Parecer conjugation

Parecer means "to seem". Here it is in every main tense, with real example sentences and a free checker for your own.

Meaningto seem

Type-er verb

Gerundpareciendo

Past participleparecido

Parecer changes form (an irregular, stem-changing or spelling-changing form) in the present and present subjunctive. Juntos teaches Latin American Spanish, where ustedes replaces vosotros; the vosotros forms are shown for completeness.

Quick answer. Present: parezco, pareces, parece, parecemos, parecen. Preterite: parecí, pareciste, pareció, parecimos, parecieron. All tenses below.

Parecer conjugation tables

Jump to: present · preterite · imperfect · future · conditional · present subjunctive · present perfect · commands (imperative)

Parecer in the present

what happens now or usually

yo	parezco
tú	pareces
él / ella / usted	parece
nosotros	parecemos
vosotros (Spain)	parecéis
ellos / ustedes	parecen

Parecer in the preterite

a finished action at a specific time

yo	parecí
tú	pareciste
él / ella / usted	pareció
nosotros	parecimos
vosotros (Spain)	parecisteis
ellos / ustedes	parecieron

Parecer in the imperfect

habits, descriptions and background in the past

yo	parecía
tú	parecías
él / ella / usted	parecía
nosotros	parecíamos
vosotros (Spain)	parecíais
ellos / ustedes	parecían

Parecer in the future

what will happen

yo	pareceré
tú	parecerás
él / ella / usted	parecerá
nosotros	pareceremos
vosotros (Spain)	pareceréis
ellos / ustedes	parecerán

Parecer in the conditional

what would happen

yo	parecería
tú	parecerías
él / ella / usted	parecería
nosotros	pareceríamos
vosotros (Spain)	pareceríais
ellos / ustedes	parecerían

Parecer in the present subjunctive

after wishes, doubts and requests (quiero que…)

yo	parezca
tú	parezcas
él / ella / usted	parezca
nosotros	parezcamos
vosotros (Spain)	parezcáis
ellos / ustedes	parezcan

Parecer in the present perfect

what has happened, up to now (he comido)

yo	he parecido
tú	has parecido
él / ella / usted	ha parecido
nosotros	hemos parecido
vosotros (Spain)	habéis parecido
ellos / ustedes	han parecido

Parecer in the commands (imperative)

telling someone to do something (habla, no hables)

tú	parece
tú (no)	no parezcas
usted	parezca
nosotros	parezcamos
vosotros (Spain)	pareced
ustedes	parezcan

Parecer in real sentences

Example sentences from the Juntos exercise bank, each checked before learners see it.

Present

¿Qué te parece el precio del café?
What do you think about the price of coffee?
Me parece que la comida está deliciosa.
It seems to me that the food is delicious.

Preterite

Nos pareció interesante el mercado.
We found the market interesting.

Mistakes learners make with parecer

The yo present is parezco, with zc.
For opinions it works like gustar: me parece bien (sounds good to me), ¿qué te parece?
Looking like someone is parecerse a: me parezco a mi papá.

Write your own sentence with parecer

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Questions people ask

Is parecer irregular in Spanish?

Partly. Parecer changes form in the present and present subjunctive, through an irregular stem, a stem change or a spelling change. The other tenses follow the regular -er pattern.

What is the preterite of parecer?

Yo parecí, tú pareciste, él/ella pareció, nosotros parecimos, ellos/ustedes parecieron.

How do you conjugate parecer in the present?

Yo parezco, tú pareces, él/ella parece, nosotros parecemos, ellos/ustedes parecen.

What is the future of parecer?

Yo pareceré, tú parecerás, él/ella parecerá, nosotros pareceremos, ellos/ustedes parecerán.

What is the present subjunctive of parecer?

Que yo parezca, que tú parezcas, que él/ella parezca, que nosotros parezcamos, que ellos/ustedes parezcan.