Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Apetecer in Spanish
apetecer to feel like Irregular Verb
At a glance: Apetecer (to feel like) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: le apetece / le apetecen, les apetece / les apetecen. Like gustar, the subject typically follows the verb and an indirect object pronoun precedes it.
- Past participle
- apetecido felt like
- Gerund
- apeteciendo feeling like
- Similar
- antojarse
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Apetecer
- Apetecer in the Indicative Present
- Apetecer in the Indicative Preterite
- Apetecer in the Indicative Imperfect
- Apetecer in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Apetecer in the Indicative Informal Future
- Apetecer in the Indicative Future
- Apetecer in the Indicative Conditional
- Apetecer in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Apetecer in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Apetecer in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Apetecer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Apetecer
- Imperative tenses of Apetecer
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practise Apetecer conjugations (free mobile app)
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Indicative tenses of Apetecer
Apetecer in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of apetecer 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, “me apetece / me apetecen”, meaning “I feel like”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me apetece / me apetecen | I feel like |
| A ti | te apetece / te apetecen | you feel like |
| A ella/él/usted | le apetece / le apetecen | s/he feels like |
| A nosotros/as | nos apetece / nos apetecen | we feel like |
| A vosotros/as | os apetece / os apetecen | you (plural) feel like |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les apetece / les apetecen | they feel like |
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Apetecer in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of apetecer is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me apeteció / me apetecieron”, meaning “I felt like”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me apeteció / me apetecieron | I felt like |
| A ti | te apeteció / te apetecieron | you felt like |
| A ella/él/usted | le apeteció / le apetecieron | s/he felt like |
| A nosotros/as | nos apeteció / nos apetecieron | we felt like |
| A vosotros/as | os apeteció / os apetecieron | you (plural) felt like |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les apeteció / les apetecieron | they felt like |
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Apetecer in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of apetecer is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me apetecía / me apetecían”, meaning “I used to feel like”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me apetecía / me apetecían | I used to feel like |
| A ti | te apetecía / te apetecían | you used to feel like |
| A ella/él/usted | le apetecía / le apetecían | s/he used to feel like |
| A nosotros/as | nos apetecía / nos apetecían | we used to feel like |
| A vosotros/as | os apetecía / os apetecían | you (plural) used to feel like |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les apetecía / les apetecían | they used to feel like |
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Apetecer in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of apetecer is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me está apeteciendo / me están apeteciendo”, meaning “I am feeling like”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me está apeteciendo / me están apeteciendo | I am feeling like |
| A ti | te está apeteciendo / te están apeteciendo | you are feeling like |
| A ella/él/usted | le está apeteciendo / le están apeteciendo | s/he is feeling like |
| A nosotros/as | nos está apeteciendo / nos están apeteciendo | we are feeling like |
| A vosotros/as | os está apeteciendo / os están apeteciendo | you (plural) are feeling like |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les está apeteciendo / les están apeteciendo | they are feeling like |
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Apetecer in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of apetecer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me va a apetecer / me van a apetecer”, meaning “I am going to feel like”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me va a apetecer / me van a apetecer | I am going to feel like |
| A ti | te va a apetecer / te van a apetecer | you are going to feel like |
| A ella/él/usted | le va a apetecer / le van a apetecer | s/he is going to feel like |
| A nosotros/as | nos va a apetecer / nos van a apetecer | we are going to feel like |
| A vosotros/as | os va a apetecer / os van a apetecer | you (plural) are going to feel like |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les va a apetecer / les van a apetecer | they are going to feel like |
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Apetecer in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of apetecer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me apetecerá / me apetecerán”, meaning “I will feel like”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me apetecerá / me apetecerán | I will feel like |
| A ti | te apetecerá / te apetecerán | you will feel like |
| A ella/él/usted | le apetecerá / le apetecerán | s/he will feel like |
| A nosotros/as | nos apetecerá / nos apetecerán | we will feel like |
| A vosotros/as | os apetecerá / os apetecerán | you (plural) will feel like |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les apetecerá / les apetecerán | they will feel like |
