How to conjugate Aparecer in Spanish
Aparecer in Spanish means to appear, to show up
Aparecer is an irregular verb. That means this verb doesn’t follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. It’s important to pay attention to the irregular tenses.
Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb aparecer so you can use it comfortably in all tenses.
Aparecer in the Present Tense
The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now.
The verb aparecer is irregular in the present tense.
In order to have the correct pronunciation, aparecer has a spelling change. The c changes to zc on specific conjugations. Pay close attention to this irregularity.
The verb aparecer is what we call an -er verb. -er verbs are verbs that end in -er. er verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -er
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
To review -er and ir verbs watch my -er and ir verbs video:
Just in case you need to review conjugation of -ar verbs, Click for Page:
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aparecer in the indicative present tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | aparezco | I appear |
| Tú | apareces | you appear |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | aparece | he/she appears, you (formal) appear |
| Nosotros (as) | aparecemos | we appear |
| Vosotros (as) | aparecéis | you (plural) Spain appear |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aparecen | they appear, you (plural) appear |
Examples:
| Yo aparezco en el periodico de hoy | I appear in todays news paper |
| Nosotros aparecemos en la televisión | We appear in the tv |
| Ellas aparecen en las noticias de hoy | They appear in today’s news |
Aparecer in the Preterite Tense
The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame. More on the Preterite Tense Here
Things to remember:
- The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end.
- The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.
The verb aparecer is regular in the preterite.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aparecer in the preterite tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | aparecí | I appeared |
| Tú | apareciste | you appeared |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | apareció | he/she appeared, you (formal) appeared |
| Nosotros (as) | aparecimos | we appeared |
| Vosotros (as) | aparecisteis | you (plural) Spain appeared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aparecieron | they appeared, you (plural) appeared |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:
| la semana pasada | last week |
| el mes pasado | last month |
| el fin de semana pasado | last weekend |
| el año pasado | last year |
| ayer | yesterday |
| anteayer | the day before yesterday |
| anoche | last night |
Examples:
| La semana pasada ella apareció en el noticiero | Last week she appeared in the news |
| Nosotros aparecimos en un comercial de Pepsi | We appeared in a tv commercial of Pepsi |
| La semana pasada ellas aparecieron en la novela | Last week they appeared in the soap opera |
Aparecer in the Imperfect Tense
The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end.
The verb aparecer is regular in the imperfect tense.
The verb aparecer is what we call an –er verb. -er verbs are verbs that end in -er. Regular -er verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules.
- Take off the -er
- Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action.
To review how to conjugate -ir and er verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video
To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aparecer in the imperfect tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | aparecía | I used to appear |
| Tú | aparecías | you used to appear |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | aparecía | he/she used to appear, you (formal) used to appear |
| Nosotros (as) | aparecíamos | we used to appear |
| Vosotros (as) | aparecíais | you (plural) Spain used to appear |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aparecían | they used to appear, you (plural) used to appear |
Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:
| a menudo | often |
| usualmente | usually |
| todos los días | every day |
| todos los meses | every month |
| todos los años | every year |
| casi siempre | almost always |
| a veces | sometimes |
| de niño/niña | as a child … |
| siempre | always |
| normalmente | normally |
Examples:
| Normalmente yo aparecía en la televisión todos los martes | Normally I used to appear every tuesday on tv |
| Todos los años nosotros aparecíamos en el canal de tv de año nuevo | Every year we used to appear in the news years channel |
| Ellas siempre aparecían en las fotos juntas | They always used to appear in the pictures together |
Aparecer in the Future Tense
The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future.
The verb aparecer is regular in the future tense.
To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb aparecer is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.
The verb aparecer is what we call an -er verb. -er verbs are verbs that end in -er. To conjugate aparecer in the future, follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case aparecer.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
| Yo | é |
| Tú | ás |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | á |
| Nosotros (as) | emos |
| Vosotros (as) | éis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | án |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aparecer using the future tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | apareceré | I will appear |
| Tú | aparecerás | you will appear |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | aparecerá | he/she will appear, you (formal) will appear |
| Nosotros (as) | apareceremos | we will appear |
| Vosotros (as) | apareceréis | you (plural) Spain will appear |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aparecerán | they will appear, you (plural) will appear |
Examples:
| Yo apareceré en el noticiero de la noche | I will appear in tonights news |
| Cuando empiece el programa nosotros apareceremos en la pantalla | When the show starts we will appear on the screen |
| Ellos aparecerán en las noticias del medio día | They will appear in the noons news |
Aparecer in the Informal Future Tense
The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive.
