aparecer Imperfect Conjugation
aparecer — to appear
The imperfect of aparecer is regular: aparecía, aparecías, aparecía, aparecíamos, aparecíais, aparecían.
aparecer Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a habitual appearance in the past or to set the scene (e.g., 'the ghost used to appear every night').
Notes on aparecer in the Imperfect
Aparecer is regular in the imperfect. All -er verbs in this tense use the -ía endings with an accent on the 'i'.
Example Sentences
Antes, el cartero aparecía siempre a la misma hora.
Before, the mailman used to appear always at the same time.
él/ella/usted
Aparecíamos en los créditos de la película.
We were appearing in the movie credits.
nosotros
Muchas dudas aparecían durante la clase.
Many doubts were appearing during the class.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent (aparecia).
Correct: aparecía.
Why: All -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'i' for every person.
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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.
Future
yo: apareceré
The future tense of aparecer is regular: apareceré, aparecerás, aparecerá, apareceremos, apareceréis, aparecerán.
Conditional
yo: aparecería
The conditional of aparecer is regular: aparecería, aparecerías, aparecería, apareceríamos, apareceríais, aparecerían.
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.