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parecerse to resemble (someone, each other), to look alike Irregular Verb Top 100

At a glance: Parecerse (to resemble (someone, each other), to look alike) is one of the most common reflexive irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: me parezco, te pareces, se parece, nos parecemos, os parecéis, se parecen. Yo adds a z (parezco); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me parezca).

Past participle
parecido resembled
Gerund
pareciendo resembling

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Indicative tenses of Parecerse

Parecerse in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of parecerse is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “me parezco”, meaning “I resemble”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome parezcoI resemble
Túte parecesyou resemble
Ella / Él / Ustedse pareces/he resembles
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos parecemoswe resemble
Vosotras / Vosotrosos parecéisyou (plural) resemble
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse parecenthey resemble

How it’s built: Yo adds a z (parezco); the other forms are regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Parecerse in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of parecerse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me parecí”, meaning “I resembled”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome parecíI resembled
Túte parecisteyou resembled
Ella / Él / Ustedse pareciós/he resembled
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos parecimoswe resembled
Vosotras / Vosotrosos parecisteisyou (plural) resembled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse parecieronthey resembled

How it’s built: Regular: stem parec- plus the -er endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Parecerse in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of parecerse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me parecía”, meaning “I used to resemble”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome parecíaI used to resemble
Túte parecíasyou used to resemble
Ella / Él / Ustedse parecías/he used to resemble
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos parecíamoswe used to resemble
Vosotras / Vosotrosos parecíaisyou (plural) used to resemble
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse parecíanthey used to resemble

How it’s built: Regular: stem parec- plus the -er endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Parecerse in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of parecerse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy pareciendo”, meaning “I am resembling”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome estoy pareciendoI am resembling
Túte estás pareciendoyou are resembling
Ella / Él / Ustedse está pareciendos/he is resembling
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos estamos pareciendowe are resembling
Vosotras / Vosotrosos estáis pareciendoyou (plural) are resembling
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse están pareciendothey are resembling

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund pareciendo. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Parecerse in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of parecerse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a parecer”, meaning “I am going to resemble”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome voy a parecerI am going to resemble
Túte vas a pareceryou are going to resemble
Ella / Él / Ustedse va a parecers/he is going to resemble
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos vamos a parecerwe are going to resemble
Vosotras / Vosotrosos vais a pareceryou (plural) are going to resemble
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse van a parecerthey are going to resemble

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive parecer. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Parecerse in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of parecerse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me pareceré”, meaning “I will resemble”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome pareceréI will resemble
Túte parecerásyou will resemble
Ella / Él / Ustedse parecerás/he will resemble
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos pareceremoswe will resemble
Vosotras / Vosotrosos pareceréisyou (plural) will resemble
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse pareceránthey will resemble

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive parecer plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Parecerse in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of parecerse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me parecería”, meaning “I would resemble”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome pareceríaI would resemble
Túte pareceríasyou would resemble
Ella / Él / Ustedse parecerías/he would resemble
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos pareceríamoswe would resemble
Vosotras / Vosotrosos pareceríaisyou (plural) would resemble
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse pareceríanthey would resemble

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive parecer plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Parecerse in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of parecerse is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “me he parecido”, meaning “I have resembled”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome he parecidoI have resembled
Túte has parecidoyou have resembled
Ella / Él / Ustedse ha parecidos/he has resembled
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hemos parecidowe have resembled
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habéis parecidoyou (plural) have resembled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse han parecidothey have resembled

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle parecido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Parecerse in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of parecerse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había parecido”, meaning “I had resembled”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome había parecidoI had resembled
Túte habías parecidoyou had resembled
Ella / Él / Ustedse había parecidos/he had resembled
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habíamos parecidowe had resembled
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habíais parecidoyou (plural) had resembled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habían parecidothey had resembled

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle parecido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Parecerse in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of parecerse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré parecido”, meaning “I will have resembled”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habré parecidoI will have resembled
Túte habrás parecidoyou will have resembled
Ella / Él / Ustedse habrá parecidos/he will have resembled
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habremos parecidowe will have resembled
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habréis parecidoyou (plural) will have resembled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrán parecidothey will have resembled

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle parecido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Parecerse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of parecerse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría parecido”, meaning “I would have resembled”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habría parecidoI would have resembled
Túte habrías parecidoyou would have resembled
Ella / Él / Ustedse habría parecidos/he would have resembled
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habríamos parecidowe would have resembled
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habríais parecidoyou (plural) would have resembled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrían parecidothey would have resembled

