/a.pe.teˈθeɾ/ ES

/a.pe.teˈseɾ/ MX

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Translation

to feel like, to fancy

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Grammar

Verb type-er irregular (zco)

Conjugation

Regular spanish-stem-changing conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoapetezcoapetecíapetecíaapeteceréapetecería
túapetecesapetecisteapetecíasapetecerásapetecerías
él/ella/ud.apeteceapetecióapetecíaapeteceráapetecería
nos.apetecemosapetecimosapetecíamosapeteceremosapeteceríamos
vos.apetecéisapetecisteisapetecíaisapeteceréisapeteceríais
ellos/uds.apetecenapetecieronapetecíanapeteceránapetecerían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoapetezcaapetecieraapeteciese
túapetezcasapetecierasapetecieses
él/ella/ud.apetezcaapetecieraapeteciese
nos.apetezcamosapeteciéramosapeteciésemos
vos.apetezcáisapetecieraisapetecieseis
ellos/uds.apetezcanapetecieranapeteciesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túapetece
ud.apetezca
nosotrosapetezcamos
vosotrosapeteced
uds.apetezcan

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
apeteciendo
Past participle
apetecido

Examples

¿ ?

Do you fancy a coffee?

.

I don't feel like leaving the house today.

.

We really fancy going to the beach this summer.

¿ ?

What do you fancy for dinner tonight?

, .

If you feel like it, we can watch a film.

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This word is taught in chapter 25, lesson 7: apetecer, fiel, garaje and 7 more words.