" |
| pareció | Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she seemed" |
| parecimos | Plural · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we seemed" |
| parecisteis | Plural · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all seemed" |
| parecieron | Plural · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they seemed" |
| Imperfect | |||
| parecías | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you used to seem" |
| parecía | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she used to seem" |
| parecíamos | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we used to seem" |
| parecíais | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all used to seem" |
| parecían | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they used to seem" |
| Future | |||
| pareceré | Singular · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I will seem" |
| parecerás | Singular · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you will seem" |
| parecerá | Singular · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she will seem" |
| pareceremos | Plural · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we will seem" |
| pareceréis | Plural · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all will seem" |
| parecerán | Plural · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they will seem" |
| Conditional | |||
| parecerías | Singular · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you would seem" |
| parecería | Singular · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she would seem" |
| pareceríamos | Plural · COND · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we would seem" |
| pareceríais | Plural · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all would seem" |
| parecerían | Plural · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they would seem" |
| Present Subjunctive | |||
| parezcas | Singular · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | tú | "that you seem" |
| parezca | Singular · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "that he/she seem" |
| parezcamos | Plural · PRES · Subj · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "that we seem" |
| parezcáis | Plural · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "that you all seem" |
| parezcan | Plural · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "that they seem" |