The Italian verb parere means "to seem". Below are its 6 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of parere is io paio, tu pari, lui/lei pare, noi pariamo, voi parete, loro paiono. It is irregular: 2 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ere pattern. Its gerund is parendo and its past participle is parso. Its compound tenses are formed with essere. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -ere pattern.
| io | paio (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | pari | |
| lui/ | pare | |
| noi | pariamo | |
| voi | parete | |
| loro | paiono (irregular) |
| io | sono parso (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | sei parso (irregular) |
| lui/ | è parso (irregular) |
| noi | siamo parsi (irregular) |
| voi | siete parsi (irregular) |
| loro | sono parsi (irregular) |
| io | parevo |
|---|---|
| tu | parevi |
| lui/ | pareva |
| noi | parevamo |
| voi | parevate |
| loro | parevano |
| io | parrò (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | parrai (irregular) |
| lui/ | parrà (irregular) |
| noi | parremo (irregular) |
| voi | parrete (irregular) |
| loro | parranno (irregular) |
| io | parrei (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | parresti (irregular) |
| lui/ | parrebbe (irregular) |
| noi | parremmo (irregular) |
| voi | parreste (irregular) |
| loro | parrebbero (irregular) |
| che io | paia (irregular) |
|---|---|
| che tu | paia (irregular) |
| che lui/ | paia (irregular) |
| che noi | pariamo |
| che voi | pariate |
| che loro | paiano (irregular) |
Parere is irregular. The future and conditional double the r, as in parrò and parrei. The past participle is parso, and the passato prossimo uses essere.
This verb has no imperative.
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Parere is irregular. Its future and conditional forms differ from the regular pattern shown by credere.
The forms are parrò, parrai, parrà, parremo, parrete, and parranno. They all contain the doubled r.
The past participle is parso, and the auxiliary is essere. The passato prossimo includes sono parso, sei parso, and siamo parsi.