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apetecer

/apeteˈseɾ/ verb B1
  1. to feel like; to fancy; would like; to be down for (intransitive, reflexive) · No me apetece salir esta noche. I don't feel like going out tonight.· ¿Te apetece ayudarme con esto? Do you feel like helping me with this?
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Verb forms

Infinitive
apetecer
Gerund
apeteciendo
Past participle
apetecido
Present (yo)
apetezco
Preterite (yo)
apetecí

An irregular verb: some of its forms don’t follow the rules, so learn them by heart.

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Cogió unos cuantos fósforos é hizo luz; probó si con una escalera podía alcanzar al lugar apetecido, pero aunque la puso sobre una mesa, vió que todavía le faltaba un poco para llegar á las mechas.
Spanish Tales for Beginners, p. 8 · C1
Porque no apetecía
Fábulas en verso castellano, p. 9 · C1

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