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It seemed in Spanish 🇪🇸


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it seemed parecía
How to say “it seemed” in Spanish? “Parecía”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “parecía” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on it seemed in Spanish like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Pronunciation

Normal speech: pa-re-CÍ-a
IPA: /pa.’ɾe.θi.a/

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Root

Parecía comes from parecer

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parecía info.

Tips to remember “parecía”:
– Associate “parecía” with “appearance” because when you say “parecía,” you’re describing how something appeared or seemed at a certain moment.
– Think of it as part of a pair: “parecer” (to seem/to look like) → “parecía” (it seemed/it looked like).
– Remember that “parecía” starts with similar letters to “parents” (“pare-”), and you might use “it seemed” when describing something about your parents in the past.

Explanations:
– “Parecía” is the imperfect tense of the verb “parecer” in the third person singular — it is used to describe continuous or habitual actions in the past, such as “it seemed” or “it used to seem.”

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Se veía” (from the verb “verse” which can also mean “to seem”)
– “Daba la impresión” (it gave the impression)

Conjugations of “parecer”:
– Present: parezco (I seem), pareces (you seem), parece (he/she/it seems), parecemos (we seem), parecéis (you all seem – Spain), parecen (they/you all seem)
– Preterite: parecí (I seemed), pareciste (you seemed), pareció (he/she/it seemed), parecimos (we seemed), parecisteis (you all seemed – Spain), parecieron (they/you all seemed)
– Imperfect: parecía (I/he/she/it seemed), parecías (you seemed), parecía (he/she/it seemed), parecíamos (we seemed), parecíais (you all seemed – Spain), parecían (they/you all seemed)
– Future: pareceré (I will seem), parecerás (you will seem), parecerá (he/she/it/you will seem), pareceremos (we will seem), pareceréis (you all will seem – Spain), parecerán (they/you all will seem)

Examples of sentences that use “parecía”:
– Cuando era niño, siempre parecía cansado por las mañanas. (When he was a child, he always seemed tired in the mornings.)
– La casa parecía grande y espaciosa, pero en realidad era muy acogedora. (The house seemed large and spacious, but it was actually very cozy.)
– Aunque parecía enfadada, en el fondo estaba triste. (Although she seemed angry, deep down she was sad.)
– El cielo parecía despejado, pero luego empezó a llover. (The sky looked clear, but then it started to rain.)

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