placer Preterite Conjugation
placer — to please
The preterite of placer is regular: plací, placiste, plació, placimos, placisteis, placieron.
placer Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a specific moment when something gave pleasure or when a formal agreement was finalized at a point in time.
Notes on placer in the Preterite
While the verb is irregular in other tenses, the preterite follows the standard -er pattern. Note that older literature uses 'plegue' or 'pluvió', but 'plació' is the modern standard.
Example Sentences
Me plació mucho conocer a tu familia.
It pleased me very much to meet your family.
él/ella/usted
¿Te placieron las vistas desde el balcón?
Did the views from the balcony please you?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Placimos a los invitados con una cena elegante.
We pleased the guests with an elegant dinner.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'plazco' in the past.
Correct: Use 'plació' or 'plací'.
Why: The 'z' change only happens in the present tense forms, not the preterite.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: plazco
Placer is irregular in the 'yo' form (plazco), while other forms are regular (places, place).
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.