yo aparentaba

seemed, appeared

→ aparentar
aparent to pretend, to give the appearance of + aba Imperfect past (yo/él/ella)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #54,230
seemed, appeared Often implies that appearances may be misleading.
SP: La casa aparentaba estar vacía.
EN: The house seemed to be empty.
Conjugation of aparentar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First aparentaba —
Third aparentaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First aparentaba —
Third aparentaba —

El hombre mayor no era tan pesado como aparentaba.

The old man wasn't as heavy as he looked.

También dijo que no aparentaba ni un tercio de su edad.

He also said she didn't look even a third of her age.

Tom aparentaba tener treinta y pocos.

Tom looked to be in his early thirties.

Él aparentaba ser doctor.

He pretended to be a doctor.