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In the Wild
Real-world usage & examples
"Pareces cansado, ¿viste series hasta las 4 AM?"
You seem tired, did you watch series until 4 AM?
"Te pareces a alguien famoso, pero en versión con sueño."
You look like someone famous, but in sleepy version.
"Pareces tener todo bajo control, qué buen actor."
You seem to have everything under control, what a good actor.
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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.
Most Used
"he/she seems"
pareces
Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers.
Current
"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" |