Skip to content
fluentbyear

SPANISH VERB

complacer

to please, formally

  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: complaciendo
  • Past participle: complacido

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I please
  2. tú you please
  3. usted, él, ella he/she pleases
  4. nosotros we please
  5. vosotros Spain you all please
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they please

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I pleased
  2. tú you pleased
  3. usted, él, ella he/she pleased
  4. nosotros we pleased
  5. vosotros Spain you all pleased
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they pleased

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to please
  2. tú you used to please
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to please
  4. nosotros we used to please
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to please
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to please

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will please
  2. tú you will please
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will please
  4. nosotros we will please
  5. vosotros Spain you all will please
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will please

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would please
  2. tú you would please
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would please
  4. nosotros we would please
  5. vosotros Spain you all would please
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would please

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I please
  2. tú (that) you please
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she please
  4. nosotros (that) we please
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all please
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they please

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I pleased
  2. tú (if) you pleased
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she pleased
  4. nosotros (if) we pleased
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all pleased
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they pleased

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú please!
  2. usted please! (formal)
  3. nosotros please! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain please! (all of you)
  5. ustedes please! (all of you)

How to use complacer

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

  1. Present

    Nos complace invitarle a la inauguración del museo.

    We are pleased to invite you to the museum's opening.

  2. Past

    Me complació mucho recibir su carta.

    I was very pleased to receive your letter.

  3. Imperfect

    A mi abuelo le complacía que lo visitáramos los domingos.

    My grandfather was pleased when we visited him on Sundays.

  4. Future

    Nos complacerá atenderle en nuestra oficina de Sevilla.

    We will be pleased to see you at our Seville office.

  5. Conditional

    Me complacería mucho asistir a la boda de su hija.

    I would be delighted to attend your daughter's wedding.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que le complazca nuestra propuesta.

    I hope our proposal pleases you.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Buscaban un regalo que complaciera a toda la familia.

    They were looking for a gift that would please the whole family.

  8. Imperative

    Complace a tu madre y ponte la corbata.

    Please your mother and put the tie on.

Good to know

  • "Nos complace" opens formal letters: nos complace informarle. Among friends you say "me alegra" or "me encanta".

Where you hear complacer

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 2

  • Nos complace darle la bienvenida a la escuela. We are pleased to welcome you to the school.
  • Me complació mucho leer su carta. I was very pleased to read your letter.
  • Nos complacerá contestar a sus preguntas. We will be pleased to answer your questions.
13
We Are Pleased to Inform You

Advanced Level 2 · Nos complace comunicarle

Needs a subscription

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.