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Parecer (to seem) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of parecer (to seem) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Parecer (to seem) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 4: Describir objetos y personas. (Describing objects and people)

Lesson 28: Carácter y personalidad (Character and personality)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Parecer (to seem) Pareciendo (Seeming) Parecido (To seem)

Parecer (to seem): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) parezco I seem
(tú) pareces You seem
(él/ella) parece he/she seems
(nosotros/nosotras) parecemos we seem
(vosotros/vosotras) parecéis You seem
(ellos/ellas) parecen they seem

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he parecido I have seemed
(tú) has parecido You have seemed
(él/ella) ha parecido he/she has seemed
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos parecido We have seemed
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis parecido You have seemed
(ellos/ellas) han parecido They have seemed

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) parezca I seem
(tú) parezcas You seem
(él/ella) parezca he/she seems
(nosotros/nosotras) parezcamos we seem
(vosotros/vosotras) parezcáis You seem
(ellos/ellas) parezcan they seem

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya parecido I have seemed
(tú) hayas parecido You have seemed
(él/ella) haya parecido he/she has seemed
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos parecido we have seemed
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis parecido You have seemed
(ellos/ellas) hayan parecido they have seemed

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) parecía I seemed
(tú) parecías you seemed
(él/ella) parecía he/she seemed
(nosotros/nosotras) parecíamos we seemed
(vosotros/vosotras) parecíais You seemed
(ellos/ellas) parecían they seemed

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había parecido I had seemed
(tú) habías parecido You had seemed
(él/ella) había parecido he/she had seemed
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos parecido we had seemed
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais parecido You had seemed
(ellos/ellas) habían parecido they had seemed

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) pareciera/pareciese I seemed
(tú) parecierass/parecieses You seemed
(él/ella) pareciera/pareciese he/she seemed
(nosotros/nosotras) pareciéramos/pareciésemos we seemed
(vosotros/vosotras) parecierais/parecieseis You seemed
(ellos/ellas) parecieran/pareciesen they seemed

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese parecido I would have seemed
(tú) hubieras/hubieses parecido You had seemed
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese parecido he/she had seemed
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos parecido we had seemed
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis parecido you had seemed
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen parecido they had seemed

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) parecí I seemed
(tú) pareciste You seemed
(él/ella) pareció he/she seemed
(nosotros/nosotras) parecimos we seemed
(vosotros/vosotras) parecisteis You seemed
(ellos/ellas) parecieron they seemed

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube parecido I had seemed
(tú) hubiste parecido You had seemed
(él/ella) hubo parecido he/she had seemed
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos parecido we had seemed
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis parecido You seemed
(ellos/ellas) hubieron parecido they had seemed

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) pareciere I will seem
(tú) parecieres You would seem
(él/ella) pareciere he/she would seem
(nosotros/nosotras) pareciéremos we would seem
(vosotros/vosotras) pareciereis You will seem
(ellos/ellas) parecieren they would seem

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere parecido I would have seemed
(tú) hubieres parecido you will have seemed
(él/ella) hubiere parecido he/she will have seemed
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos parecido we shall have seemed
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis parecido you would have seemed
(ellos/ellas) hubieren parecido they would have seemed

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) pareceré I will seem
(tú) parecerás You will seem
(él/ella) parecerá he/she will seem
(nosotros/nosotras) pareceremos we will seem
(vosotros/vosotras) pareceréis You will seem
(ellos/ellas) parecerán they will seem

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré parecido I will have seemed
(tú) habrás parecido You will have seemed
(él/ella) habrá parecido he/she will have seemed
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos parecido we will have seemed
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis parecido you will have seemed
(ellos/ellas) habrán parecido They will have seemed
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Parece! He seems
¡Parezca! We seem
¡Parezcanos! Let's seem
¡Pareced! They seem
¡Parezcan! They seem

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
no parezca don't seem
no parezcas don't seem
no parezca don't seem
no parezcamos let's not seem
no parezcáis do not seem

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) parecería I would seem
(tú) parecerías You would seem
(él/ella) parecería he/she would seem
(nosotros/nosotras) pareceríamos we would seem
(vosotros/vosotras) pareceríais You would seem
(ellos/ellas) parecerían they would seem

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría parecido I would have seemed
(tú) habrías parecido You would have seemed
(él/ella) habría parecido he/she would have seemed
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos parecido we would have seemed
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais parecido You would have seemed
(ellos/ellas) habrían parecido they would have seemed

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I will seem calm in the interview.
Yo pareceré tranquilo en la entrevista.
2. They will seem indifferent at first.
Ellos parecerán indiferentes al principio.
3. You will seem taller with those shoes.
Tú parecerás más alto con esos zapatos.
4. You all seem interested in the proposal.
Vosotros parecéis interesados en la propuesta.
5. She will seem happy when you see her.
Ella parecerá feliz cuando la veas.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You all seemed ready for the exam.
Vosotros parecíais listos para el examen.
2. He seemed interested in the conversation.
Él parecía interesado en la conversación.
3. I have seemed very tired in the meeting.
Yo he parecido muy cansado en la reunión.
4. We seemed confused during the class.
Nosotras parecíamos confundidas durante la clase.
5. They seemed not to listen to the instructions.
Ellos parecieron no escuchar las instrucciones.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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parezcan, pareciera/pareciese, parecieses, parezca

1.
Aunque él ... cansado, seguiría trabajando.
(Even if he seemed tired, he would continue working.)
2.
Espero que el álbum ... interesante para el público.
(I hope the album seems interesting to the public.)
3.
Es probable que las noticias les ... relevantes a ellos.
(They/they would think the news is relevant to them.)
4.
Si yo ... más feliz, te preocuparías menos.
(If I seemed happier, you would worry less.)
5.
Sería mejor si tú parecieras/... más involucrado.
(It would be better if you seemed more involved.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I doubt that I have seemed indifferent.
Dudo que yo haya parecido indiferente.
2. You had seemed tired after the trip.
Vosotros/vosotras hubisteis parecido cansados después del viaje.
3. We would have seemed more interested if the topic were different.
Nosotros habríamos parecido más interesados si el tema fuera diferente.
4. I didn't think you would have seemed so happy.
No creí que tú hubieras/hubieses parecido tan feliz.
5. It surprised me that I had seemed tired.
Me sorprendió que yo hubiera/hubiese parecido cansado.