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Apetecer in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of apetecer is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me apetecería / me apetecerían”, meaning “I would feel like”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me apetecería / me apetecerían | I would feel like |
| A ti | te apetecería / te apetecerían | you would feel like |
| A ella/él/usted | le apetecería / le apetecerían | s/he would feel like |
| A nosotros/as | nos apetecería / nos apetecerían | we would feel like |
| A vosotros/as | os apetecería / os apetecerían | you (plural) would feel like |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les apetecería / les apetecerían | they would feel like |
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Apetecer in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of apetecer 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, “me ha apetecido / me han apetecido”, meaning “I have felt like”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me ha apetecido / me han apetecido | I have felt like |
| A ti | te ha apetecido / te han apetecido | you have felt like |
| A ella/él/usted | le ha apetecido / le han apetecido | s/he has felt like |
| A nosotros/as | nos ha apetecido / nos han apetecido | we have felt like |
| A vosotros/as | os ha apetecido / os han apetecido | you (plural) have felt like |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les ha apetecido / les han apetecido | they have felt like |
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Apetecer in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of apetecer is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había apetecido / me habían apetecido”, meaning “I had felt like”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me había apetecido / me habían apetecido | I had felt like |
| A ti | te había apetecido / te habían apetecido | you had felt like |
| A ella/él/usted | le había apetecido / le habían apetecido | s/he had felt like |
| A nosotros/as | nos había apetecido / nos habían apetecido | we had felt like |
| A vosotros/as | os había apetecido / os habían apetecido | you (plural) had felt like |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les había apetecido / les habían apetecido | they had felt like |
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Apetecer in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of apetecer is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habrá apetecido / me habrán apetecido”, meaning “I will have felt like”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me habrá apetecido / me habrán apetecido | I will have felt like |
| A ti | te habrá apetecido / te habrán apetecido | you will have felt like |
| A ella/él/usted | le habrá apetecido / le habrán apetecido | s/he will have felt like |
| A nosotros/as | nos habrá apetecido / nos habrán apetecido | we will have felt like |
| A vosotros/as | os habrá apetecido / os habrán apetecido | you (plural) will have felt like |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les habrá apetecido / les habrán apetecido | they will have felt like |
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Apetecer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of apetecer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría apetecido / me habrían apetecido”, meaning “I would have felt like”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me habría apetecido / me habrían apetecido | I would have felt like |
| A ti | te habría apetecido / te habrían apetecido | you would have felt like |
| A ella/él/usted | le habría apetecido / le habrían apetecido | s/he would have felt like |
| A nosotros/as | nos habría apetecido / nos habrían apetecido | we would have felt like |
| A vosotros/as | os habría apetecido / os habrían apetecido | you (plural) would have felt like |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les habría apetecido / les habrían apetecido | they would have felt like |
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Subjunctive tenses of Apetecer
Apetecer 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, “me apetezca / me apetezcan”, meaning “I feel like”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me apetezca / me apetezcan | I feel like |
| A ti | te apetezca / te apetezcan | you feel like |
| A ella/él/usted | le apetezca / le apetezcan | s/he feels like |
| A nosotros/as | nos apetezca / nos apetezcan | we feel like |
| A vosotros/as | os apetezca / os apetezcan | you (plural) feel like |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les apetezca / les apetezcan | they feel like |
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Apetecer 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, “me apeteciera / me apetecieran”, meaning “I felt like”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me apeteciera / me apetecieran | I felt like |
| A ti | te apeteciera / te apetecieran | you felt like |
| A ella/él/usted | le apeteciera / le apetecieran | s/he felt like |
| A nosotros/as | nos apeteciera / nos apetecieran | we felt like |
| A vosotros/as | os apeteciera / os apetecieran | you (plural) felt like |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les apeteciera / les apetecieran | they felt like |
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Apetecer 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, “me apeteciere / me apetecieren”, meaning “I will feel like”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me apeteciere / me apetecieren | I will feel like |
