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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 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 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 seems
nosotros/nosotras parezcamos we may seem
vosotros/vosotras parezcáis you all seem
ellos/ellas parezcan they seem

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya parecido I may have seemed
tú hayas parecido You have seemed
él/ella haya parecido he has seemed
nosotros/nosotras hayamos parecido we have seemed
vosotros/vosotras hayáis parecido you all 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 seemed
nosotros/nosotras parecíamos we seemed
vosotros/vosotras parecíais You all 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 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 seemed
nosotros/nosotras pareciéramos/pareciésemos we seemed
vosotros/vosotras parecierais/parecieseis You would seem
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 would have seemed
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos parecido We would have seemed
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis parecido You all would have 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 seemed
nosotros/nosotras parecimos we seemed
vosotros/vosotras parecisteis You all 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 had seemed
nosotros/nosotras hubimos parecido we had seemed
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis parecido You all had seemed
ellos/ellas hubieron parecido They had seemed

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

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

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere parecido I will have seemed
tú hubieres parecido You will have seemed
él/ella hubiere parecido he will have seemed
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos parecido We will have seemed
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis parecido You will have seemed
ellos/ellas hubieren parecido They will have seemed

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo pareceré I will seem
tú parecerás You will seem
él/ella parecerá he will seem
nosotros/nosotras pareceremos we will seem
vosotros/vosotras pareceréis You all 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 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 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 would have seemed
nosotros/nosotras habríamos parecido We would have seemed
vosotros/vosotras habríais parecido You all 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.