Complacer means to please or satisfy someone. It is used when referring to actions that bring happiness or contentment to others.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | complace | Me complace verte otra vez. It pleases me to see you again. | |
| Tú | complaces | Eso te complace mucho. That pleases you a lot. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | complace | Le complace ayudar a los demás. He/She/You (formal) is pleased to help others. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | complacemos | Nos complace anunciar el evento. We are pleased to announce the event. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | complacéis | Os complace esta propuesta. You all are pleased with this proposal. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | complacen | Les complace escuchar buenas noticias. They/You all are pleased to hear good news. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | complací | Complací a todos con mi regalo. I pleased everyone with my gift. | |
| Tú | complaciste | Complaciste a tu jefe con el informe. You pleased your boss with the report. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | complació | Él complació a su madre con flores. He pleased his mother with flowers. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | complacimos | Nos complacimos con el resultado. We pleased ourselves with the result. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | complacisteis | Vosotros complacisteis a los invitados. You all pleased the guests. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | complacieron | Ellos complacieron a los clientes. They pleased the clients. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | complacía | Siempre complacía a mis amigos. I always pleased my friends. | |
| Tú | complacías | Tú complacías a todos con tu actitud. You pleased everyone with your attitude. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | complacía | Ella complacía a sus clientes regularmente. She used to please her clients regularly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | complacíamos | Nosotros complacíamos a los profesores. We used to please the teachers. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | complacíais | Vosotros complacíais a todos en la fiesta. You all used to please everyone at the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | complacían | Ellos complacían a sus padres siempre. They used to please their parents always. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy complaciendo | Estoy complaciendo a mis clientes ahora mismo. I am pleasing my clients right now. | |
| Tú | estás complaciendo | Estás complaciendo a todos con esa actitud. You are pleasing everyone with that attitude. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está complaciendo | Ella está complaciendo a su jefe en la reunión. She is pleasing her boss in the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos complaciendo | Estamos complaciendo a los invitados en la fiesta. We are pleasing the guests at the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis complaciendo | Vosotros estáis complaciendo a los clientes ahora. You all are pleasing the clients now. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están complaciendo | Ellos están complaciendo a todos con su servicio. They are pleasing everyone with their service. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | complaceré | Complaceré a todos con la sorpresa. I will please everyone with the surprise. | |
| Tú | complacerás | Complacerás a tu jefe con el informe. You will please your boss with the report. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | complacerá | Complacerá a los invitados en la fiesta. He/She/You will please the guests at the party. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | complaceremos | Complaceremos a los clientes con el servicio. We will please the customers with the service. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | complaceréis | Complaceréis a los profesores con el trabajo. You all will please the teachers with the work. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | complacerán | Complacerán a la audiencia con la presentación. They/You all will please the audience with the presentation. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | complaceré | Complaceré a todos con mi decisión. I will please everyone with my decision. | |
| Tú | complacerás | Complacerás a tus padres con ese regalo. You will please your parents with that gift. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | complacerá | Él complacerá a sus amigos en la fiesta. He will please his friends at the party. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | complaceremos | Nosotros complaceremos a los clientes con el servicio. We will please the customers with the service. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | complaceréis | Vosotros complaceréis a todos en la reunión. You all will please everyone at the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | complacerán | Ellos complacerán a los invitados con la comida. They will please the guests with the food. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | complacería | Yo complacería a mis amigos. I would please my friends. | |
| Tú | complacerías | Tú complacerías a tu jefe. You would please your boss. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | complacería | Él complacería a todos. He would please everyone. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | complaceríamos | Nosotros complaceríamos a los clientes. We would please the clients. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | complaceríais | Vosotros complaceríais a la audiencia. You all would please the audience. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | complacerían | Ellos complacerían a los invitados. They would please the guests. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he complacido | He complacido a mis clientes hoy. I have pleased my clients today. | |
| Tú | has complacido | ¿Has complacido a tu jefe ya? Have you pleased your boss yet? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha complacido | Ella ha complacido a todos en la fiesta. She has pleased everyone at the party. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos complacido | Hemos complacido a los invitados con la cena. We have pleased the guests with the dinner. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis complacido | ¿Habéis complacido a los clientes hoy? Have you pleased the clients today? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han complacido | Los maestros han complacido a los estudiantes. The teachers have pleased the students. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había complacido | Yo había complacido a todos antes de irme. I had pleased everyone before leaving. | |
| Tú | habías complacido | Tú habías complacido a tus padres ya. You had pleased your parents already. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había complacido | Él había complacido a su jefe antes del problema. He had pleased his boss before the problem. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos complacido | Nosotros habíamos complacido a todos en la fiesta. We had pleased everyone at the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais complacido | Vosotros habíais complacido a los invitados. You all had pleased the guests. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían complacido | Ellos habían complacido a sus clientes. They had pleased their clients. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré complacido | Para entonces, ya habré complacido a todos. By then, I will have pleased everyone. | |
