Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Aparentar in Spanish
aparentar to pretend Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Aparentar (to pretend) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: aparento, aparentas, aparenta, aparentamos, aparentáis, aparentan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- aparentado pretended
- Gerund
- aparentando pretending
- Similar
- fingir
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Aparentar
- Aparentar in the Indicative Present
- Aparentar in the Indicative Preterite
- Aparentar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Aparentar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Aparentar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Aparentar in the Indicative Future
- Aparentar in the Indicative Conditional
- Aparentar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Aparentar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Aparentar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Aparentar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Aparentar
- Imperative tenses of Aparentar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Aparentar
Aparentar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of aparentar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “aparento”, meaning “I pretend”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aparento | I pretend |
| Tú | aparentas | you pretend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aparenta | s/he pretends |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aparentamos | we pretend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aparentáis | you (plural) pretend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aparentan | they pretend |
How it’s built: Regular: stem aparent- plus the -ar endings.
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Aparentar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of aparentar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “aparenté”, meaning “I pretended”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aparenté | I pretended |
| Tú | aparentaste | you pretended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aparentó | s/he pretended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aparentamos | we pretended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aparentasteis | you (plural) pretended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aparentaron | they pretended |
How it’s built: Regular: stem aparent- plus the -ar endings.
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Aparentar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of aparentar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “aparentaba”, meaning “I used to pretend”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aparentaba | I used to pretend |
| Tú | aparentabas | you used to pretend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aparentaba | s/he used to pretend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aparentábamos | we used to pretend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aparentabais | you (plural) used to pretend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aparentaban | they used to pretend |
How it’s built: Regular: stem aparent- plus the -ar endings.
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Aparentar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of aparentar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy aparentando”, meaning “I am pretending”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy aparentando | I am pretending |
| Tú | estás aparentando | you are pretending |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está aparentando | s/he is pretending |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos aparentando | we are pretending |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis aparentando | you (plural) are pretending |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están aparentando | they are pretending |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund aparentando.
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Aparentar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of aparentar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a aparentar”, meaning “I am going to pretend”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a aparentar | I am going to pretend |
| Tú | vas a aparentar | you are going to pretend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a aparentar | s/he is going to pretend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a aparentar | we are going to pretend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a aparentar | you (plural) are going to pretend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a aparentar | they are going to pretend |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive aparentar.
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Aparentar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of aparentar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “aparentaré”, meaning “I will pretend”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aparentaré | I will pretend |
| Tú | aparentarás | you will pretend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aparentará | s/he will pretend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aparentaremos | we will pretend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aparentaréis | you (plural) will pretend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aparentarán | they will pretend |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive aparentar plus the future endings.
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Aparentar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of aparentar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “aparentaría”, meaning “I would pretend”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aparentaría | I would pretend |
| Tú | aparentarías | you would pretend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aparentaría | s/he would pretend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aparentaríamos | we would pretend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aparentaríais | you (plural) would pretend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aparentarían | they would pretend |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive aparentar plus the conditional endings.
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Aparentar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of aparentar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he aparentado”, meaning “I have pretended”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he aparentado | I have pretended |
| Tú | has aparentado | you have pretended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha aparentado | s/he has pretended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos aparentado | we have pretended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis aparentado | you (plural) have pretended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han aparentado | they have pretended |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle aparentado.
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Aparentar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of aparentar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había aparentado”, meaning “I had pretended”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había aparentado | I had pretended |
| Tú | habías aparentado | you had pretended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había aparentado | s/he had pretended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos aparentado | we had pretended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais aparentado | you (plural) had pretended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían aparentado | they had pretended |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle aparentado.
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Aparentar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of aparentar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré aparentado”, meaning “I will have pretended”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré aparentado | I will have pretended |
| Tú | habrás aparentado | you will have pretended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá aparentado | s/he will have pretended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos aparentado | we will have pretended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis aparentado | you (plural) will have pretended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán aparentado | they will have pretended |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle aparentado.
