parecer means: to seem, to look like
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In this Spanish conjugation lesson we will learn how to conjugate the verb parecer in the Condicional tense of the Indicativo mood. It means we will see step by step how to create and translate forms of each grammatical person.

This lesson is specifically about the parecer verb conjugation. For an overview of all the Simple Tenses conjugation check the Simple Tenses Conjugation Chart.

We also have a Video Presentation on how to conjugate verbs in Condicional. It’s embedded below, but using the above link you will get more detailed information on conjugation in this tense and explanation of special cases and exceptions.

How to translate Condicional to English

Note that the English phrases provided below next to each conjugation are not direct translations from Spanish to English. They are usually the closest general equivalents. The example differences are:

• In Spanish conjugation, there is the form usted in the third person singular. But this person does not translate to the English third person singular. It translates to the so called formal you and uses the inflected form which is most often represented as he/she/it in English conjugation charts.
• Similar situation happens in the third person plural, where ustedes translates to the English plural formal you but uses the form which corresponds to the they form in English.
• Tenses are used differently in Spanish and English, so the actual translation should always take into account the context and focus on translating the meaning, not just words.
• In both languages each verb may have multiple meanings and not every meaning translates directly to the other language. Here also, the context and focusing on the particular meaning helps to create the most accurate translation.

Step by step instructions

Condicional belongs to the simple tenses group, which means that all of the inflected forms are one word long. There are also compound (compuesto) tenses in Spanish language, where each conjugated verb form consists of two words.The verb parecer has an almost completely regular conjugation in the Condicional tense of the Indicativo mood. An exception is the first person singular, which has an irregular form. It means the other persons simply follow the general rules for this group (-er) without further exceptions. The basis for this conjugation is the infinitive of this verb, so it’s really simple to create, and only a few exceptions exist.Use the infinitive parecer in each person. Next, add to the infinitive the endings specific to each person. In this tense we use the exact same endings in each of the three conjugation groups -ar, -er, -ir. Analyze the image showing all six endings. Note both the shapes and colors of the letters. They are arranged to help you find patterns and make it easier to remember these endings.

Also notice that in verb groups -er and -ir all six endings in both Pretéterito Imperfecto and Condicional tenses are identical. Good tip to remember. The only difference is that the Condicional uses the entire infinitive as the stem. Add the regular ending -ía for the first person singular to create parecería:

• yo parecería – I would seem

And as before add the regular ending -ías for the second person singular to create parecerías:

• tú parecerías – you would seem

And again add the regular ending -ía for the third person singular to create parecería:

• él parecería – he would seem
• ella parecería – she would seem
• usted parecería – (formal) you would seem

And again add the regular ending -íamos for the first person plural to create pareceríamos:

• nosotros pareceríamos – we would seem
• nosotras pareceríamos – (feminine) we would seem

And similarly add the regular ending -íais for the second person plural to create pareceríais:

• vosotros pareceríais – (plural) you would seem
• vosotras pareceríais – (feminine, plural) you would seem

As before add the regular ending -ían for the third person plural to create parecerían:

• ellos parecerían – they would seem
• ellas parecerían – (feminine) they would seem
• ustedes parecerían – (formal, plural) you would seem

This is it! The conjugation is now complete. Put together, the conjugation chart looks like this:

yo	parecería	I would seem
tú	parecerías	you would seem
él/ella/usted	parecería	he/she/it would seem
nosotros/nosotras	pareceríamos	we would seem
vosotros/vosotras	pareceríais	you would seem
ellos/ellas/ustedes	parecerían	they would seem

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But do not end your session yet – it’s important to repeat and practice the material in order to remember it. Check below for some links.

Next Steps to Perfection To practice this conjugation and test yourself try this Conjugation Exercise or the Memory Game To see other conjugation lessons for this verb choose another tense: PresentePretéritoImperfectoFuturoPretérito Perfecto CompuestoPretérito PluscuamperfectoFuturo PerfectoCondicional PerfectoPretérito Perfecto Compuesto (subjuntivo)Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto A (subjuntivo)Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto B (subjuntivo)Futuro Perfecto (subjuntivo)  For exercises and examples related to parecer visit our Exercise section To see conjugation charts in all tenses for parecer visit the Conjugator To explore other learning materials visit the Study section

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