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
Pattern cheat sheet
Most-used tenses for this model, with an optional comparison against the regular pattern.
Indicativo — Indicative
Presente
Present Indicative
This model
yo
parezco
tú
pareces
él/ella
parece
Regular anchor
yo
bebo
tú
bebes
él/ella
bebe
Pretérito perfecto simple
Preterite Indicative
This model
yo
parecí
tú
pareciste
él/ella
pareció
Regular anchor
yo
bebí
tú
bebiste
él/ella
bebió
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect Indicative
This model
yo
parecía
tú
parecías
él/ella
parecía
Regular anchor
yo
bebía
tú
bebías
él/ella
bebía
Futuro simple
Future Indicative
This model
yo
pareceré
tú
parecerás
él/ella
parecerá
Regular anchor
yo
beberé
tú
beberás
él/ella
beberá
Condicional simple
Conditional
This model
yo
parecería
tú
parecerías
él/ella
parecería
Regular anchor
yo
bebería
tú
beberías
él/ella
bebería
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
This model
yo
parezca
tú
parezcas
él/ella
parezca
Regular anchor
yo
beba
tú
bebas
él/ella
beba
Imperativo — Imperative
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative
This model
yo
—
tú
parece
él/ella
parezca
Regular anchor
yo
—
tú
bebe
él/ella
beba
Imperativo negativo
Negative Imperative
This model
yo
—
tú
parezcas
él/ella
parezca
Regular anchor
yo
—
tú
bebas
él/ella
beba
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