Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I seem
- tú you seem
- usted, él, ella he/she seems
- nosotros we seem
- vosotros Spain you all seem
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they seem
SPANISH VERB
parecer
to seem
- #18 most used
- Regular -er verb
- Gerund: pareciendo
- Past participle: parecido
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I seemed
- tú you seemed
- usted, él, ella he/she seemed
- nosotros we seemed
- vosotros Spain you all seemed
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they seemed
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to seem
- tú you used to seem
- usted, él, ella he/she used to seem
- nosotros we used to seem
- vosotros Spain you all used to seem
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to seem
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will seem
- tú you will seem
- usted, él, ella he/she will seem
- nosotros we will seem
- vosotros Spain you all will seem
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will seem
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would seem
- tú you would seem
- usted, él, ella he/she would seem
- nosotros we would seem
- vosotros Spain you all would seem
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would seem
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I seem
- tú (that) you seem
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she seem
- nosotros (that) we seem
- vosotros Spain (that) you all seem
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they seem
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I seemed
- tú (if) you seemed
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she seemed
- nosotros (if) we seemed
- vosotros Spain (if) you all seemed
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they seemed
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú seem!
- usted seem! (formal)
- nosotros seem! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain seem! (all of you)
- ustedes seem! (all of you)
How to use parecer
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Esa película parece muy aburrida.
That movie seems really boring.
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Past
El hotel me pareció caro para lo que ofrece.
The hotel seemed expensive to me for what it offers.
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Imperfect
De lejos parecía mi primo, pero no era.
From far away he looked like my cousin, but he wasn't.
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Future
Te parecerá raro, pero me gusta el frío.
It'll seem strange to you, but I like the cold.
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Conditional
¿Te parecería bien cenar a las ocho?
Would eight o'clock for dinner sound good to you?
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Present subjunctive
Aunque parezca difícil, vas a lograrlo.
Even if it seems hard, you're going to do it.
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Past subjunctive
Si te pareciera mal, dímelo con confianza.
If it seemed wrong to you, tell me honestly.
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Imperative
¡Parezcan felices, es una foto de boda!
Look happy, it's a wedding photo!
Good to know
- "Me parece bien" is "sounds good to me"; "parecerse a" is to look like someone.
Where you hear parecer
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 2
- Me parece que es poco. It seems to me it's not much.
- Me pareció muy bonito. It seemed very pretty to me.
- Te va a parecer increíble. It's going to seem incredible to you.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- Parece una serpiente. It looks like a snake.
- Me pareció muy bonito. I thought it was very beautiful.
- Te va a parecer muy chistoso. You're going to find it very funny.
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Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.