Italian reference
piacere
to please; to be liked
Irregular · 14 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I like it |
| tu | you like it |
| lui/lei | he/she likes it; you (formal) like it |
| noi | we like it |
| voi | you (plural) like it |
| loro | they like it |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I liked it; I have liked it |
| tu | you liked it; you have liked it |
| lui/lei | he/she liked it; he/she has liked it; you (formal) liked it; you (formal) have liked it |
| noi | we liked it; we have liked it |
| voi | you (plural) liked it; you (plural) have liked it |
| loro | they liked it; they have liked it |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I liked it |
| tu | you liked it |
| lui/lei | he/she liked it; you (formal) liked it |
| noi | we liked it |
| voi | you (plural) liked it |
| loro | they liked it |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had liked it |
| tu | you had liked it |
| lui/lei | he/she had liked it; you (formal) had liked it |
| noi | we had liked it |
| voi | you (plural) had liked it |
| loro | they had liked it |
Remote past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I liked it |
| tu | you liked it |
| lui/lei | he/she liked it; you (formal) liked it |
| noi | we liked it |
| voi | you (plural) liked it |
| loro | they liked it |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had liked it (before the next past event) |
| tu | you had liked it (before the next past event) |
| lui/lei | he/she had liked it (before the next past event); you (formal) had liked it (before the next past event) |
| noi | we had liked it (before the next past event) |
| voi | you (plural) had liked it (before the next past event) |
| loro | they had liked it (before the next past event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will like it |
| tu | you will like it |
| lui/lei | he/she will like it; you (formal) will like it |
| noi | we will like it |
| voi | you (plural) will like it |
| loro | they will like it |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will have liked it |
| tu | you will have liked it |
| lui/lei | he/she will have liked it; you (formal) will have liked it |
| noi | we will have liked it |
| voi | you (plural) will have liked it |
| loro | they will have liked it |
Conditional
Present conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would like it |
| tu | you would like it |
| lui/lei | he/she would like it; you (formal) would like it |
| noi | we would like it |
| voi | you (plural) would like it |
| loro | they would like it |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would have liked it |
| tu | you would have liked it |
| lui/lei | he/she would have liked it; you (formal) would have liked it |
| noi | we would have liked it |
| voi | you (plural) would have liked it |
| loro | they would have liked it |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I like it |
| tu | (that) you like it |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she likes it; (that) you (formal) like it |
| noi | (that) we like it |
| voi | (that) you (plural) like it |
| loro | (that) they like it |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I have liked it |
| tu | (that) you have liked it |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she has liked it; (that) you (formal) have liked it |
| noi | (that) we have liked it |
| voi | (that) you (plural) have liked it |
| loro | (that) they have liked it |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I liked it |
| tu | (that) you liked it |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she liked it; (that) you (formal) liked it |
| noi | (that) we liked it |
| voi | (that) you (plural) liked it |
| loro | (that) they liked it |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I had liked it |
| tu | (that) you had liked it |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she had liked it; (that) you (formal) had liked it |
| noi | (that) we had liked it |
| voi | (that) you (plural) had liked it |
| loro | (that) they had liked it |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
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