complacer Present Conjugation
complacer — to please
The present tense is mostly regular, except for the 'yo' form: complazco.
complacer Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this to talk about things that generally please you or how you satisfy others' requests in your daily life.
Notes on complacer in the Present
Only the first person singular (yo) is irregular, adding a 'z' before the 'c' (complazco). All other forms are regular -er endings.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre complazco a mis invitados.
I always please my guests.
yo
Esa música no me complace.
That music does not please me.
él/ella/usted
¿Complaces a tu jefe en todo?
Do you please your boss in everything?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'yo complaco'.
Correct: yo complazco
Why: Verbs ending in -cer with a preceding vowel require the 'zc' spelling in the first person present.
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Related Tenses
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.
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.