parecer
M054 OrthographicParecer — orthographic c→zc before a/o (to seem / appear)
c→zc before a/o
2
verbs
Difficulty
Summary
PARECER follows the c->zc model in present yo and present subjunctive: parezco, parezca.
Technical explanation
Model shared with followers like compadecer:
- Present indicative: only yo changes (parezco, compadezco); other persons are regular.
- Present subjunctive: zc appears in all persons (parezca, parezcamos...).
- Imperative: tú is regular (parece); formal/negative forms come from subjunctive (parezca, parezcamos, parezcan).
- Preterite, imperfect, futures and compound tenses remain regular -er forms.
Examples
- Me parece una buena idea.
- Espero que te compadezcas de ellos.
- No parezcas tan serio.
Teacher guide (Spain)
Train one contrast: parezco/parezca vs parece/parecemos.
1) Core verbs
Present Indicative
yo
parezco
tú
pareces
él/ella
parece
Chuleta de patrones
Los tiempos más usados de este modelo, con opción de compararlo con el patrón regular.
Indicativo — Indicativo
Presente
Presente
yo
parezco
tú
pareces
él/ella
parece
Pretérito perfecto simple
Pretérito perfecto simple
yo
parecí
tú
pareciste
él/ella
pareció
Pretérito imperfecto
Pretérito imperfecto
yo
parecía
tú
parecías
él/ella
parecía
Futuro simple
Futuro simple
yo
pareceré
tú
parecerás
él/ella
parecerá
Condicional simple
Condicional simple
yo
parecería
tú
parecerías
él/ella
parecería
Subjuntivo — Subjuntivo
Presente de subjuntivo
Presente de subjuntivo
yo
parezca
tú
parezcas
él/ella
parezca
Imperativo — Imperativo
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperativo afirmativo
yo
—
tú
parece
él/ella
parezca
Imperativo negativo
Imperativo negativo
yo
—
tú
parezcas
él/ella
parezca
Tense availability
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