complacer Imperfect Conjugation
complacer — to please
The imperfect of complacer is regular: complacía, complacías, complacía, complacíamos, complacíais, complacían.
complacer Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe things that used to please you habitually or to describe a state of pleasing someone in the past.
Notes on complacer in the Imperfect
Complacer is regular in the imperfect. Use the standard -ía endings for -er verbs.
Example Sentences
Antes, nada lo complacía.
Before, nothing used to please him.
él/ella/usted
Complacíamos a los niños con dulces.
We used to please the children with sweets.
nosotros
Tú siempre complacías a tus padres.
You always used to please your parents.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'complacía' with 'complaciera'.
Correct: complacía
Why: Complacía is for factual past habits; complaciera is for hypothetical/subjunctive situations.
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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.
Future
yo: complaceré
The future tense is regular: complaceré, complacerás, complacerá, complaceremos, complaceréis, complacerán.
Conditional
yo: complacería
The conditional of complacer is regular: complacería, complacerías, complacería, complaceríamos, complaceríais, complacerían.
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.