Conjugation of the Italian verb piacere
A list of the common conjugations for the Italian verb piacere, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| piacere | to please | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| io piaccio | I please | |
| tu piaci | you please | |
| lui piace | he pleases | |
| lei piace | she pleases | |
| noi piacciamo | we please | |
| voi piacete | you please | |
| loro piacciono | they please | |
| Imperfect | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| io piacevo | I was pleasing | |
| tu piacevi | you were pleasing | |
| lui piaceva | he was pleasing | |
| lei piaceva | she was pleasing | |
| noi piacevamo | we were pleasing | |
| voi piacevate | you were pleasing | |
| loro piacevano | they were pleasing | |
| Past Historic / Passato remoto | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| io piacqui | I pleased | |
| tu piacesti | you pleased | |
| lui piacque | he pleased | |
| lei piacque | she pleased | |
| noi piacemmo | we pleased | |
| voi piaceste | you pleased | |
| loro piacquero | they pleased | |
| Past / Passato prossimo | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| io sono piaciuto | I pleased | |
| tu sei piaciuto | you pleased | |
| lui è piaciuto | he pleased | |
| lei è piaciuta | she pleased | |
| noi siamo piaciuti | we pleased | |
| voi siete piaciuti | you pleased | |
| loro sono piaciuti | they pleased | |
| loro sono piaciute | they pleased | |
| Pluperfect / Trapassato prossimo | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| io ero piaciuto | I had pleased | |
| tu eri piaciuto | you had pleased | |
| lui era piaciuto | he had pleased | |
| lei era piaciuta | she had pleased | |
| noi eravamo piaciuti | we had pleased | |
| voi eravate piaciuti | you had pleased | |
| loro erano piaciuti | they had pleased | |
| loro erano piaciute | they had pleased | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| io piacerò | I will please | |
| tu piacerai | you will please | |
| lui piacerà | he will please | |
| lei piacerà | she will please | |
| noi piaceremo | we will please | |
| voi piacerete | you will please | |
| loro piaceranno | they will please | |
| Future Perfect / Futuro anteriore The Italian Future Perfect or Futuro anteriore is made with the future tense of avere for transitive verbs or essere for reflexive and intransitive verbs and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take essere, or with the direct object for verbs that take avere. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| io sarò piaciuto | I will have pleased | |
| tu sarai piaciuto | you will have pleased | |
| lui sarà piaciuto | he will have pleased | |
| lei sarà piaciuta | she will have pleased | |
| noi saremo piaciuti | we will have pleased | |
| voi sarete piaciuti | you will have pleased | |
| loro saranno piaciuti | they will have pleased | |
| loro saranno piaciute | they will have pleased | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| io piacerei | I would please | |
| tu piaceresti | you would please | |
| lui piacerebbe | he would please | |
| lei piacerebbe | she would please | |
| noi piaceremmo | we would please | |
| voi piacereste | you would please | |
| loro piacerebbero | they would please | |
| Conditional Perfect / Condizionale Passato The Italian Conditional Perfect or Condizionale Passato is made with the conditional tense of avere for transitive verbs or essere for reflexive and intransitive verbs and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take essere, or with the direct object for verbs that take avere. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| io sarei piaciuto | I would have pleased | |
| tu saresti piaciuto | you would have pleased | |
| lui sarebbe piaciuto | he would have pleased | |
| lei sarebbe piaciuta | she would have pleased | |
| noi saremmo piaciuti | we would have pleased | |
| voi sareste piaciuti | you would have pleased | |
| loro sarebbero piaciuti | they would have pleased | |
| loro sarebbero piaciute | they would have pleased | |
| Present Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... che) io piaccia | (... that) I please | |
| (... che) tu piaccia | (... that) you please | |
| (... che) lui piaccia | (... that) he pleases | |
| (... che) lei piaccia | (... that) she pleases | |
| (... che) noi piacciamo | (... that) we please | |
| (... che) voi piacciate | (... that) you please | |
| (... che) loro piacciano | (... that) they please | |
| Imperfect Subjunctive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| (... che) io piacessi | (... that) I was pleasing | |
| (... che) tu piacessi | (... that) you were pleasing | |
| (... che) lui piacesse | (... that) he was pleasing | |
| (... che) lei piacesse | (... that) she was pleasing | |
| (... che) noi piacessimo | (... that) we were pleasing | |
| (... che) voi piaceste | (... that) you were pleasing | |
| (... che) loro piacessero | (... that) they were pleasing | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| piaci | Please | |
| piacciamo | Let's please | |
| piacete | Please | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| piacente | pleasing | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| piaciuto | pleased | |
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