
complacer Conditional Conjugation
complacer — to please
The conditional of complacer is regular: complacería, complacerías, complacería, complaceríamos, complaceríais, complacerían.
complacer Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this to say what 'would' please you or to make polite offers/requests (e.g., 'Me complacería mucho...').
Notes on complacer in the Conditional
Complacer is regular in the conditional; add the -ía endings directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Me complacería mucho aceptar su invitación.
It would please me very much to accept your invitation.
yo
¿Te complacería ir al cine?
Would it please you to go to the movies?
él/ella/usted
Eso no nos complacería en absoluto.
That would not please us at all.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a 'z' (complazcería).
Correct: complacería
Why: The conditional stem is always the infinitive for this verb.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: complazco
The present tense is mostly regular, except for the 'yo' form: complazco.
Preterite
yo: complací
The preterite of complacer is regular: complací, complaciste, complació, complacimos, complacisteis, complacieron.
Imperfect
yo: complacía
The imperfect of complacer is regular: complacía, complacías, complacía, complacíamos, complacíais, complacían.
Future
yo: complaceré
The future tense is regular: complaceré, complacerás, complacerá, complaceremos, complaceréis, complacerán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: complazca
The present subjunctive of complacer uses the 'z' in the stem: complazca, complazcas, complazca, complazcamos, complazcáis, complazcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: complaciera
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: complaciera, complacieras, complaciera, complaciéramos, complacierais, complacieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: complace
The imperative uses 'complace' for tú and 'complazca' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no complazcas
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive: no complazcas, no complazca, no complazcamos, no complazcáis, no complazcan.