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apetecer Present Subjunctive Conjugation

apetecer — to feel like

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Quick answer:

The present subjunctive of apetecer uses the 'z': apetezca, apetezcas, apetezca, apetezcamos, apetezcáis, apetezcan.

apetecer Present Subjunctive Forms

yoapetezca
túapetezcas
él/ella/ustedapetezca
nosotrosapetezcamos
vosotrosapetezcáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesapetezcan

When to Use the Present Subjunctive

Use the subjunctive after expressions of doubt, emotion, or when someone else wants you to feel like doing something (e.g., 'Espero que te apetezca...').

Notes on apetecer in the Present Subjunctive

Since the 'yo' form in the present is 'apetezco', the entire subjunctive carries that 'z' throughout.

Example Sentences

  • Espero que te apetezca la cena.

    I hope you feel like having the dinner.

    él/ella/usted

  • No creo que les apetezca venir.

    I don't think they feel like coming.

    él/ella/usted

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Writing 'apeteca' without the 'z'.

    Correct: apetezca

    Why: The 'zc' spelling is necessary to maintain the soft 'c' sound and follows the present indicative 'yo' form.

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Related Tenses

Present

yo: apetezco

Apetecer behaves like gustar (indirect object pronouns + third person), but the 'yo' form is irregular: apetezco.

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.

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.