placer Imperfect Conjugation
placer — to please
The imperfect of placer is regular: placía, placías, placía, placíamos, placíais, placían.
placer Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing states of pleasure or habits in the past without a specific end.
Notes on placer in the Imperfect
Placer is regular in the imperfect. All forms have a written accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Me placía caminar por el parque cada tarde.
It used to please me to walk through the park every afternoon.
él/ella/usted
Nos placían mucho esas reuniones familiares.
Those family gatherings used to please us a lot.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Te placía siempre llevar la contraria.
You always enjoyed (it pleased you) to disagree.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on placía.
Correct: placía
Why: All -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'i'.
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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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: place
The imperative forms are place (tú), plazca (usted), and plazcan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no plazcas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no plazcas, no plazca, no plazcamos, no plazcáis, no plazcan.