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FRENCH VERB

ressembler

to look like

  • #488 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: ressemblé
  • Present participle: ressemblant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I look like
  2. tu you look like
  3. il, elle, on he/she looks like
  4. nous we look like
  5. vous you look like
  6. ils, elles they look like

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I looked like
  2. tu you looked like
  3. il, elle, on he/she looked like
  4. nous we looked like
  5. vous you looked like
  6. ils, elles they looked like

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to look like
  2. tu you used to look like
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to look like
  4. nous we used to look like
  5. vous you used to look like
  6. ils, elles they used to look like

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will look like
  2. tu you will look like
  3. il, elle, on he/she will look like
  4. nous we will look like
  5. vous you will look like
  6. ils, elles they will look like

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would look like
  2. tu you would look like
  3. il, elle, on he/she would look like
  4. nous we would look like
  5. vous you would look like
  6. ils, elles they would look like

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I look like
  2. tu (that) you look like
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she look like
  4. nous (that) we look like
  5. vous (that) you look like
  6. ils, elles (that) they look like

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu look like!
  2. nous look like! (let’s)
  3. vous look like! (plural, or formal)

How to use ressembler

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Tu ressembles vraiment à ton père sur cette photo.

    You really look like your father in this photo.

  2. Past

    Le plat n'a jamais ressemblé à la photo du menu.

    The dish never looked anything like the photo on the menu.

  3. Imperfect

    Petits, les jumeaux se ressemblaient comme deux gouttes d'eau.

    As children, the twins were like two peas in a pod.

  4. Future

    Avec ces travaux, la maison ressemblera enfin à quelque chose.

    With this work done, the house will finally look like something.

  5. Conditional

    Sans la barbe, il ressemblerait à son frère.

    Without the beard, he'd look like his brother.

  6. Present subjunctive

    C'est bizarre que le chiot ne ressemble à aucun de ses parents.

    It's odd that the puppy doesn't look like either of its parents.

  7. Imperative

    Ressemblons un peu moins à des touristes, rangeons la carte.

    Let's look a bit less like tourists, let's put the map away.

Good to know

  • Ressembler à : tu ressembles à ta mère. Ça ne te ressemble pas means that's not like you.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.