| A ti | te apeteciere / te apetecieren | you will feel like |
| A ella/él/usted | le apeteciere / le apetecieren | s/he will feel like |
| A nosotros/as | nos apeteciere / nos apetecieren | we will feel like |
| A vosotros/as | os apeteciere / os apetecieren | you (plural) will feel like |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les apeteciere / les apetecieren | they will feel like |
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Apetecer 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, “me haya apetecido / me hayan apetecido”, meaning “I have felt like”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me haya apetecido / me hayan apetecido | I have felt like |
| A ti | te haya apetecido / te hayan apetecido | you have felt like |
| A ella/él/usted | le haya apetecido / le hayan apetecido | s/he has felt like |
| A nosotros/as | nos haya apetecido / nos hayan apetecido | we have felt like |
| A vosotros/as | os haya apetecido / os hayan apetecido | you (plural) have felt like |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les haya apetecido / les hayan apetecido | they have felt like |
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Apetecer 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, “me hubiera apetecido / me hubieran apetecido”, meaning “I had felt like”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me hubiera apetecido / me hubieran apetecido | I had felt like |
| A ti | te hubiera apetecido / te hubieran apetecido | you had felt like |
| A ella/él/usted | le hubiera apetecido / le hubieran apetecido | s/he had felt like |
| A nosotros/as | nos hubiera apetecido / nos hubieran apetecido | we had felt like |
| A vosotros/as | os hubiera apetecido / os hubieran apetecido | you (plural) had felt like |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les hubiera apetecido / les hubieran apetecido | they had felt like |
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Apetecer 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, “me hubiere apetecido / me hubieren apetecido”, meaning “I will have felt like”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me hubiere apetecido / me hubieren apetecido | I will have felt like |
| A ti | te hubiere apetecido / te hubieren apetecido | you will have felt like |
| A ella/él/usted | le hubiere apetecido / le hubieren apetecido | s/he will have felt like |
| A nosotros/as | nos hubiere apetecido / nos hubieren apetecido | we will have felt like |
| A vosotros/as | os hubiere apetecido / os hubieren apetecido | you (plural) will have felt like |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les hubiere apetecido / les hubieren apetecido | they will have felt like |
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Imperative tenses of Apetecer
Apetecer in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “apetezca”, meaning “(to you formal) feel like!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | - | - |
| A ti | apetece | (to you) feel like! |
| A ella/él/usted | apetezca | (to you formal) feel like! |
| A nosotros/as | apetezcamos | let's feel like! |
| A vosotros/as | apeteced | (to you plural) feel like! |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | apetezcan | (to you plural formal) feel like! |
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Apetecer in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no apetezca”, meaning “(to you formal) don't feel like!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | - | - |
| A ti | no apetezcas | (to you) don't feel like! |
| A ella/él/usted | no apetezca | (to you formal) don't feel like! |
| A nosotros/as | no apetezcamos | let's not feel like! |
| A vosotros/as | no apetezcáis | (to you plural) don't feel like! |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | no apetezcan | (to you plural formal) don't feel like! |
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Frequently asked questions about Apetecer
Is apetecer a regular or irregular verb?
Apetecer is an irregular Spanish verb. It is irregular in the present subjunctive (apetezca).
How do you conjugate apetecer in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), apetecer is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le apetece / le apetecen, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les apetece / les apetecen. 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 apetecer in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), apetecer is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le apeteció / le apetecieron, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les apeteció / les apetecieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate apetecer in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), apetecer is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le apetecía / le apetecían, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les apetecía / les apetecían. 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 apetecer in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), apetecer is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le apetecerá / le apetecerán, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les apetecerá / les apetecerán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate apetecer in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), apetecer is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le apetezca / le apetezcan, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les apetezca / les apetezcan. 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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