placer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
placer — to please
The imperative forms are place (tú), plazca (usted), and plazcan (ustedes).
placer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Used to give commands or permissions, though 'placer' is rarely used as a direct command except in very formal or poetic settings.
Notes on placer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'place', but the 'usted' and 'ustedes' forms use the subjunctive 'plazc-' stem.
Example Sentences
Plazca a Dios que todo salga bien.
May it please God that everything turns out well.
usted
Place a tu antojo.
Please yourself/do as you wish.
tú
Plazcan a sus clientes con buen servicio.
Please your clients with good service.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'plazca' for the tú command.
Correct: place
Why: Affirmative tú commands usually use the third-person singular of the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: plazco
Placer is irregular in the 'yo' form (plazco), while other forms are regular (places, place).
Preterite
yo: plací
The preterite of placer is regular: plací, placiste, plació, placimos, placisteis, placieron.
Imperfect
yo: placía
The imperfect of placer is regular: placía, placías, placía, placíamos, placíais, placían.
Future
yo: placeré
The future of placer is regular: placeré, placerás, placerá, placeremos, placeréis, placerán.
Conditional
yo: placería
The conditional of placer is regular: placería, placerías, placería, placeríamos, placeríais, placerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: plazca
The present subjunctive uses the 'plazc-' stem: plazca, plazcas, plazca, plazcamos, plazcáis, plazcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: placiera
The imperfect subjunctive of placer is regular: placiera, placieras, placiera, placieramos, placierais, placieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no plazcas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no plazcas, no plazca, no plazcamos, no plazcáis, no plazcan.