The Spanish verb parecer means "to seem". Below are its 8 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 parecer is yo parezco, tú pareces, él/ella/usted parece, nosotros parecemos, vosotros parecéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes parecen. It is irregular: 1 of its 6 present forms break the regular -er pattern. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| yo | parezco (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | pareces | |
| él/ | parece | |
| nosotros | parecemos | |
| vosotros | parecéis | |
| ellos/ | parecen |
| yo | parecí |
|---|---|
| tú | pareciste |
| él/ | pareció |
| nosotros | parecimos |
| vosotros | parecisteis |
| ellos/ | parecieron |
| yo | parecía |
|---|---|
| tú | parecías |
| él/ | parecía |
| nosotros | parecíamos |
| vosotros | parecíais |
| ellos/ | parecían |
| yo | pareceré |
|---|---|
| tú | parecerás |
| él/ | parecerá |
| nosotros | pareceremos |
| vosotros | pareceréis |
| ellos/ | parecerán |
| yo | parecería |
|---|---|
| tú | parecerías |
| él/ | parecería |
| nosotros | pareceríamos |
| vosotros | pareceríais |
| ellos/ | parecerían |
| yo | parezca (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | parezcas (irregular) |
| él/ | parezca (irregular) |
| nosotros | parezcamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | parezcáis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | parezcan (irregular) |
| tú | parece |
|---|---|
| usted | parezca (irregular) |
| nosotros | parezcamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | pareced |
| ustedes | parezcan (irregular) |
| yo | he parecido |
|---|---|
| tú | has parecido |
| él/ | ha parecido |
| nosotros | hemos parecido |
| vosotros | habéis parecido |
| ellos/ | han parecido |
Parecer is irregular. The present yo form is parezco, and the present subjunctive uses parezca, parezcas, parezcamos, and parezcan. The formal and nosotros commands also use the zc spelling: parezca, parezcamos, parezcan.
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Yes, parecer is irregular. Its present yo form is parezco, and its present subjunctive forms use parezc or parezc plus the endings shown in the table.
They are parezca, parezcas, parezca, parezcamos, parezcáis, and parezcan.
The stem spelling changes from parec to parezc in the present yo form and throughout the present subjunctive. The formal and nosotros affirmative commands also use parezca, parezcamos, and parezcan.