Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | plazco | |
| tú | places | |
| él / ella / usted | place | |
| nosotros / nosotras | placemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | placéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | placen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | plací | |
| tú | placiste | |
| él / ella / usted | plació | |
| nosotros / nosotras | placimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | placisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | placieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | placía | |
| tú | placías | |
| él / ella / usted | placía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | placíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | placíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | placían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | placeré | |
| tú | placerás | |
| él / ella / usted | placerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | placeremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | placeréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | placerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | placería | |
| tú | placerías | |
| él / ella / usted | placería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | placeríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | placeríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | placerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | plazca | |
| tú | plazcas | |
| él / ella / usted | plazca | |
| nosotros / nosotras | plazcamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | plazcáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | plazcan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- (formal) to like (something or someone)
- to please (somebody)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations