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parecer
to seem, to look like
verb
irregular
Word 108 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials
How to conjugate parecer
The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.
Present
| yo | parezco I seem / I look like / I am looking like | |
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| tú | pareces you seem / you look like / you are looking like | |
| él/ella | parece he/she seems / you seem (formal) / he/she looks like / he/she is looking like / you look like (formal) / you are looking like (formal) | |
| nosotros | parecemos we seem / we look like / we are looking like | |
| ellos/ellas | parecen they seem / you all seem / they look like / they are looking like / you all look like / you all are looking like |
Preterite
| yo | parecí I seemed / I looked like | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | pareciste you seemed / you looked like | |
| él/ella | pareció he/she seemed / you seemed (formal) / he/she looked like / you looked like (formal) | |
| nosotros | parecimos we seemed / we looked like | |
| ellos/ellas | parecieron they seemed / you all seemed / they looked like / you all looked like |
Imperfect
| yo | parecía I seemed / I used to seem / I was looking like / I used to look like | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | parecías you seemed / you used to seem / you were looking like / you used to look like | |
| él/ella | parecía he/she seemed / he/she used to seem / you seemed (formal) / you used to seem (formal) / he/she was looking like / he/she used to look like / you were looking like (formal) / you used to look like (formal) | |
| nosotros | parecíamos we seemed / we used to seem / we were looking like / we used to look like | |
| ellos/ellas | parecían they seemed / they used to seem / you all seemed / you all used to seem / they were looking like / they used to look like / you all were looking like / you all used to look like |
Future
| yo | pareceré I will seem / I will look like | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | parecerás you will seem / you will look like | |
| él/ella | parecerá he/she will seem / you will seem (formal) / he/she will look like / you will look like (formal) | |
| nosotros | pareceremos we will seem / we will look like | |
| ellos/ellas | parecerán they will seem / you all will seem / they will look like / you all will look like |
In a sentence
Tu hijo se parece mucho a ti.
Your son looks a lot like you.
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