placer Present Subjunctive Conjugation
placer — to please
The present subjunctive uses the 'plazc-' stem: plazca, plazcas, plazca, plazcamos, plazcáis, plazcan.
placer Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing wishes, doubts, or after 'cuando' for things that haven't happened yet.
Notes on placer in the Present Subjunctive
Every form in the present subjunctive uses the 'zc' spelling because it is derived from the 'yo' form of the present indicative.
Example Sentences
Dudo que eso le plazca al jefe.
I doubt that will please the boss.
él/ella/usted
Busco un trabajo que me plazca.
I am looking for a job that pleases me.
él/ella/usted
Cuando te plazca, podemos irnos.
Whenever it pleases you, we can leave.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'placa' instead of 'plazca'.
Correct: plazca
Why: The subjunctive must follow the irregular stem 'plazc-'.
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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.
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.