Ella Verbsparecerse 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).

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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me parezco | I resemble |
| Tú | te pareces | you resemble |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se parece | s/he resembles |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos parecemos | we resemble |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os parecéis | you (plural) resemble |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se parecen | they 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.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me parecí | I resembled |
| Tú | te pareciste | you resembled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se pareció | s/he resembled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos parecimos | we resembled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os parecisteis | you (plural) resembled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se parecieron | they resembled |
How it’s built: Regular: stem parec- plus the -er endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me parecía | I used to resemble |
| Tú | te parecías | you used to resemble |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se parecía | s/he used to resemble |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos parecíamos | we used to resemble |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os parecíais | you (plural) used to resemble |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se parecían | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy pareciendo | I am resembling |
| Tú | te estás pareciendo | you are resembling |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está pareciendo | s/he is resembling |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos pareciendo | we are resembling |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis pareciendo | you (plural) are resembling |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están pareciendo | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a parecer | I am going to resemble |
| Tú | te vas a parecer | you are going to resemble |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a parecer | s/he is going to resemble |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a parecer | we are going to resemble |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a parecer | you (plural) are going to resemble |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a parecer | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me pareceré | I will resemble |
| Tú | te parecerás | you will resemble |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se parecerá | s/he will resemble |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos pareceremos | we will resemble |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os pareceréis | you (plural) will resemble |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se parecerán | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me parecería | I would resemble |
| Tú | te parecerías | you would resemble |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se parecería | s/he would resemble |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos pareceríamos | we would resemble |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os pareceríais | you (plural) would resemble |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se parecerían | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he parecido | I have resembled |
| Tú | te has parecido | you have resembled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha parecido | s/he has resembled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos parecido | we have resembled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis parecido | you (plural) have resembled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han parecido | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había parecido | I had resembled |
| Tú | te habías parecido | you had resembled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había parecido | s/he had resembled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos parecido | we had resembled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais parecido | you (plural) had resembled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían parecido | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré parecido | I will have resembled |
| Tú | te habrás parecido | you will have resembled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá parecido | s/he will have resembled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos parecido | we will have resembled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis parecido | you (plural) will have resembled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán parecido | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría parecido | I would have resembled |
| Tú | te habrías parecido | you would have resembled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría parecido | s/he would have resembled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos parecido | we would have resembled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais parecido | you (plural) would have resembled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían parecido | they 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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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me parezca | I resemble |
| Tú | te parezcas | you resemble |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se parezca | s/he resembles |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos parezcamos | we resemble |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os parezcáis | you (plural) resemble |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se parezcan | they 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.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me pareciera | I resembled |
| Tú | te parecieras | you resembled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se pareciera | s/he resembled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos pareciéramos | we resembled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os parecierais | you (plural) resembled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se parecieran | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me pareciere | I will resemble |
| Tú | te parecieres | you will resemble |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se pareciere | s/he will resemble |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos pareciéremos | we will resemble |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os pareciereis | you (plural) will resemble |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se parecieren | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya parecido | I have resembled |
| Tú | te hayas parecido | you have resembled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya parecido | s/he has resembled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos parecido | we have resembled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis parecido | you (plural) have resembled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan parecido | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera parecido | I had resembled |
| Tú | te hubieras parecido | you had resembled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera parecido | s/he had resembled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos parecido | we had resembled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais parecido | you (plural) had resembled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran parecido | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere parecido | I will have resembled |
| Tú | te hubieres parecido | you will have resembled |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere parecido | s/he will have resembled |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos parecido | we will have resembled |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis parecido | you (plural) will have resembled |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren parecido | they 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.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | parécete | (to you) resemble! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | parézcase | (to you formal) resemble! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | parezcámonos | let's resemble! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | pareceos | (to you plural) resemble! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | parézcanse | (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).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te parezcas | (to you) don't resemble! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se parezca | (to you formal) don't resemble! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos parezcamos | let's not resemble! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os parezcáis | (to you plural) don't resemble! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no 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.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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