Italian 102 9 Il Verbo Piacere

Question 1

You use PIACE when the thing liked is _____ and PIACCIONO when the things liked are _____.

The singular form of PIACE is also used with verbs in the _____.

Answer 1

singular, plural.

infinitive.

Question 2

Piacere means in English…

Answer 2

to be pleasing to.

Question 3

Piacere is used with an indirect object pronoun or…

Answer 3

a + a person’s name.

A TERESA piace la bistecca? Si le Piace.
(A CARLO non piacciono i piatti picante? No, non gli piacciono.)

Question 4

Piacere can also be used with _____ for clarification or emphasis.

Answer 4

the preposition a + disjunctive pronoun.

A ME non piacciono gli spinaci. E A TE?

Question 5

The past tense of PIACERE is conjugated with the verb ____.

The past participle agrees in ____ and ____ with the thing or person liked.

Answer 5

essere.

number, gender
A tua madre sono piaciuTI GLI SPAGHETTI, ma gli sono piaciuTE LE LASAGNE