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Italian verb conjugation
piacere
to like
verb
irregular
Word 136 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials
With one thing or several
With piacere, the thing is the subject and the person comes first, so the verb changes with the number of things.
Present
| Who | One thing | Several |
|---|---|---|
| a me | mi piaceI like it | mi piaccionoI like them |
| a te | ti piaceyou like it | ti piaccionoyou like them |
| a lui | gli piacehe likes it | gli piaccionohe likes them |
| a lei | le piaceshe likes it | le piaccionoshe likes them |
| a noi | ci piacewe like it | ci piaccionowe like them |
| a voi | vi piaceyou all like it | vi piaccionoyou all like them |
| a loro | gli piacethey like it | gli piaccionothey like them |
Imperfect
| Who | One thing | Several |
|---|---|---|
| a me | mi piacevaI liked it / I used to like it | mi piacevanoI liked them / I used to like them |
| a te | ti piacevayou liked it / you used to like it | ti piacevanoyou liked them / you used to like them |
| a lui | gli piacevahe liked it / he used to like it | gli piacevanohe liked them / he used to like them |
| a lei | le piacevashe liked it / she used to like it | le piacevanoshe liked them / she used to like them |
| a noi | ci piacevawe liked it / we used to like it | ci piacevanowe liked them / we used to like them |
| a voi | vi piacevayou all liked it / you all used to like it | vi piacevanoyou all liked them / you all used to like them |
| a loro | gli piacevathey liked it / they used to like it | gli piacevanothey liked them / they used to like them |
Future
| Who | One thing | Several |
|---|---|---|
| a me | mi piaceràI will like it | mi piacerannoI will like them |
| a te | ti piaceràyou will like it | ti piacerannoyou will like them |
| a lui | gli piaceràhe will like it | gli piacerannohe will like them |
| a lei | le piaceràshe will like it | le piacerannoshe will like them |
| a noi | ci piaceràwe will like it | ci piacerannowe will like them |
| a voi | vi piaceràyou all will like it | vi piacerannoyou all will like them |
| a loro | gli piaceràthey will like it | gli piacerannothey will like them |
Passato prossimo
| Who | One thing | Several |
|---|---|---|
| a me | mi è piaciutoI liked it / I have liked it | mi sono piaciutiI liked them / I have liked them |
| a te | ti è piaciutoyou liked it / you have liked it | ti sono piaciutiyou liked them / you have liked them |
| a lui | gli è piaciutohe liked it / he has liked it | gli sono piaciutihe liked them / he has liked them |
| a lei | le è piaciutoshe liked it / she has liked it | le sono piaciutishe liked them / she has liked them |
| a noi | ci è piaciutowe liked it / we have liked it | ci sono piaciutiwe liked them / we have liked them |
| a voi | vi è piaciutoyou all liked it / you all have liked it | vi sono piaciutiyou all liked them / you all have liked them |
| a loro | gli è piaciutothey liked it / they have liked it | gli sono piaciutithey liked them / they have liked them |
In a sentence
Mi piace molto leggere.
I really like reading.
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