The Future Tense of Parecerse is used to talk about resembling or looking like someone or something in the future. For example, Me pareceré a mi abuela cuando sea mayor. (I will resemble my grandmother when I’m older.)

Parecerse is a regular -er verb, so its Future Tense conjugations follow the same pattern as other verbs in this category.

Conjugations

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

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

To resemble or look like: For example, Me pareceré a mi madre cuando sea mayor (I will resemble my mother when I’m older).

To seem or appear: For example, Te parecerá difícil al principio (It will seem difficult at first).

To have the impression of: For example, Me parecerá que estás mintiendo (I will have the impression that you’re lying).

To think or consider (colloquial): For example, ¿Te parecerá que soy tonto? (Do you think I’m stupid?)

To look good or attractive (colloquial): For example, ¡Vaya! Te parecerás muy bien con ese corte de pelo (Wow! You’ll look really good with that haircut).

Examples

Examples of Parecerse in the Future Tense

Cuando vayamos de vacaciones el próximo verano, me pareceré mucho a mi hermano. (When we go on vacation next summer, I will look a lot like my brother.)

Si sigues haciendo ejercicio, el año que viene te parecerás más delgado. (If you keep exercising, next year you will look slimmer.)

Después de la cirugía plástica, se parecerá a su ídolo de la juventud. (After the plastic surgery, she will look like her teenage idol.)

Cuando seamos adultos mayores, nos pareceremos mucho a nuestros abuelos. (When we are elderly, we will look a lot like our grandparents.)

En la fiesta de disfraces, os pareceréis a personajes famosos. (At the costume party, you all will look like famous characters.)

Después de vivir en el extranjero por un tiempo, se parecerán más a los lugareños. (After living abroad for a while, they will look more like the locals.)

Cuando cumpla 30 años, me pareceré más maduro y responsable. (When I turn 30, I will look more mature and responsible.)

Si sigues esa dieta estricta, para el verano te parecerás irreconocible. (If you keep that strict diet, by summer you will look unrecognizable.)

Después de pasar tanto tiempo bajo el sol, se parecerá a una pasa. (After spending so much time in the sun, he will look like a raisin.)

En la próxima reunión familiar, nos pareceremos más unidos que nunca. (At the next family reunion, we will look more united than ever.)

En la boda, os pareceréis muy elegantes con esos trajes. (At the wedding, you all will look very elegant in those suits.)

Con sus nuevos looks, se parecerán a estrellas de rock envejecidas. (With their new looks, they will look like aging rock stars.)

Después de este curso intensivo, me pareceré un experto en el tema. (After this intensive course, I will look like an expert on the topic.)

Si sigues comiendo tanto, para Navidad te parecerás una pelota. (If you keep eating so much, by Christmas you will look like a ball.)

Con su nuevo peinado y ropa, se parecerá a alguien de la alta sociedad. (With her new hairstyle and clothes, she will look like someone from high society.)

Conjugations with English Translations

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

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Synonyms

The Future tense is also known as the Simple Future, Future Simple, Future Tense, Future Indicative, or Will Future in English, and as Futuro Simple, Futuro Imperfecto, Tiempo Futuro, Futuro de Indicativo, or Indicativo Futuro in Spanish.