Parecerse Conditional Mood in Castilian Spanish

The Conditional Mood of parecerse is used to express what would seem or appear to be the case, for example: Me parecería que estás cansado. (It would seem to me that you are tired.)

Parecerse is a regular verb, meaning its conjugations in the Conditional follow the typical pattern for verbs ending in -er.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Parecerse (to look like) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

Pronoun Conjugation
Yome parecería
te parecerías
Él / Ella / Ustedse parecería
Nosotros / Nosotrasnos pareceríamos
Vosotros / Vosotrasos pareceríais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesse parecerían

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Usage of Parecerse in the Conditional Mood

The conditional mood of parecerse is used to express what would or could happen under certain conditions or hypothetical situations.

To seem or appear: For example, Me parecería que está enojado. (It would seem to me that he is angry.)

To resemble or look like: For example, Te parecerías a tu madre cuando eras joven. (You would resemble your mother when you were young.)

To be similar: For example, Esas dos películas se parecerían mucho. (Those two movies would be very similar.)

To seem appropriate or fitting (colloquial): For example, No me parecería ir a esa fiesta. (It wouldn’t seem fitting for me to go to that party.)

Examples

Examples of Parecerse in the Conditional Mood

¿Crees que me parecería atractivo si me tiño el cabello de rubio? (Do you think I would look attractive if I dyed my hair blonde?)

No te parecerías tan cansado si durmieras más. (You wouldn’t look so tired if you slept more.)

Con un poco de maquillaje, se parecería a una estrella de cine. (With a little makeup, she would look like a movie star.)

Si nos vistiéramos igual, nos pareceríamos gemelos. (If we dressed the same, we would look like twins.)

Con esos lentes de sol tan grandes, os pareceríais insectos. (With those huge sunglasses, you would look like insects.)

Con trajes idénticos, se parecerían agentes secretos. (In identical suits, they would look like secret agents.)

Si usara maquillaje de payaso, me parecería un bufón. (If I wore clown makeup, I would look like a jester.)

Con esas ropas holgadas, te parecerías un vagabundo. (In those baggy clothes, you would look like a vagrant.)

Con un disfraz de bruja, se parecería a una villana de cuento. (In a witch costume, she would look like a storybook villain.)

Si nos pusiéramos pelucas afro, nos pareceríamos cantantes de los 70s. (If we wore afro wigs, we would look like 70s singers.)

Con esos overoles manchados, os pareceríais mecánicos. (In those stained overalls, you would look like mechanics.)

Con esas batas blancas, se parecerían a doctores. (In those white coats, they would look like doctors.)

Si me pusiera un sombrero de vaquero, me parecería un ranchero. (If I wore a cowboy hat, I would look like a rancher.)

Con esos trajes elegantes, te parecerías un empresario exitoso. (In those fancy suits, you would look like a successful businessman.)

Con esas camisas floreadas, se parecerían turistas en la playa. (In those floral shirts, they would look like tourists at the beach.)

Conjugations with English Translations

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

Spanish English
Yo me parecería I would look like
Tú te parecerías You would look like
Él / Ella / Usted se parecería He / She / You (formal) would look like
Nosotros / Nosotras nos pareceríamos We would look like
Vosotros / Vosotras os pareceríais You all would look like
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes se parecerían They / You all (formal) would look like

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Synonyms

The Conditional mood is also known as the Simple Conditional, Conditional Simple, Would Tense, or Future of the Past in English, and as Condicional Simple, Pospretérito, Potencial Simple, or Condicional de Indicativo in Spanish.