appeared, showed up
Fue una suerte que apareciera ese oso justo cuando lo hizo.
It was lucky that the bear appeared just when he did it.
— Paddington 2 (2017)
Me pareció extraño que no apareciera.
I thought it was strange that it didn’t show up.
Nos preguntamos qué pasaría después de que Tom apareciera.
We wondered what would happen after Tom appeared.
Tom no esperaba que Mary apareciera a tiempo.
Tom didn't expect Mary to show up on time.
Esperamos a que él apareciera.
We waited for him to appear.
Si Dios apareciera en frente de ti, ¿qué le dirías?
If God appeared in front of you, what would you say to him?
Ya era hora de que apareciera alguien.
It was about time someone showed up.
Incluso el que el Timour III se les apareciera en Siria.
Even the fact that Timur III appeared to them in Syria.
— El canto del lobo (2019)
Tom se sorprendió de que Mary apareciera.
Tom was surprised when Mary appeared.
Imagina que hubiera una guerra y no apareciera nadie.
Imagine there were a war and no one showed up.