The Present Tense of parecerse is used to describe how someone or something appears or resembles something else in the present moment. For example, Ella se parece a su madre. (She resembles her mother.)

This verb follows the -cer to -zca spelling-changing conjugation pattern, where the ‘c’ changes to ‘zc’ before the vowel endings.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Parecerse (to look like) in the Present Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

Parecerse generally means “to resemble” or “to look like”, but has several different meanings in the Present Tense, some of which might surprise you.

To resemble or look like: For example, Ella se parece a su madre. (She resembles her mother.)

To seem or appear: For example, Me parece que va a llover. (It seems to me that it’s going to rain.)

To be similar: For example, Estos dos libros se parecen mucho. (These two books are very similar.)

To look alike (colloquial): For example, ¡Vosotros os parecéis un montón! (You two look so much alike!)

To be alike (colloquial, rude): For example, Ustedes se parecen como dos gotas de agua, ¡par de idiotas! (You two are just alike, you idiots!)

Examples

Examples of Parecerse in the Present Tense

Cuando me miro en el espejo, me parezco mucho a mi madre. (When I look in the mirror, I look a lot like my mother.)

¿Por qué te pareces tanto a tu hermano? (Why do you look so much like your brother?)

Ella se parece a su abuela en los ojos y la nariz. (She looks like her grandmother in the eyes and nose.)

Nos parecemos en nuestra pasión por viajar. (We are alike in our passion for traveling.)

Aunque son gemelos, no os parecéis en nada. (Even though you’re twins, you don’t look alike at all.)

Los dos se parecen mucho en su forma de pensar. (The two of them are very alike in their way of thinking.)

Aunque no son parientes, se parecen un montón. (Even though they’re not related, they look a lot alike.)

¿Has notado que nos parecemos en nuestro sentido del humor? (Have you noticed that we’re alike in our sense of humor?)

Es curioso cómo te pareces a tu padre cuando frunces el ceño. (It’s curious how you look like your father when you frown.)

Esos dos se parecen como dos gotas de agua. (Those two look like two peas in a pod.)

Aunque son primos, no se parecen en nada. (Even though they’re cousins, they don’t look alike at all.)

Es increíble cómo os parecéis en vuestras personalidades. (It’s incredible how alike your personalities are.)

A pesar de ser hermanos, no se parecen en absoluto. (Despite being siblings, they don’t look alike at all.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Parecerse (to look like) in the Present Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Present tense is also known as the Simple Present, Present Simple, Present Tense, or Present Indicative in English, and as Presente de Indicativo, Presente Simple, Tiempo Presente, or Indicativo Presente in Spanish.