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In the Wild
Real-world usage & examples
"Me pareció ver un gato... eran las 3 AM y necesitaba dormir."
I thought I saw a cat... it was 3 AM and I needed sleep.
"La idea pareció buena hasta que la intentamos."
The idea seemed good until we tried it.
"Pareció fácil en YouTube, en la vida real no tanto."
It seemed easy on YouTube, in real life not so much.
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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.
Common
"you seem"
parecen
Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"they seem"
pareció
Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers.
Current
"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" |