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SPANISH VERB

aparecer

to appear, to turn up

  • #111 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: apareciendo
  • Past participle: aparecido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I appear
  2. tú you appear
  3. usted, él, ella he/she appears
  4. nosotros we appear
  5. vosotros Spain you all appear
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they appear

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I appeared
  2. tú you appeared
  3. usted, él, ella he/she appeared
  4. nosotros we appeared
  5. vosotros Spain you all appeared
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they appeared

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to appear
  2. tú you used to appear
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to appear
  4. nosotros we used to appear
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to appear
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to appear

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will appear
  2. tú you will appear
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will appear
  4. nosotros we will appear
  5. vosotros Spain you all will appear
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will appear

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would appear
  2. tú you would appear
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would appear
  4. nosotros we would appear
  5. vosotros Spain you all would appear
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would appear

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I appear
  2. tú (that) you appear
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she appear
  4. nosotros (that) we appear
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all appear
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they appear

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I appeared
  2. tú (if) you appeared
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she appeared
  4. nosotros (if) we appeared
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all appeared
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they appeared

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú appear!
  2. usted appear! (formal)
  3. nosotros appear! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain appear! (all of you)
  5. ustedes appear! (all of you)

How to use aparecer

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

  1. Present

    Mi gato aparece siempre a la hora de comer.

    My cat always turns up at mealtime.

  2. Past

    Las llaves aparecieron debajo del sofá.

    The keys turned up under the couch.

  3. Imperfect

    Cada domingo mi tío aparecía con pan dulce.

    Every Sunday my uncle would show up with sweet bread.

  4. Future

    Tu nombre aparecerá en la lista mañana.

    Your name will appear on the list tomorrow.

  5. Conditional

    Sin tu ayuda, mi pasaporte nunca aparecería.

    Without your help, my passport would never turn up.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Cuando aparezca el autobús, súbete rápido.

    When the bus shows up, get on fast.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Esperamos una hora a que apareciera el plomero.

    We waited an hour for the plumber to show up.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Aparece a tiempo, que la cena es a las ocho!

    Show up on time, dinner is at eight!

Good to know

  • "Aparecer" is also for lost things turning up: "¡apareció mi cartera!"

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.