placer Negative Imperative Conjugation
placer — to please
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no plazcas, no plazca, no plazcamos, no plazcáis, no plazcan.
placer Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to please or indulge in something.
Notes on placer in the Negative Imperative
Like all negative commands, these are identical to the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No plazcas a quienes no te respetan.
Don't please those who don't respect you.
tú
No plazca usted a sus caprichos.
Do not indulge (please) your whims.
usted
No plazcan a la multitud solo por fama.
Don't please the crowd just for fame.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no place'.
Correct: no plazcas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the 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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: place
The imperative forms are place (tú), plazca (usted), and plazcan (ustedes).