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ITALIAN VERB

parere

to seem (mi pare, it seems to me)

  • #86 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: parso
  • Gerund: parendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I seem
  2. tu you seem
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she seems
  4. noi we seem
  5. voi you all seem
  6. loro they seem

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I seemed
  2. tu you seemed
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she seemed
  4. noi we seemed
  5. voi you all seemed
  6. loro they seemed

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to seem
  2. tu you used to seem
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to seem
  4. noi we used to seem
  5. voi you all used to seem
  6. loro they used to seem

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will seem
  2. tu you will seem
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will seem
  4. noi we will seem
  5. voi you all will seem
  6. loro they will seem

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would seem
  2. tu you would seem
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would seem
  4. noi we would seem
  5. voi you all would seem
  6. loro they would seem

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I seem
  2. tu (that) you seem
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she seem
  4. noi (that) we seem
  5. voi (that) you all seem
  6. loro (that) they seem

How to use parere

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mi pare che il negozio sia chiuso il lunedì.

    It seems to me the shop is closed on Mondays.

  2. Past

    Mi è parso di vederti ieri in centro.

    I thought I saw you downtown yesterday.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi pareva strano che non rispondesse.

    It seemed strange to me that she wasn't answering.

  4. Future

    Ti parrà difficile, ma è semplice.

    It'll seem hard to you, but it's simple.

  5. Conditional

    Mi parrebbe giusto dividere il conto.

    It would seem fair to me to split the bill.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che paia una scusa.

    I don't want it to seem like an excuse.

Good to know

  • Mi pare di sì is "I think so"; mi pare che takes the subjunctive: mi pare che sia chiuso.
  • Parere and sembrare mean the same; sembrare is a little more common in speech.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.