Conjugation of placere in Latin
placereto please; to be pleasing (to)regular
Praesēnspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | placeo | |
| tū | places | |
| is/ea/id | placet | |
| nōs | placemus | |
| vōs | placetis | |
| eī/eae/ea | placent |
Common mistakes in the Praesēns
- tū
placeasplacesLearners sometimes use the subjunctive -as ending instead of the indicative 2nd-conjugation -es (correct: places).
Imperfectum
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | placebam | |
| tū | placebas | |
| is/ea/id | placebat | |
| nōs | placebamus | |
| vōs | placebatis | |
| eī/eae/ea | placebant |
Futūrum Ifuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | placebo | |
| tū | placebis | |
| is/ea/id | placebit | |
| nōs | placebimus | |
| vōs | placebitis | |
| eī/eae/ea | placebunt |
Perfectumpresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | placui | |
| tū | placuisti | |
| is/ea/id | placuit | |
| nōs | placuimus | |
| vōs | placuistis | |
| eī/eae/ea | placuerunt |
Common mistakes in the Perfectum
- ego
placaviplacuiSome confuse placere with the separate verb placo, placare and form a perfect *placavi*. The correct perfect is placui (from placēre).
Plūsquamperfectumpluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | placueram | |
| tū | placueras | |
| is/ea/id | placuerat | |
| nōs | placueramus | |
| vōs | placueratis | |
| eī/eae/ea | placuerant |
Futūrum Perfectumfuture perfect
Actions that will be finished by a future point.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | placuero | |
| tū | placueris | |
| is/ea/id | placuerit | |
| nōs | placuerimus | |
| vōs | placueritis | |
| eī/eae/ea | placuerint |
Subiūnctīvus Praesēnspresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | placeam | |
| tū | placeas | |
| is/ea/id | placeat | |
| nōs | placeamus | |
| vōs | placeatis | |
| eī/eae/ea | placeant |
Subiūnctīvus Imperfectumimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | placerem | |
| tū | placeres | |
| is/ea/id | placeret | |
| nōs | placeremus | |
| vōs | placeretis | |
| eī/eae/ea | placerent |
Subiūnctīvus Perfectumperfect subjunctive
Completed hypothetical actions.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | placuerim | |
| tū | placueris | |
| is/ea/id | placuerit | |
| nōs | placuerimus | |
| vōs | placueritis | |
| eī/eae/ea | placuerint |
Imperātīvusimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tū | place | |
| nōs | placemus | |
| vōs | placete |
Common mistakes in the Imperātīvus
- vōs
placateplaceteWrongly applying a 1st-conjugation stem change. The 2nd-conjugation plural imperative is placete (from stem place- + -te).
placere — frequently asked questions
Is placere a regular verb?
Yes — placere is a regular Latin verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does placere mean?
placere is a Latin verb meaning "to please; to be pleasing (to)".