The French verb "paraître" means "to appear/seem" in English. It is an irregular verb. Below you'll find the complete conjugation tables for "paraître" across all 5 tenses.
| Person | English | Conjugation |
|---|---|---|
| je | I | parais |
| tu | you (informal) | parais |
| il/elle/on | he/she/one | paraît |
| nous | we | paraissons |
| vous | you (formal/plural) | paraissez |
| ils/elles | they | paraissent |
| Person | English | Conjugation |
|---|---|---|
| je | I | ai paru |
| tu | you (informal) | as paru |
| il/elle/on | he/she/one | a paru |
| nous | we | avons paru |
| vous | you (formal/plural) | avez paru |
| ils/elles | they | ont paru |
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Try VerbPal Free| Person | English | Conjugation |
|---|---|---|
| je | I | paraissais |
| tu | you (informal) | paraissais |
| il/elle/on | he/she/one | paraissait |
| nous | we | paraissions |
| vous | you (formal/plural) | paraissiez |
| ils/elles | they | paraissaient |
| Person | English | Conjugation |
|---|---|---|
| je | I | paraîtrai |
| tu | you (informal) | paraîtras |
| il/elle/on | he/she/one | paraîtra |
| nous | we | paraîtrons |
| vous | you (formal/plural) | paraîtrez |
| ils/elles | they | paraîtront |
| Person | English | Conjugation |
|---|---|---|
| je | I | paraîtrais |
| tu | you (informal) | paraîtrais |
| il/elle/on | he/she/one | paraîtrait |
| nous | we | paraîtrions |
| vous | you (formal/plural) | paraîtriez |
| ils/elles | they | paraîtraient |
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