The verb aparecer is regular in the informal future tense.
Follow this rule:
- Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated). Example : Yo voy a aparecer
The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:
| Yo | voy |
| Tú | vas |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va |
| Nosotros (as) | vamos |
| Vosotros (as) | vais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van |
To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aparecer using the informal future:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | voy a aparecer | I will appear |
| Tú | vas a aparecer | you will appear |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | va a aparecer | he/she will appear, you (formal) will appear |
| Nosotros (as) | vamos a aparecer | we will appear |
| Vosotros (as) | vais a aparecer | you (plural) Spain will appear |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | van a aparecer | they will appear, you (plural) will appear |
Examples:
| Seguro voy a aparecer en el comercial de televisión de Disney | I am sure I will appear in the tv commercial of Disney |
| Ellas van a aparecer en la revista del mes | They will appear in this month’s magazine |
| Nosotros vamos a aparecer en el programa de la noche | We will appear in tonights tv show |
Aparecer in the Present Progressive Tense.
The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment.
The verb aparecer is regular in the present progressive tense.
The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb).
To form the present participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ando for -ar verbs
- Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to aparecer:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (aparecer)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (aparec)
- Add -iendo for -er verbs = (apareciendo)
The present participle of aparecer is apareciendo.
The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:
| Yo | estoy |
| Tú | estás |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está |
| Nosotros (as) | estamos |
| Vosotros (as) | estáis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están |
The present participle of the verb aparecer is: apareciendo
To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video
Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aparecer using the present progressive:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | estoy apareciendo | I am appearing |
| Tú | estás apareciendo | you are appearing |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | está apareciendo | he/she is appearing, you (formal) are appearing |
| Nosotros (as) | estamos apareciendo | we are appearing |
| Vosotros (as) | estáis apareciendo | you (plural) Spain are appearing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | están apareciendo | they are appearing, you (plural) are appearing |
Examples:
| Yo estoy apareciendo en el noticiero de las mañanas | I am appearing on the morning news |
| Estamos apareciendo en las revistas de la universidad semanalmente | We are appearing weekly in the universities magazine |
| Ellos están apareciendo todas las tardes en la novela | They are appearing every afternoon in the soap opera |
Aparecer in the Conditional Tense
The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability.
The verb aparecer is regular in the conditional tense.
The verb aparecer is what we call an -er verb. -er verbs are verbs that end in -er. To conjugate aparecer in the conditional tense follow these two rules:
- Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case aparecer.
- Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action.
To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb:
| Yo | ía |
| Tú | ías |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ía |
| Nosotros (as) | íamos |
| Vosotros (as) | íais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ían |
The infinitive of the verb aparecer is aparecer.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aparecer using the conditional tense:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | aparecería | I would appear |
| Tú | aparecerías | you would appear |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | aparecería | he/she would appear, you (formal) would appear |
| Nosotros (as) | apareceríamos | we would appear |
| Vosotros (as) | apareceríais | you (plural) Spain would appear |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aparecerían | they would appear, you (plural) would appear |
Examples:
| Yo aparecería en el periodico si hubiera alcanzado a enviar mi foto | I would appear in the newspaper if I had managed to send my picture |
| Nosotros apareceríamos en el noticiero pero se apagó la cámara cuando nos iban a grabar | We would appear in the news but the camera turned off when they were going to record us |
| Ellas aparecerían en las noticias hoy pero no van a presentar noticias por el cambio de programación | They would appear in today’s news but they changed the programmation and wont show the news |
Aparecer in the Present Perfect Tense
The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives.
The verb aparecer is regular in the present perfect tense.
To form the present perfect, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb.
The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:
| Yo | he |
| Tú | has |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha |
| Nosotros (as) | hemos |
| Vosotros (as) | habéis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han |
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to aparecer:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (aparecer)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (aparec)
- Add -ido for -er verbs = (aparecido)
The past participle of the verb aparecer is aparecido.