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle parecido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Subjunctive tenses of Parecerse

Parecerse in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “me parezca”, meaning “I resemble”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome parezcaI resemble
Túte parezcasyou resemble
Ella / Él / Ustedse parezcas/he resembles
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos parezcamoswe resemble
Vosotras / Vosotrosos parezcáisyou (plural) resemble
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse parezcanthey resemble

How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, parezco (parezca, parezcas, parezca, parezcamos, parezcáis, parezcan). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Parecerse in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “me pareciera”, meaning “I resembled”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome parecieraI resembled
Túte parecierasyou resembled
Ella / Él / Ustedse parecieras/he resembled
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos pareciéramoswe resembled
Vosotras / Vosotrosos parecieraisyou (plural) resembled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse parecieranthey resembled

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, parecieron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (pareciéramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Parecerse in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “me pareciere”, meaning “I will resemble”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome pareciereI will resemble
Túte parecieresyou will resemble
Ella / Él / Ustedse parecieres/he will resemble
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos pareciéremoswe will resemble
Vosotras / Vosotrosos pareciereisyou (plural) will resemble
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse parecierenthey will resemble

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, parecieron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (pareciéremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Parecerse in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “me haya parecido”, meaning “I have resembled”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome haya parecidoI have resembled
Túte hayas parecidoyou have resembled
Ella / Él / Ustedse haya parecidos/he has resembled
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hayamos parecidowe have resembled
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hayáis parecidoyou (plural) have resembled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hayan parecidothey have resembled

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle parecido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Parecerse in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “me hubiera parecido”, meaning “I had resembled”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiera parecidoI had resembled
Túte hubieras parecidoyou had resembled
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiera parecidos/he had resembled
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéramos parecidowe had resembled
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubierais parecidoyou (plural) had resembled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieran parecidothey had resembled

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle parecido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Parecerse in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “me hubiere parecido”, meaning “I will have resembled”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiere parecidoI will have resembled
Túte hubieres parecidoyou will have resembled
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiere parecidos/he will have resembled
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéremos parecidowe will have resembled
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubiereis parecidoyou (plural) will have resembled
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieren parecidothey will have resembled

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle parecido. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Imperative tenses of Parecerse

Parecerse in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “parézcase”, meaning “(to you formal) resemble!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túparécete(to you) resemble!
Ella / Él / Ustedparézcase(to you formal) resemble!
Nosotras / Nosotrosparezcámonoslet's resemble!
Vosotras / Vosotrospareceos(to you plural) resemble!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesparézcanse(to you plural formal) resemble!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (parécete); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (parézcase, parézcanse); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (parezcámonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (pareceos).

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Parecerse in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se parezca”, meaning “(to you formal) don't resemble!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno te parezcas(to you) don't resemble!
Ella / Él / Ustedno se parezca(to you formal) don't resemble!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno nos parezcamoslet's not resemble!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno os parezcáis(to you plural) don't resemble!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno se parezcan(to you plural formal) don't resemble!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te parezcas, no se parezca, no nos parezcamos, no os parezcáis, no se parezcan.

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Frequently asked questions about Parecerse

Is parecerse a regular or irregular verb?

Parecerse is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo adds a z (parezco); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me parezca).

How do you conjugate parecerse in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), parecerse is conjugated as: yo me parezco, tú te pareces, él/ella/usted se parece, nosotros nos parecemos, vosotros os parecéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se parecen. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.

How do you conjugate parecerse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), parecerse is conjugated as: yo me parecí, tú te pareciste, él/ella/usted se pareció, nosotros nos parecimos, vosotros os parecisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se parecieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate parecerse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), parecerse is conjugated as: yo me parecía, tú te parecías, él/ella/usted se parecía, nosotros nos parecíamos, vosotros os parecíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se parecían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.

How do you conjugate parecerse in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), parecerse is conjugated as: yo me pareceré, tú te parecerás, él/ella/usted se parecerá, nosotros nos pareceremos, vosotros os pareceréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se parecerán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate parecerse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), parecerse is conjugated as: yo me parezca, tú te parezcas, él/ella/usted se parezca, nosotros nos parezcamos, vosotros os parezcáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se parezcan. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.

What’s the difference between parecer and parecerse?

Parecer means ‘to seem, to appear, to look like’ and parecerse means ‘to resemble (someone, each other), to look alike’. Parecerse is the reflexive form of parecer, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo parezco becomes me parezco. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so parece becomes parécete.


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