plaire

/plɛʁ/

verb #232 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to please, to be pleasing to

Grammar

Conjugation

Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jeplaisplaisaisplusplairaiplairais
tuplaisplaisaisplusplairasplairais
il/elleplaîtplaisaitplutplairaplairait
nousplaisonsplaisionsplûmesplaironsplairions
vousplaisezplaisiezplûtesplairezplairiez
ils/ellesplaisentplaisaientplurentplairontplairaient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jeplaiseplusse
tuplaisesplusses
il/elleplaiseplût
nousplaisionsplussions
vousplaisiezplussiez
ils/ellesplaisentplussent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tuplais
nousplaisons
vousplaisez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
plaisant
Past participle
plu

Examples

' .

I really liked this film.

' , - repeter?

Please, could you repeat that?

?

Do you like this dress?

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