placer Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
placer — to please
The imperfect subjunctive of placer is regular: placiera, placieras, placiera, placieramos, placierais, placieran.
placer Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past-tense doubts or in 'if' clauses where the outcome is unlikely (e.g., 'If it pleased you...').
Notes on placer in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is formed from the third-person plural preterite (placieron), making it regular in its endings.
Example Sentences
Si me placiera la idea, lo haría.
If the idea pleased me, I would do it.
él/ella/usted
No creía que les placiera el menú.
I didn't think the menu would please them.
él/ella/usted
Ojalá nos placiera más este clima.
I wish this weather pleased us more.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'plazca' in a past context.
Correct: placiera
Why: The present subjunctive cannot be used after a past-tense trigger like 'no creía'.
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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.
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.