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ITALIAN VERB

piacere

to be liked (mi piace, I like)

  • #35 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: piaciuto
  • Gerund: piacendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I am liked
  2. tu you are liked
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she is liked
  4. noi we are liked
  5. voi you all are liked
  6. loro they are liked

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I was liked
  2. tu you were liked
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she was liked
  4. noi we were liked
  5. voi you all were liked
  6. loro they were liked

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to be liked
  2. tu you used to be liked
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to be liked
  4. noi we used to be liked
  5. voi you all used to be liked
  6. loro they used to be liked

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will be liked
  2. tu you will be liked
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will be liked
  4. noi we will be liked
  5. voi you all will be liked
  6. loro they will be liked

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would be liked
  2. tu you would be liked
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would be liked
  4. noi we would be liked
  5. voi you all would be liked
  6. loro they would be liked

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I be liked
  2. tu (that) you be liked
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she be liked
  4. noi (that) we be liked
  5. voi (that) you all be liked
  6. loro (that) they be liked

How to use piacere

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mi piacciono molto i tuoi amici.

    I really like your friends.

  2. Past

    Il film ti è piaciuto?

    Did you like the film?

  3. Imperfect

    Da bambina non mi piaceva il pesce.

    As a child I didn't like fish.

  4. Future

    Vedrai, Napoli ti piacerà tantissimo.

    You'll see, you'll love Naples.

  5. Conditional

    Mi piacerebbe vivere vicino al mare.

    I'd like to live near the sea.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che vi piaccia la pizza, l'ho fatta io.

    I hope you like the pizza, I made it.

Good to know

  • What you like is the subject: mi piace il caffè, mi piacciono i dolci.
  • Piacere! is nice to meet you.
  • Mi piacerebbe is I'd like to: mi piacerebbe venire.

Where you hear piacere

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Beginner Level 2

  • Mi piace questa musica. I like this music.
  • La pasta è piaciuta a tutti. Everyone liked the pasta.
  • Ti piacerà Fontelupo. You'll like Fontelupo.

Italian · Beginner Level 3

  • Mi piace questa musica. I like this music.
  • La pasta è piaciuta a tutti. Everyone liked the pasta.
  • Ti piacerà Fontelupo. You'll like Fontelupo.
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Pasta for the Village

Beginner Level 2 · È piaciuta a tutti! Brave! · Mi è piaciuta.

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The Dance

Beginner Level 2 · Grazie! Mi piace questa musica.

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Nonna's Thanks

Beginner Level 3 · Ti è piaciuta, Nonna?

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Presents

Beginner Level 3 · Una sciarpa! Mi piace tantissimo! · Ti piace?

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Carnival in the Village

Intermediate Level 1 · Ti è piaciuto il Carnevale?

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Ciro Comes Down

Intermediate Level 2 · Mi fa piacere che siate qui tutte e due. · Mi fa piacere.

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A Toast

Intermediate Level 2 · Sì, con Nunzia. Le è piaciuto?

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Donato's Offer

Intermediate Level 2 · Mi piacerebbe che restasse qui con noi.

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The Last Wedding

Intermediate Level 2 · Sono contenta che Le sia piaciuto.

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The Title

Fluency Level 2 · La sera prima. Tre parole. Mi piace.

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.