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Parece que +subjunctive or indicative

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So I am preparing for my speaking exam during which you receive a leaflet that you have to translate for the examiner and want to start off the conversation with "it seems that I have the perfect leaflet for you". When translating this in spanish is it okay to use indicative- "parece que tengo el folleto perfecto para ti" or is subjunctive "parece que tenga el folleto perfecto para ti" more appropriate given that it appears I have the perfect leaflet but it might not be perfect i.e. there is doubt involved which tends to trigger the subjunctive. Any help would be much appreciated! smile

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updated Apr 29, 2015
posted by chloecamsell
Welcome to SpanishDict. Good luck on your exam. - rac1, Apr 29, 2015

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I can´t explain why, but we always use indicative after parece que.

And don´t rely on those so called "triggers" of subjunctive. Many times you can choose between subjunctive or indicative depending on the nuance you want.

updated Apr 29, 2015
posted by 005faa61