parecer
to seemPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | parezcoI seem | nosotros | parecemoswe seem |
| tú | parecesyou seem | vosotros | parecéisyou all seem |
| él/ella/Ud. | parecehe/she seems | ellos/Uds. | parecenthey seem |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he parecidoI have seemed | nosotros | hemos parecidowe have seemed |
| tú | has parecidoyou have seemed | vosotros | habéis parecidoyou all have seemed |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha parecidohe/she has seemed | ellos/Uds. | han parecidothey have seemed |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | parezca(that) I seem | nosotros | parezcamos(that) we seem |
| tú | parezcas(that) you seem | vosotros | parezcáis(that) you all seem |
| él/ella/Ud. | parezca(that) he/she seems | ellos/Uds. | parezcan(that) they seem |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya parecido(that) I have seemed | nosotros | hayamos parecido(that) we have seemed |
| tú | hayas parecido(that) you have seemed | vosotros | hayáis parecido(that) you all have seemed |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya parecido(that) he/she has seemed | ellos/Uds. | hayan parecido(that) they have seemed |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | parecíI seemed | nosotros | parecimoswe seemed |
| tú | parecisteyou seemed | vosotros | parecisteisyou all seemed |
| él/ella/Ud. | parecióhe/she seemed | ellos/Uds. | parecieronthey seemed |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | parecíaI used to seem | nosotros | parecíamoswe used to seem |
| tú | parecíasyou used to seem | vosotros | parecíaisyou all used to seem |
| él/ella/Ud. | parecíahe/she used to seem | ellos/Uds. | parecíanthey used to seem |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había parecidoI had seemed | nosotros | habíamos parecidowe had seemed |
| tú | habías parecidoyou had seemed | vosotros | habíais parecidoyou all had seemed |
| él/ella/Ud. | había parecidohe/she had seemed | ellos/Uds. | habían parecidothey had seemed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | pareciera(that) I seemed | nosotros | pareciéramos(that) we seemed |
| tú | parecieras(that) you seemed | vosotros | parecierais(that) you all seemed |
| él/ella/Ud. | pareciera(that) he/she seemed | ellos/Uds. | parecieran(that) they seemed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | pareciese(that) I seemed | nosotros | pareciésemos(that) we seemed |
| tú | parecieses(that) you seemed | vosotros | parecieseis(that) you all seemed |
| él/ella/Ud. | pareciese(that) he/she seemed | ellos/Uds. | pareciesen(that) they seemed |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera parecido(that) I had seemed | nosotros | hubiéramos parecido(that) we had seemed |
| tú | hubieras parecido(that) you had seemed | vosotros | hubierais parecido(that) you all had seemed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera parecido(that) he/she had seemed | ellos/Uds. | hubieran parecido(that) they had seemed |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube parecidoI had seemed | nosotros | hubimos parecidowe had seemed |
| tú | hubiste parecidoyou had seemed | vosotros | hubisteis parecidoyou all had seemed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo parecidohe/she had seemed | ellos/Uds. | hubieron parecidothey had seemed |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | pareceréI will seem | nosotros | pareceremoswe will seem |
| tú | parecerásyou will seem | vosotros | pareceréisyou all will seem |
| él/ella/Ud. | pareceráhe/she will seem | ellos/Uds. | pareceránthey will seem |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | pareceríaI would seem | nosotros | pareceríamoswe would seem |
| tú | pareceríasyou would seem | vosotros | pareceríaisyou all would seem |
| él/ella/Ud. | pareceríahe/she would seem | ellos/Uds. | pareceríanthey would seem |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré parecidoI will have seemed | nosotros | habremos parecidowe will have seemed |
| tú | habrás parecidoyou will have seemed | vosotros | habréis parecidoyou all will have seemed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá parecidohe/she will have seemed | ellos/Uds. | habrán parecidothey will have seemed |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría parecidoI would have seemed | nosotros | habríamos parecidowe would have seemed |
| tú | habrías parecidoyou would have seemed | vosotros | habríais parecidoyou all would have seemed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría parecidohe/she would have seemed | ellos/Uds. | habrían parecidothey would have seemed |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | pareciere(should) I seem | nosotros | pareciéremos(should) we seem |
| tú | parecieres(should) you seem | vosotros | pareciereis(should) you all seem |
| él/ella/Ud. | pareciere(should) he/she seem | ellos/Uds. | parecieren(should) they seem |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | parezcamoslet's seem |
| tú | pareceseem! | vosotros | parecedseem! |
| él/ella/Ud. | parezcaseem! | ellos/Uds. | parezcanseem! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no parezcamoslet's not seem |
| tú | no parezcasdon't seem | vosotros | no parezcáisdon't seem |
| él/ella/Ud. | no parezcadon't seem | ellos/Uds. | no parezcandon't seem |