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Aparentar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of aparentar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría aparentado”, meaning “I would have pretended”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría aparentado | I would have pretended |
| Tú | habrías aparentado | you would have pretended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría aparentado | s/he would have pretended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos aparentado | we would have pretended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais aparentado | you (plural) would have pretended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían aparentado | they would have pretended |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle aparentado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Aparentar
Aparentar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “aparente”, meaning “I pretend”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aparente | I pretend |
| Tú | aparentes | you pretend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aparente | s/he pretends |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aparentemos | we pretend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aparentéis | you (plural) pretend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aparenten | they pretend |
How it’s built: Regular: stem aparent- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Aparentar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “aparentara”, meaning “I pretended”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aparentara | I pretended |
| Tú | aparentaras | you pretended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aparentara | s/he pretended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aparentáramos | we pretended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aparentarais | you (plural) pretended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aparentaran | they pretended |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, aparentaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (aparentáramos).
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Aparentar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “aparentare”, meaning “I will pretend”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | aparentare | I will pretend |
| Tú | aparentares | you will pretend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aparentare | s/he will pretend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aparentáremos | we will pretend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aparentareis | you (plural) will pretend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aparentaren | they will pretend |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, aparentaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (aparentáremos).
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Aparentar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya aparentado”, meaning “I have pretended”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya aparentado | I have pretended |
| Tú | hayas aparentado | you have pretended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya aparentado | s/he has pretended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos aparentado | we have pretended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis aparentado | you (plural) have pretended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan aparentado | they have pretended |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle aparentado.
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Aparentar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera aparentado”, meaning “I had pretended”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera aparentado | I had pretended |
| Tú | hubieras aparentado | you had pretended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera aparentado | s/he had pretended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos aparentado | we had pretended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais aparentado | you (plural) had pretended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran aparentado | they had pretended |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle aparentado.
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Aparentar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere aparentado”, meaning “I will have pretended”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere aparentado | I will have pretended |
| Tú | hubieres aparentado | you will have pretended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere aparentado | s/he will have pretended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos aparentado | we will have pretended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis aparentado | you (plural) will have pretended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren aparentado | they will have pretended |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle aparentado.
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Imperative tenses of Aparentar
Aparentar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “aparente”, meaning “(to you formal) pretend!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | aparenta | (to you) pretend! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | aparente | (to you formal) pretend! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | aparentemos | let's pretend! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | aparentad | (to you plural) pretend! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | aparenten | (to you plural formal) pretend! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (aparenta); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (aparente, aparentemos, aparenten); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (aparentad).
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Aparentar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no aparente”, meaning “(to you formal) don't pretend!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no aparentes | (to you) don't pretend! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no aparente | (to you formal) don't pretend! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no aparentemos | let's not pretend! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no aparentéis | (to you plural) don't pretend! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no aparenten | (to you plural formal) don't pretend! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no aparentes, no aparente, no aparentemos, no aparentéis, no aparenten.
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Frequently asked questions about Aparentar
Is aparentar a regular or irregular verb?
Aparentar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate aparentar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), aparentar is conjugated as: yo aparento, tú aparentas, él/ella/usted aparenta, nosotros aparentamos, vosotros aparentáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aparentan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate aparentar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), aparentar is conjugated as: yo aparenté, tú aparentaste, él/ella/usted aparentó, nosotros aparentamos, vosotros aparentasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aparentaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate aparentar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), aparentar is conjugated as: yo aparentaba, tú aparentabas, él/ella/usted aparentaba, nosotros aparentábamos, vosotros aparentabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes aparentaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate aparentar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), aparentar is conjugated as: yo aparentaré, tú aparentarás, él/ella/usted aparentará, nosotros aparentaremos, vosotros aparentaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aparentarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate aparentar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), aparentar is conjugated as: yo aparente, tú aparentes, él/ella/usted aparente, nosotros aparentemos, vosotros aparentéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes aparenten. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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