yo aparecía

was appearing, used to appear

→ aparecer
aparec to appear; to show up + ía imperfect past: I/he/she
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #39,000
was appearing, used to appear Imperfect tense (can mean an ongoing past action or something that used to happen).
SP: La luna aparecía entre las nubes.
EN: The moon was appearing between the clouds.
Conjugation of aparecer
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First aparecía —
Third aparecía —
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First aparecía —
Third aparecía —

Yo aparecía como Harvey L.

I appeared as Harvey L.

— American Splendor (2003)

Pero habría sido muy infeliz si aparecía antes que Jenny.

But he would have been very unhappy if he appeared before Jenny.

— Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)

De vez en cuando Andy aparecía con nuevos moretones.

Every now and then Andy would show up with new bruises.

— Cadena perpetua (1994)

Padre llevo el arma, por si aparecía ese lobo de nuevo.

Father, I'm taking the gun, in case that wolf appears again.

— La bruja (2016)

El anillo no aparecía en ninguna parte.

The ring was nowhere to be found.