| Tú | habrás complacido | Para mañana, habrás complacido a tu jefe. By tomorrow, you will have pleased your boss. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá complacido | Él habrá complacido a sus amigos. He will have pleased his friends. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos complacido | Nosotros habremos complacido a los clientes. We will have pleased the clients. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis complacido | Vosotros habréis complacido a todos. You all will have pleased everyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán complacido | Ellos habrán complacido a los invitados. They will have pleased the guests. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría complacido | Yo habría complacido a mis padres. I would have pleased my parents. | |
| Tú | habrías complacido | Tú habrías complacido a todos. You would have pleased everyone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría complacido | Él habría complacido a su jefe. He would have pleased his boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos complacido | Nosotros habríamos complacido a los invitados. We would have pleased the guests. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais complacido | Vosotros habríais complacido a la comunidad. You all would have pleased the community. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían complacido | Ellos habrían complacido a todos. They would have pleased everyone. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | complace | Espero que esto me complace. I hope this pleases me. | |
| Tú | complaces | Es importante que tú complaces a todos. It's important that you please everyone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | complace | Es posible que ella complace a sus amigos. It's possible that she pleases her friends. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | complacamos | Queremos que nosotros complacamos a los clientes. We want us to please the clients. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | complacáis | Es necesario que vosotros complacáis a los jefes. It's necessary that you all please the bosses. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | complacan | Es bueno que ellos complacan a sus padres. It's good that they please their parents. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | complaciera | Esperaba que me complaciera con un regalo. I hoped that he/she would please me with a gift. | |
| Tú | complacieras | Querías que complacieras a todos. You wanted you would please everyone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | complaciera | Dudaba que él complaciera a su jefe. I doubted that he would please his boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | complaciéramos | Esperábamos que complaciéramos a los clientes. We hoped that we would please the clients. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | complacierais | Era importante que complacierais a los invitados. It was important that you all pleased the guests. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | complacieran | No creía que complacieran a todos. I didn't believe that they would please everyone. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | complaciere | Espero que yo me complaciere con el regalo. I hope that I will be pleased with the gift. | |
| Tú | complacieres | ¿Crees que tú complacieres a todos? Do you think that you will please everyone? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | complaciere | Es posible que él complaciere a su jefe. It is possible that he will please his boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | complaciéremos | Nosotros complaciéremos a los invitados. We will please the guests. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | complaciereis | ¿Vosotros complaciereis a los clientes? Will you please the clients? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | complacieren | Es probable que ellos complacieren a todos. It is likely that they will please everyone. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya complacido | Espero que haya complacido a todos. I hope I have pleased everyone. | |
| Tú | hayas complacido | Es posible que hayas complacido a tu jefe. It's possible that you have pleased your boss. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya complacido | Es bueno que él haya complacido a sus padres. It's good that he has pleased his parents. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos complacido | Es importante que hayamos complacido a los clientes. It's important that we have pleased the clients. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis complacido | Me alegra que hayáis complacido a todos. I'm glad that you all have pleased everyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan complacido | Es probable que hayan complacido a los invitados. It's likely that they have pleased the guests. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera complacido | Esperaba que hubiera complacido a todos. I hoped that I had pleased everyone. | |
| Tú | hubieras complacido | Pensé que hubieras complacido a tu jefe. I thought that you had pleased your boss. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera complacido | Ella dudaba que él hubiera complacido a sus padres. She doubted that he had pleased her parents. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos complacido | No creía que hubiéramos complacido a todos. I didn't believe that we had pleased everyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais complacido | ¿Pensasteis que habíais complacido a la audiencia? Did you think that you had pleased the audience? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran complacido | Era posible que no hubieran complacido a todos. It was possible that they had not pleased everyone. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere complacido | Para entonces, ya hubiere complacido a todos. By then, I will have pleased everyone. | |
| Tú | hubieres complacido | Es posible que tú hubieres complacido a los invitados. It is possible that you will have pleased the guests. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere complacido | Es probable que él hubiere complacido a su jefe. He probably will have pleased his boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos complacido | Quizá nosotros hubiéremos complacido a los clientes. Perhaps we will have pleased the clients. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis complacido | Es posible que vosotros hubiereis complacido a todos. It is possible that you all will have pleased everyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren complacido | Cuando lleguen, ya habrán hubieren complacido a todos. When they arrive, they will have already pleased everyone. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | complace | ¡Complace a tus clientes siempre! Always please your clients! | |
| Tú | complace | ¡Complace a tu jefe con tu trabajo! Please your boss with your work! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | complace | ¡Complace a tus padres con tus logros! Please your parents with your achievements! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | complacamos | ¡Complacamos a todos en la reunión! Let's please everyone at the meeting! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | complaced | ¡Complaced a los invitados con la comida! Please the guests with the food! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | complacan | ¡Complacan a sus clientes siempre! They please their clients always! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no complazco | No complazco a todos con mis decisiones. I do not please everyone with my decisions. | |
| Tú | no complaces | No complaces a tus amigos si no escuchas. You do not please your friends if you don't listen. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no complace | Él no complace a su jefe con su trabajo. He does not please his boss with his work. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no complacemos | No complacemos a todos si no somos sinceros. We do not please everyone if we are not sincere. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no complacáis | No complacáis a nadie con mentiras. Do not please anyone with lies. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no complace | Ellos no complace a sus padres con sus decisiones. They do not please their parents with their decisions. |
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