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aparecer in the present perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | he aparecido | I have appear |
| Tú | has aparecido | you have appear |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ha aparecido | he/she have appear, you (formal) have appear |
| Nosotros (as) | hemos aparecido | we have appear |
| Vosotros (as) | habéis aparecido | you (plural) Spain have appear |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | han aparecido | they have appear, you (plural) have appear |
Examples:
| Ellos ya han aparecido en el noticiero antes | They have appear in the news before |
| Nosotros hemos aparecido en el periodico de otro país | We have appear in the news paper of another country |
Aparecer in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto)
The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories.
The verb aparecer is regular in the past perfect tense.
To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:
| Yo | había |
| Tú | habías |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había |
| Nosotros (as) | habíamos |
| Vosotros (as) | habíais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case aparecer.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to aparecer:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (aparecer)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (aparec)
- Add -ido for -er verbs = (aparecido)
The past participle of aparecer is aparecido.
To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aparecer in the past perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | había aparecido | I had appeared |
| Tú | habías aparecido | you had appeared |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | había aparecido | he/she had appeared, you (formal) had appeared |
| Nosotros (as) | habíamos aparecido | we had appeared |
| Vosotros (as) | habíais aparecido | you (plural) Spain had appeared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habían aparecido | they had appeared, you (plural) had appeared |
Examples:
| Yo había aparecido en muchas películas antes que esta última | I had appeared in many movies before this last one |
| La semana pasada tú habías aparecido en el noticiero | Last week you had appear in the news |
| Ellos habían aparecido en muchos canales de televisión antes que esta última novela | They had appeared in many tv channels before this last soap opera |
Aparecer in the Future Perfect Tense
The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.
The verb aparecer is regular in the future perfect tense.
To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:
| Yo | habré |
| Tú | habrás |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá |
| Nosotros (as) | habremos |
| Vosotros (as) | habréis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case aparecer. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to aparecer:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (aparecer)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (aparec)
- Add -ado for -ar verbs = (aparecido)
The past participle of aparecer is aparecido.
To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aparecer in the future perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | habré aparecido | I will have appeared |
| Tú | habrás aparecido | you will have appeared |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habrá aparecido | he/she will have appeared, you (formal) will have appeared |
| Nosotros (as) | habremos aparecido | we will have appeared |
| Vosotros (as) | habréis aparecido | you (plural) Spain will have appeared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrán aparecido | they will have appeared, you (plural) will have appeared |
Examples:
| ¿Será que los niños habrán aparecido en esta película? | Will the children have appeared in this movie? |
| Pedro habrá aparecido en el periodico de hoy en primera página | Pedro will have appeared in today’s newspaper in the front page |
Aparecer in the Conditional Perfect Tense
The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if …
The verb aparecer is regular in the conditional perfect tense.
To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.
The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:
| Yo | habría |
| Tú | habrías |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría |
| Nosotros (as) | habríamos |
| Vosotros (as) | habríais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían |
Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case aparecer. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb.
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to aparecer:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (aparecer)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (aparec)
- Add -ido for -er verbs = (aparecido)
The past participle of aparecer is aparecido.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aparecer in the future perfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | habría aparecido | I would have appeared |
| Tú | habrías aparecido | you would have appeared |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | habría aparecido | he/she would have appeared, you (formal) would have appeared |
| Nosotros (as) | habríamos aparecido | we would have appeared |
| Vosotros (as) | habríais aparecido | you (plural) Spain will would appeared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | habrían aparecido | they would have appeared, you (plural) would have appeared |
Examples:
| Seguro habrían aparecido en el noticiero si les dieran la oportunidad | Surely they would have appeared in the news if they had the chance |
| ¿Será que habríamos aparecido en el periodico de hoy? | Could it be that we would have appeared in today’s newspaper? |
Aparecer in the Subjunctive Present Tense
The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real.
The verb aparecer is irregular in the subjunctive present form.
In order to have the correct pronunciation, aparecer has a spelling change. The c changed to zc on specific conjugations. Pay close attention to this irregularity.
To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.
Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs:
| Yo | a |
| Tú | as |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | as |
| Nosotros (as) | amos |
| Vosotros (as) | áis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | an |
Subjunctive present endings for -ar:
| Yo | e |
| Tú | es |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
| Nosotros (as) | emos |
| Vosotros (as) | éis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Keep in mind that the verb aparecer is irregular in the subjunctive present.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aparecer in the subjunctive present:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | aparezca | I may appear |
| Tú | aparezcas | you may appear |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | aparezca | he/she may appear, you (formal) may appear |
| Nosotros (as) | aparezcamos | we may appear |
| Vosotros (as) | aparezcáis | you (plural) Spain may appear |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aparezcan | they may appear, you (plural) may appear |
Examples:
| Quizás aparezcamos en las noticias de hoy | Perhaps, we may appear in today’s news |
| Es posible que ellos aparezcan en esta nueva novela | It’s possible they may appear in this new soap opera |
Aparecer in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense
The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request.
The verb aparecer is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense.
To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending.
Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er verbs like aparecer the endings are:
| Yo | iera |
| Tú | ieras |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iera |
| Nosotros (as) | iéramos |
| Vosotros (as) | ierais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:
| Yo | iese |
| Tú | ieses |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iese |
| Nosotros (as) | iésemos |
| Vosotros (as) | ieseis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | iesen |
Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like he endings are:
| Yo | ara |
| Tú | aras |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ara |
| Nosotros (as) | áramos |
| Vosotros (as) | arais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aran |
You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common
| Yo | ase |
| Tú | ases |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | ase |
| Nosotros (as) | ásemos |
| Vosotros (as) | aseis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | asen |
Here are the steps in action:
- Aparecer
- The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: aparecer – aparecieron
- Now remove -ieron and you are left with aparec
- Then, add a new ending.
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aparecer in the subjunctive imperfect:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | apareciera | I might appear |
| Tú | aparecieras | you might appear |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | apareciera | he/she might appear, you (formal) might appear |
| Nosotros (as) | apareciéramos | we might appear |
| Vosotros (as) | aparecierais | you (plural) Spain might appear |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aparecieran | they might appear, you (plural) might appear |
OR
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | apareciese | I might appear |
| Tú | aparecieses | you might appear |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | apareciese | he/she might appear, you (formal) might appear |
| Nosotros (as) | apareciésemos | we might appear |
| Vosotros (as) | aparecieseis | you (plural) Spain might appear |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | apareciesen | they might appear, you (plural) might appear |
Examples:
| Si yo apareciese en una película de Guillermo del Toro sería muy feliz | If I might appear in a Guillermo del Toro movie I will be very happy |
| Si ellos apareciesen en el periódico quisiera comprarlo | If they might appear in the newspaper I will buy it |
Aparecer in the Subjunctive Future Tense
The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.
The verb aparecer is regular in the subjunctive future tense.
To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).
Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs like aparecer the endings are:
| Yo | iere |
| Tú | ieres |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
| Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
| Vosotros (as) | iereis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieran |
Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:
| Yo | iere |
| Tú | ieres |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | iere |
| Nosotros (as) | iéremos |
| Vosotros (as) | iereis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | ieren |
Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs the endings are:
| Yo | e |
| Tú | es |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | e |
| Nosotros (as) | emos (accent on á of the stem) |
| Vosotros (as) | eis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | en |
Below you will find the conjugations of the verb aparecer in the subjunctive future:
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | apareciere | I will appear |
| Tú | aparecieres | you will appear |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | apareciere | he/she will appear, you (formal) will appear |
| Nosotros (as) | apareciéremos | we will appear |
| Vosotros (as) | apareciereis | you (plural) Spain will appear |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | aparecieren | they will appear, you (plural) will appear |
Example:
| El día que tu aparecieres en las pantallas de times square será increíble | The day you will appear on the screens of times square will be incredible |
Aparecer in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense
The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future.
The verb aparecer is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense.
