plaire
to pleaseIrregularਇਹ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਨਿਯਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੰਨਦੀ — ਹਰ ਰੂਪ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਨਾ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | plaissounds the same as another form in this tense | ai plu | plaisaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais plaire | plairaisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | plaissounds the same as another form in this tense | as plusounds the same as another form in this tense | plaisaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas plairesounds the same as another form in this tense | plairassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | plaîtsounds the same as another form in this tense | a plusounds the same as another form in this tense | plaisaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va plairesounds the same as another form in this tense | plairasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | plaisons | avons plu | plaisions | allons plaire | plaironssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | plaisez | avez plu | plaisiez | allez plaire | plairezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | plaisent | ont plu | plaisaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont plaire | plairontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. plais covers both "I please" and "I am pleaseing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and plu does not — ai plu.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so plaisons gives you plaisais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; plaire never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on plair-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about plaire
The past participle is plu, and it takes avoir in the passé composé — so it never changes shape, whoever the subject is. No agreement to remember here.
The futur simple is built on plair-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In the present, je, tu and il/elle are one sound: plais, plaît — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous, vous and ils/elles carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know plaisons you already know plaisais, plaisait and plaisaient. Futur proche keeps plaire untouched.