aparecer Conditional Conjugation
aparecer — to appear
The conditional of aparecer is regular: aparecería, aparecerías, aparecería, apareceríamos, apareceríais, aparecerían.
aparecer Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say someone 'would' show up under certain conditions, or to express a polite guess about a past event.
Notes on aparecer in the Conditional
Aparecer is regular in the conditional. Like the future, it uses the full infinitive as the stem.
Example Sentences
Yo aparecería si me hubieras invitado.
I would show up if you had invited me.
yo
Dijo que aparecerían más tarde.
He said they would show up later.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
¿Aparecerías en público con ese disfraz?
Would you appear in public in that costume?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing conditional with future (aparecerá vs aparecería).
Correct: aparecería.
Why: Aparecerá means 'will appear'; aparecería means 'would appear'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aparezco
The present tense of aparecer is irregular only in the 'yo' form: aparezco.
Preterite
yo: aparecí
The preterite of aparecer is regular: aparecí, apareciste, apareció, aparecimos, aparecisteis, aparecieron.
Imperfect
yo: aparecía
The imperfect of aparecer is regular: aparecía, aparecías, aparecía, aparecíamos, aparecíais, aparecían.
Future
yo: apareceré
The future tense of aparecer is regular: apareceré, aparecerás, aparecerá, apareceremos, apareceréis, aparecerán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: aparezca
The present subjunctive of aparecer uses the 'zc' stem: aparezca, aparezcas, aparezca, aparezcamos, aparezcáis, aparezcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: apareciera
The imperfect subjunctive of aparecer is regular: apareciera, aparecieras, apareciera, apareciéramos, aparecierais, aparecieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aparece
The imperative of aparecer uses 'aparece' (tú) and 'aparezca' (usted/ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no aparezcas
The negative imperative of aparecer always uses the 'zc' subjunctive forms: no aparezcas, no aparezca.