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Parecer (to seem) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

 Parecer (to seem) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Parecer - Conjugation of to seem in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the anterior preterite, indicative tense (Pretérito anterior, indicativo).

Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Parecer (to seem) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Carácter y personalidad (Character and personality)

Conjugation of to seem in Pretérito anterior

  • yo hube parecido I had seemed
  • tú hubiste parecido You had seemed
  • él/ella hubo parecido He had seemed
  • nosotros/nosotras hubimos parecido we had seemed
  • vosotros/vosotras hubisteis parecido You all had seemed
  • ellos/ellas hubieron parecido They had seemed

Example phrases

  • Yo hube parecido más joven en la foto de mi carnet. I had seemed younger in the photo of my ID.
  • Tú hubiste parecido más nervioso de lo normal en la reunión. You had seemed more nervous than usual in the meeting.
  • Él/ella hubo parecido muy feliz con la noticia. He/she had seemed very happy with the news.
  • Nosotros/nosotras hubimos parecido perdidos en la ciudad sin un mapa. We had seemed lost in the city without a map.
  • Vosotros/vosotras hubisteis parecido cansados después del viaje. You had seemed tired after the trip.
  • Ellos/ellas hubieron parecido sorprendidos con el resultado. They had seemed surprised by the result.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - parecer (to seem)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Parecer (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Vosotros/vosotras ... cansados después del viaje.

Vosotros/vosotras hubisteis parecido cansados después del viaje.
(You had seemed tired after the trip.)

2. Yo ... más joven en la foto de mi carnet.

Yo hube parecido más joven en la foto de mi carnet.
(I had seemed younger in the photo of my ID.)

3. Tú ... más nervioso de lo normal en la reunión.

Tú hubiste parecido más nervioso de lo normal en la reunión.
(You had seemed more nervous than usual in the meeting.)

4. Él/ella ... muy feliz con la noticia.

Él/ella hubo parecido muy feliz con la noticia.
(He/she had seemed very happy with the news.)

5. Nosotros/nosotras ... perdidos en la ciudad sin un mapa.

Nosotros/nosotras hubimos parecido perdidos en la ciudad sin un mapa.
(We had seemed lost in the city without a map.)

6. Ellos/ellas ... sorprendidos con el resultado.

Ellos/ellas hubieron parecido sorprendidos con el resultado.
(They had seemed surprised by the result.)