apetecer Present Conjugation
apetecer — to feel like
Apetecer behaves like gustar (indirect object pronouns + third person), but the 'yo' form is irregular: apetezco.
apetecer Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present to talk about what you feel like doing right now or things you generally fancy. Like 'gustar', the thing you want is the subject, so you'll mostly use 'apetece' or 'apetecen'.
Notes on apetecer in the Present
Apetecer has a 'z' added before the 'c' in the first-person singular (yo apetezco), following the pattern of many -ecer verbs.
Example Sentences
Me apetece un helado de chocolate.
I feel like a chocolate ice cream.
él/ella/usted
¿Te apetecen estas tapas?
Do you feel like having these tapas?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
No me apetece salir hoy.
I don't feel like going out today.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'Yo apetezco café'.
Correct: Me apetece un café.
Why: Apetecer works like gustar; the coffee is the subject that 'appeals to' you.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: apetecí
The preterite of apetecer is regular: apetecí, apeteciste, apeteció, apetecimos, apetecisteis, apetecieron.
Imperfect
yo: apetecía
The imperfect of apetecer is regular: apetecía, apetecías, apetecía, apetecíamos, apetecíais, apetecían.
Future
yo: apeteceré
The future of apetecer is regular: apeteceré, apetecerás, apetecerá, apeteceremos, apeteceréis, apetecerán.
Conditional
yo: apetecería
The conditional of apetecer is regular: apetecería, apetecerías, apetecería, apeteceríamos, apeteceríais, apetecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: apetezca
The present subjunctive of apetecer uses the 'z': apetezca, apetezcas, apetezca, apetezcamos, apetezcáis, apetezcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: apeteciera
The imperfect subjunctive of apetecer is regular: apeteciera, apetecieras, apeteciera, apeteciéramos, apetecierais, apetecieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: apetece
The imperative of apetecer is rarely used due to its meaning, but forms include apetece (tú) and apetezcan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no apetezcas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no apetezcas, no apetezca, no apetezcamos, no apetezcáis, no apetezcan.