The Spanish verb parecerse means "to look like, resemble". It is the reflexive form of parecer ("to seem"), so every form carries a pronoun that agrees with the subject: me, te, se, nos or os. Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of parecerse is yo me parezco, tú te pareces, él/ella/usted se parece, nosotros nos parecemos, vosotros os parecéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se parecen. It is irregular: 1 of its 6 present forms break the regular -er pattern. Its pronoun (me, te, se, nos or os) comes before each conjugated form and is attached to an affirmative command: parécete.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| yo | me parezco (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | te pareces | |
| él/ | se parece | |
| nosotros | nos parecemos | |
| vosotros | os parecéis | |
| ellos/ | se parecen |
| yo | me parecí |
|---|---|
| tú | te pareciste |
| él/ | se pareció |
| nosotros | nos parecimos |
| vosotros | os parecisteis |
| ellos/ | se parecieron |
| yo | me parecía |
|---|---|
| tú | te parecías |
| él/ | se parecía |
| nosotros | nos parecíamos |
| vosotros | os parecíais |
| ellos/ | se parecían |
| yo | me pareceré |
|---|---|
| tú | te parecerás |
| él/ | se parecerá |
| nosotros | nos pareceremos |
| vosotros | os pareceréis |
| ellos/ | se parecerán |
| yo | me parecería |
|---|---|
| tú | te parecerías |
| él/ | se parecería |
| nosotros | nos pareceríamos |
| vosotros | os pareceríais |
| ellos/ | se parecerían |
| yo | me parezca (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | te parezcas (irregular) |
| él/ | se parezca (irregular) |
| nosotros | nos parezcamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | os parezcáis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | se parezcan (irregular) |
| tú | parécete |
|---|---|
| usted | parézcase (irregular) |
| nosotros | parezcámonos (irregular) |
| vosotros | pareceos |
| ustedes | parézcanse (irregular) |
| yo | me he parecido |
|---|---|
| tú | te has parecido |
| él/ | se ha parecido |
| nosotros | nos hemos parecido |
| vosotros | os habéis parecido |
| ellos/ | se han parecido |
Parecerse is irregular: the table shows me parezco, me parezca, and parézcase. The reflexive pronoun comes before conjugated forms, but attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in parécete and pareciéndose, with a written accent where needed.
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No. Parecerse is irregular in the table: me parezco, the present subjunctive forms, and usted, nosotros, and ustedes affirmative imperative forms are irregular.
Parecerse means to look like or resemble someone or something. Parecer means to seem.
The pronoun comes before conjugated forms, as in me parezco, and attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in parécete and pareciéndose. The table shows the present subjunctive stem parezc, the gerund pareciéndose, and the past participle parecido.