aparecer Present Conjugation
aparecer — to appear
The present tense of aparecer is irregular only in the 'yo' form: aparezco.
aparecer Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe things that regularly show up, general facts about where things appear, or someone arriving right now.
Notes on aparecer in the Present
This is a 'zc' verb. In the 'yo' form, the 'c' changes to 'zc' (aparezco) to keep the soft 'th/s' sound before the 'o'. All other forms are regular.
Example Sentences
Siempre aparezco en las fotos con los ojos cerrados.
I always appear in photos with my eyes closed.
yo
Las estrellas aparecen cuando se pone el sol.
The stars appear when the sun sets.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Él aparece en la televisión todos los martes.
He appears on television every Tuesday.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'yo apareco'.
Correct: Yo aparezco.
Why: Verbs ending in -ecer require the 'zc' spelling in the first person present to maintain the correct pronunciation.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.