To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:
| Yo | haya |
| Tú | hayas |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya |
| Nosotros (as) | hayamos |
| Vosotros (as) | hayáis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan |
The past participle of the verb aparecer is: aparecido
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb aparecer in the subjunctive present perfect.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | haya aparecido | I may have appeared |
| Tú | hayas aparecido | you may have appeared |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | haya aparecido | he/she may have appeared, you (formal) may have appeared |
| Nosotros (as) | hayamos aparecido | we may have appeared |
| Vosotros (as) | hayáis aparecido | you (plural) Spain may have appeared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hayan aparecido | they may have appeared, you (plural) may have appeared |
Example:
| Dudo que alguna vez ella te haya aparecido en las carteleras del cine | I doubt that anytime she may have appeared at the movies billboards |
| Tal vez ellos te hayan aparecido en alguna película | Maybe they may have appeared in a movie |
Aparecer in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)
The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions.
The verb aparecer is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense.
To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber + the past participle of the verb.
The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used.
Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:
| Yo | hubiera |
| Tú | hubieras |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos |
| Vosotros (as) | hubierais |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran |
The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:
| Yo | hubiese |
| Tú | hubieses |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos |
| Vosotros (as) | hubieseis |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen |
To form the past participle of a verb:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
- Add -ado for -ar verbs
- Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs
Let’s apply it to aparecer:
- Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir) = (aparecer)
- Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (aparc)
- Add -ido for -er verbs = (aparecido)
The past participle of the verb aparecer is aparecido.
Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb aparecer in the subjunctive past perfect.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | hubiese aparecido | I might have appeared |
| Tú | hubieses aparecido | you might have appeared |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiese aparecido | he/she might have appeared, you (formal) might have appeared |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiésemos aparecido | we might have appeared |
| Vosotros (as) | hubieseis aparecido | you (plural) Spain might have appeared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubiesen aparecido | they might have appeared, you (plural) might have appeared |
OR
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| Yo | hubiera aparecido | I might have appeared |
| Tú | hubieras aparecido | you might have appeared |
| Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) | hubiera aparecido | he/she might have appeared, you (formal) might have appeared |
| Nosotros (as) | hubiéramos aparecido | we might have appeared |
| Vosotros (as) | hubierais aparecido | you (plural) Spain might have appeared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.) | hubieran aparecido | they might have appeared, you (plural) might have appeared |
Example:
| Yo hubiese aparecido en el noticiero si me hubieran avisado para así maquillarme | I might have appeared in the news if they told me to I could so I would have put makeup on |
| Él hubiera aparecido en el periodico si hubiera alcanzado a enviar su foto | He might have appeared in the newspaper if he han managed to send his photo |
Aparecer as an Imperative Affirmative Command
The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
Aparecer is irregular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands.
In order to have the correct pronunciation, aparecer has a spelling change. The c changed to zc on specific conjugations. Pay close attention to this irregularity.
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “s”
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.
Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.
For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb aparecer would be aparece.
Let’s see the process:
- Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense. (aparecer)
- Take off the “s”. (aparece)
- That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. (aparece)
To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Tú | ¡aparece! | appear! / show up! |
| Usted (Ud.) | ¡aparezca! | appear! / show up! |
| Nosotros (as) | ¡aparezcamos! | appear! / show up! |
| Vosotros (as) | ¡apareced! | appear! / show up! |
| Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡aparezcan! | appear! / show up! |
Examples:
| ¡Aparece en este momento! | Appear right now! |
| ¡Aparezcan ya! | Show up now! |
Aparecer as an Imperative Negative Command
The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.
Aparecer is irregular when forming Imperative Negative Commands.
In order to have the correct pronunciation, aparecer has a spelling change. The c changed to z on specific conjugations. Pay close attention to this irregularity.
If the conjugation adds an ‘a’ or an ‘o’ the g is changed to j to keep the correct sound (that of an h in English).
Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first.
To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:
- Start with No
- Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense.
- Take off the “o”
- Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.
To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Tú | ¡No aparezcas! | Don’t appear! / Don’t show up! |
| Usted (Ud.) | ¡No aparezca! | Don’t appear! / Don’t show up! |
| Nosotros (as) | ¡No aparezcamos! | Don’t appear! / Don’t show up! |
| Vosotros (as) | ¡No aparezcáis! | Don’t appear! / Don’t show up! |
| Ustedes (Uds.) | ¡No aparezcan! | Don’t appear! / Don’t show up! |
Examples
| ¡No aparezcas por acá! | Don’t show up here! |