placer Present Conjugation
placer — to please
Placer is irregular in the 'yo' form (plazco), while other forms are regular (places, place).
placer Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to express what currently brings pleasure or to use the formal 'as you wish' (como te place).
Notes on placer in the Present
This verb follows the -ecer/-acer pattern like 'conocer', adding a 'z' before the 'c' only in the first-person singular (yo).
Example Sentences
Me plazco en presentarles al nuevo director.
I take pleasure in introducing the new director to you.
yo
Hazlo como te place.
Do it as it pleases you (as you wish).
él/ella/usted
Esos lujos no nos placen.
Those luxuries do not please us.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'yo placo'.
Correct: Yo plazco.
Why: Verbs ending in -acer require the 'zc' spelling to maintain the soft 's' sound before the 'o'.
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Related Tenses
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).
Negative Imperative
yo: no plazcas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no plazcas, no plazca, no plazcamos, no plazcáis, no plazcan.