Verbs: Tocar and Parecer



Tocar

To say what you have to do, what your duties are, or whose turn it is to do something, use the verb tocar followed by an infinitive. Tocar may be used like gustar.

|(A mí) Me toca(n) |(A nosotros/as) Nos toca(n) |

|It’s my turn |It’s our turn |

|Example: |Example: |

|It’s my turn to cook. |It’s our turn to cook. |

|Me toca cocinar. |Nos toca cocinar. |

|(A ti) Te toca(n) |(A vosotros/as) Os toca(n) |

|It’s your turn (familiar) |It’s your turn (in Spain) |

|Example: |Example: |

|It’s your turn (familiar) to clean. |It’s your turn (Spain) to vacuum. |

|Te toca limpiar. |Os toca pasar la aspiradora. |

|(A usted) Le toca(n) |(A ustedes) Les toca(n) |

|It’s your turn (formal) |It’s your turn (plural) |

|Example: |Example: |

|It’s your turn (formal) to cook. |It’s your turn to talk. |

|Le toca cocinar. |Les toca hablar. |

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|It’s Mr. Lopez’s turn to cook. | |

|Le toca cocinar. | |

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|(A él) Le toca(n) |(A ellos/ellas) Les toca(n) |

|It’s his turn. |It’s their turn. |

|Example: |Example: |

|It’s Nolan’s turn to play. |It’s Carlos and Mario’s turn to wash the plates. |

|Le toca jugar. |Les toca lavar los platos. |

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|(A ella) Le toca(n) | |

|It’s her turn. | |

|Example: | |

|It’s Emma’s turn to clean. | |

|Le toca limpiar. | |

Example:

• It’s your turn to take out the trash today.

o Te toca sacar la basura hoy.

• My turn? No! It’s Fernando’s turn today.

o ¡No! Le toca a Fernando hoy.

Parecer

The verb parecer means to seem and also may be used like gustar, it’s very common to use this verb when asking for and living opinions.

|(A mí) Me parece(n) |(A nosotros/as) Nos parece(n) |

|It seems “…” to me |It seems “…” to us |

|Example: |Example: |

|Me parece injusto. |El juego nos parece fácil. |

|It seems unfair to me. |The game seems easy to us. |

|(A ti) Te parece(n) |(A vosotros/as) Os parece(n) |

|It seems “…” to you (familiar) |It seems “…” to you all |

|Example: |Example: |

|Te parece aburrido estudiar. | |

|Studying seems boring to you. |Running seems good to you all. |

|(A usted) Le parece(n) |(A ustedes) Les parece(n) |

|It seems “…” to you (formal) |It seems “…” to you all |

|Example: |Example: |

|Cleaning the kitchen seems awful to Mr. Lawson. |The test seems difficult to you all. |

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|(A él) Le parece(n) |( A ellos) Les parece(n) |

|It seems “…” to him |It seems “…” to them |

|Example: |Example: |

|Cooking seems fair to Josh. |The class seems great to Mario and Maria. |

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|(A ella) Le parece(n) |( A ellas) Les parece(n) |

|It seems “…” to her |It seems “…” to them |

|Example: |Example: |

|Eating a lot seems awesome to Mary. |The rehearsal seems fabulous to Rosa and Shelby. |

Example:

• I always have to wash the dishes. It seems unfair to me.

o Siempre me toca lavar los platos. Me parece injusto.

• My dad thinks cutting the grass is a pain, but I like it a lot.

o A mi papá le parece una lata cortar el césped pero a mí me gusta mucho.

Examples:

|To ask about responsibilities |To respond |

|¿Qué te parece tener que ayudar en casa? |A veces tengo que cuidar a mis hermanos, pero me parece bien. No |

| |es gran cosa. |

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| |Sometimes I have to take care of my brothers and sisters, but |

|What do you think about having to help out at home? |it’s all right with me. It’s no big deal. |

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| |A mí siempre me toca pasar la aspiradora en la sala. ¡Qué lata! |

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| |I always have to vacuum the living room. What a pain! |

|¿Qué te toca hacer a ti? |A menudo tengo que arreglar mi habitación. |

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| |I often have to pick up my room. |

|What do you have to do? | |

|¿Y a Juan? |A Juan nunca le toca lavar los platos. Me parece injusto. |

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| |Juan never has to wash the wishes. It seems unfair to me. |

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|And Juan? | |

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