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Spanish (Spain)

### Two ways to say *seems*

You know **parece que** + a clause. Spanish can also make the person or thing the subject of **parecer** and put an infinitive after it, just like English *She seems to be right*. Then **parecer** agrees with that subject: **parece**, **pareces**, **parecen**…

| parece que + clause | subject + parecer + infinitive |
|---|---|
| Parece que **tu hermana tiene** razón. | **Tu hermana parece** tener razón. |
| Parece que **los niños están** cansados. | **Los niños parecen** estar cansados. |

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Same meaning, two shapes: with **parece que**, no person is the subject, so **parece** stays singular.

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### Pronouns and **no**

Pronouns usually join the infinitive, and **no** usually goes before **parecer**.

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**Conoceros** = **conocer** + **os**, the *each other* of **vosotros**.

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### Something that seems to have happened

For an earlier event, put **haber** + participle after **parecer**.

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### No subject: **parece que**

Weather and other facts with no subject usually take **parece que**.

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### Common mistake

- *Los niños parece estar cansados* → **Los niños parecen estar cansados**: with an infinitive, **parecer** agrees with the subject.

It seems (parece tener razón)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular subjects and 'ser' (yo soy, esto es)

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Adjective agreement (-o, -a, -os, -as)

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Regular '-ar' verbs (-o, -as, -a...)

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In class (¿puedes repetir?)

Verb + infinitive (quiero comer, sé leer)

What's your name? (me llamo, encantado)

Phone, computer and email

Hundreds and thousands (doscientos, mil)

What do you do? (¿a qué te dedicas?)

Personal details (la edad, la fecha de nacimiento)

Me neither (también, tampoco, ni)

How much is it? (el precio, la vuelta)

What's the weather like? (hace sol, nieva)

Free time (el concierto, el tenis)

At the bar (¿qué vas a tomar?)

The Natural World

Demonstratives (este, ese, aquel)

Prepositions of place (encima de, debajo de)

Prepositional pronouns (para mí, contigo)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primero to décimo)

Adverbs of frequency (a veces, nunca)

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Indefinite pronouns (algo, alguien)

Indefinite determiners (algún, ningún)

Indirect object pronouns (le, les)

Double object pronouns (me lo, te la)

Double object pronouns (se lo, se la)

Verbs of preference (encantar, interesar)

Impersonal obligation (hay que)

Starting and finishing actions (empezar a, terminar de)

Adjective comparatives (más que, menos que)

Comparatives of equality (tan como)

Noun comparatives (tanto como)

Question	Answer
Your sister seems to be right.	Tu hermana parece tener razón.
It seems that your sister is right.	Parece que tu hermana tiene razón.
The children seem to be tired.	Los niños parecen estar cansados.
You seem to know a lot about wines.	Pareces saber mucho de vinos.
This machine doesn't seem to work.	Esta máquina no parece funcionar.
Ana doesn't seem to understand anything.	Ana no parece entender nada.
You guys seem to have known each other for years.	Parecéis conoceros desde hace años.
Things seem to be going better.	Las cosas parecen ir mejor.
The neighbors seem to have gone on vacation.	Los vecinos parecen haberse ido de vacaciones.
The thief seems to have gotten in without breaking anything.	El ladrón parece haber entrado sin romper nada.
Prices seem to have gone up a lot.	Los precios parecen haber subido mucho.
It seems that it is going to snow tomorrow.	Parece que va a nevar mañana.
It seems that it is hotter today than yesterday.	Parece que hoy hace más calor que ayer.

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