Conjugation of the French verb plaire
A list of the common conjugations for the French verb plaire, along with their English translations.Verb phrases
| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| plaire | to please | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je plais | I please | |
| tu plais | you please | |
| il plaît | he pleases | |
| elle plaît | she pleases | |
| nous plaisons | we please | |
| vous plaisez | you please | |
| ils plaisent | they please | |
| elles plaisent | they please | |
| Imperfect | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je plaisais | I was pleasing | |
| tu plaisais | you were pleasing | |
| il plaisait | he was pleasing | |
| elle plaisait | she was pleasing | |
| nous plaisions | we were pleasing | |
| vous plaisiez | you were pleasing | |
| ils plaisaient | they were pleasing | |
| elles plaisaient | they were pleasing | |
| Past Historic / Passé Simple | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je plus | I pleased | |
| tu plus | you pleased | |
| il plut | he pleased | |
| elle plut | she pleased | |
| nous plûmes | we pleased | |
| vous plûtes | you pleased | |
| ils plurent | they pleased | |
| elles plurent | they pleased | |
| Passé Composé | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'ai plu | I pleased | |
| tu as plu | you pleased | |
| il a plu | he pleased | |
| elle a plu | she pleased | |
| nous avons plu | we pleased | |
| vous avez plu | you pleased | |
| ils ont plu | they pleased | |
| elles ont plu | they pleased | |
| Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'avais plu | I had pleased | |
| tu avais plu | you had pleased | |
| il avait plu | he had pleased | |
| elle avait plu | she had pleased | |
| nous avions plu | we had pleased | |
| vous aviez plu | you had pleased | |
| ils avaient plu | they had pleased | |
| elles avaient plu | they had pleased | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je plairai | I will please | |
| tu plairas | you will please | |
| il plaira | he will please | |
| elle plaira | she will please | |
| nous plairons | we will please | |
| vous plairez | you will please | |
| ils plairont | they will please | |
| elles plairont | they will please | |
| Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'aurai plu | I will have pleased | |
| tu auras plu | you will have pleased | |
| il aura plu | he will have pleased | |
| elle aura plu | she will have pleased | |
| nous aurons plu | we will have pleased | |
| vous aurez plu | you will have pleased | |
| ils auront plu | they will have pleased | |
| elles auront plu | they will have pleased | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je plairais | I would please | |
| tu plairais | you would please | |
| il plairait | he would please | |
| elle plairait | she would please | |
| nous plairions | we would please | |
| vous plairiez | you would please | |
| ils plairaient | they would please | |
| elles plairaient | they would please | |
| Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'aurais plu | I would have pleased | |
| tu aurais plu | you would have pleased | |
| il aurait plu | he would have pleased | |
| elle aurait plu | she would have pleased | |
| nous aurions plu | we would have pleased | |
| vous auriez plu | you would have pleased | |
| ils auraient plu | they would have pleased | |
| elles auraient plu | they would have pleased | |
| Present Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) je plaise | (... that) I please | |
| (... que) tu plaises | (... that) you please | |
| (... que) il plaise | (... that) he pleases | |
| (... que) elle plaise | (... that) she pleases | |
| (... que) nous plaisions | (... that) we please | |
| (... que) vous plaisiez | (... that) you please | |
| (... que) ils plaisent | (... that) they please | |
| (... que) elles plaisent | (... that) they please | |
| Imperfect Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... que) je plusse | (... that) I was pleasing | |
| (... que) tu plusses | (... that) you were pleasing | |
| (... que) il plût | (... that) he was pleasing | |
| (... que) elle plût | (... that) she was pleasing | |
| (... que) nous plussions | (... that) we were pleasing | |
| (... que) vous plussiez | (... that) you were pleasing | |
| (... que) ils plussent | (... that) they were pleasing | |
| (... que) elles plussent | (... that) they were pleasing | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| plais | Please | |
| plaisons | Let's please | |
| plaisez | Please | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| plaisant | pleasing | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| plu | pleased | |
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