complacer Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
complacer — to please
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: complaciera, complacieras, complaciera, complaciéramos, complacierais, complacieran.
complacer Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests involving pleasing someone, such as 'Si esto te complaciera...' (If this were to please you...).
Notes on complacer in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular in its formation, using the third-person plural preterite stem (complacier-).
Example Sentences
Si el menú me complaciera, comería aquí.
If the menu pleased me, I would eat here.
yo
Dudaba que el resultado los complaciera.
I doubted that the result would please them.
él/ella/usted
Me gustaría que nos complacieras con una canción.
I would like it if you would please us with a song.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'complazca' in a past context.
Correct: complaciera
Why: When the main verb is in the past, you must use the imperfect subjunctive, not the present.
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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.
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.
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.