Present
now, habits- je plaisje
- tu plaistu
- il/elle plaîtil/elle
- nous plaisonsnous
- vous plaisezvous
- ils/elles plaisentils/elles
Sounds the same: plais = plaît
to please
Sounds the same: plais = plaît
Sounds the same: as plu = a plu
Sounds the same: plaisais = plaisait = plaisaient
Sounds the same: vas plaire = va plaire
Sounds the same: plairai = plairez · plairas = plaira · plairons = plairont
Which tenses each level needs, and why, is explained once on the conjugator hub.
Recognise it in reading; write and say the passé composé.
Plaire reverses the typical subject-object relationship of English 'like': 'Ce film me plaît' (This film pleases me) grammatically expresses the same idea as English 'I like this film.'
The third-person singular present 'plaît' carries a circumflex accent, marking a historical spelling convention that has no effect on pronunciation.
Ce livre me plaît beaucoup.
ਮੈਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਬਹੁਤ ਪਸੰਦ ਹੈ।
I like this book very much.