The simple 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 (Latin American 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 look good or attractive (colloquial): For example, ¡Te pareces muy bien hoy! (You look really good today!)

To pretend or act like (colloquial, sometimes rude): For example, No te parezcas el tonto. (Don’t pretend to be dumb.)

Examples

Examples of Parecerse in the Present Tense

Hoy me parezco a mi madre con este peinado. (Today I look like my mother with this hairstyle.)

¿Te pareces a tu hermano mayor? (Do you look like your older brother?)

Ella parece muy cansada después de trabajar todo el día. (She looks very tired after working all day.)

Este plato parece delicioso, ¿no te parece? (This dish looks delicious, doesn’t it look that way to you?)

Aunque son gemelos, no se parecen en nada. (Even though they are twins, they don’t look alike at all.)

¿A quién te pareces más, a tu mamá o a tu papá? (Who do you look more like, your mom or your dad?)

La nueva película parece muy emocionante. (The new movie looks very exciting.)

Me parezco a mi abuela cuando era joven. (I look like my grandmother when she was young.)

Ese chico parece muy inteligente. (That guy looks very intelligent.)

¿No te parece que esta blusa es demasiado formal? (Doesn’t this blouse seem too formal to you?)

La situación parece complicada, pero todo saldrá bien. (The situation looks complicated, but everything will be alright.)

Tú y yo no nos parecemos en nada, ¿verdad? (You and I don’t look alike at all, right?)

Este lugar parece muy acogedor para pasar el fin de semana. (This place looks very cozy to spend the weekend.)

Aunque parezco tranquila, estoy muy nerviosa por dentro. (Even though I look calm, I’m very nervous inside.)

¿A quién te pareces más, físicamente hablando? (Who do you look more like, physically speaking?)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Parecerse (to look like) in the Present Tense tense (Latin American 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.