{"id":23325,"date":"2019-05-10T21:08:33","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T12:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=23325"},"modified":"2026-05-18T00:16:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T15:16:06","slug":"italian-piacere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-piacere\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Piacere: The Upside-Down Verb, Every Tense"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>In short.<\/strong> <em><strong>Italian piacere<\/strong> does not mean &#8220;to like&#8221; the way English does: it means &#8220;to be pleasing&#8221;, so the thing you enjoy is the grammatical subject and you are the indirect object. <em>Mi piace il vino<\/em> = &#8220;wine is pleasing to me&#8221;. The verb agrees with the thing (<em>piace<\/em> \/ <em>piacciono<\/em>), the compound tenses always take <em>essere<\/em> with participle agreement (<em>mi \u00e8 piaciuta<\/em>), and nine more verbs copy the pattern (<em>mancare, servire, bastare<\/em>&#8230;). This B1-and-up guide takes italian piacere through every tense and mood, including the hard ones.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most courses drill <em>mi piace<\/em> in the present and stop. That is the easy 20%. The other 80%, the part that actually trips up B1 and B2 learners, is italian piacere in the passato prossimo, the conditional, the subjunctive and reported speech. That is what this guide is built around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-toc-pi\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-toc-h-pi gb-headline-text\" style=\"text-align:center;font-size:24px\">Cosa impareremo oggi<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffb Jump to section<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#upside-down\">Why piacere feels upside-down<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#the-flip\">What you like is the subject<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#piace-piacciono\">Piace or piacciono?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#pronouns\">The indirect pronouns you need<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#a-marco\">Making it specific: a Marco piace<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#passato-prossimo\">Passato prossimo: essere and agreement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#every-tense\">Piacere in every tense and mood (B1+)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#verbs-like\">Nine verbs that copy piacere<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#double-life\">Double-life verbs: restare, servire, parere<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#register\">A me mi piace: the register trap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mistakes\">Common mistakes English speakers make<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dialog\">Dialog: an enoteca in Lucca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet: piacere by tense<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#challenge\">Mini-challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#related\">Related guides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#quiz\">Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"upside-down\">Why piacere feels upside-down<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first time you meet <em>mi piace il caff\u00e8<\/em>, you read it as &#8220;I like coffee&#8221; and move on. The shortcut holds for a few weeks, then it cracks: a student writes <em>mi piace i libri<\/em>, or <em>lui si piace correre<\/em>, and nothing agrees any more. The problem is that italian piacere is not the verb &#8220;to like&#8221; at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian has no direct verb for &#8220;to like&#8221;. What it has is <em>piacere<\/em>, which means roughly &#8220;to be pleasing&#8221;. The person who enjoys something is not the subject; the thing enjoyed is. Once you flip the sentence in your head, the pronouns, the agreement, the participle and the nine copycat verbs all fall into line.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-focus-pi-1\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>The bridge.<\/strong> <em>Before translating, rephrase the English as &#8220;X is pleasing to Y&#8221;. &#8220;I like wine&#8221; becomes &#8220;Wine is pleasing to me&#8221;, which slides straight into Mi piace il vino. The ugly rephrase is the whole trick behind italian piacere.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-flip\">What you like is the subject<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Put two sentences side by side and the flip in italian piacere becomes visible.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Mi piace la birra.<\/em><br>Beer is pleasing to me. (I like beer.)<\/li>\n<li><em>Mi piacciono i libri gialli.<\/em><br>Crime novels are pleasing to me. (I like crime novels.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In English, <em>I<\/em> is the subject and <em>beer<\/em> the object. In Italian it flips: <em>la birra<\/em> is the subject, <em>mi<\/em> (&#8220;to me&#8221;) is the indirect object. That single inversion is why the verb shifts from <em>piace<\/em> to <em>piacciono<\/em>: it agrees with the thing, not with you. Grammarians call piacere a &#8220;psych verb&#8221;, where the experiencer is not the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"piace-piacciono\">Piace or piacciono?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In almost every real sentence you only need two forms of italian piacere: <em>piace<\/em> (singular subject) and <em>piacciono<\/em> (plural subject). You choose based on the thing liked.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Mi piace il silenzio della domenica mattina.<\/em><br>I like the Sunday-morning quiet.<\/li>\n<li><em>Mi piacciono le giornate di vento al mare.<\/em><br>I like windy days at the seaside.<\/li>\n<li><em>A Lucia piace camminare in collina.<\/em><br>Lucia likes walking in the hills. (subject = the infinitive, singular)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With one or more infinitives the verb stays singular: <em>Le piace leggere e dipingere<\/em>. The other persons exist too (<em>tu mi piaci<\/em>, &#8220;I like you&#8221;), and they obey the same logic: whoever is liked becomes the subject of italian piacere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pronouns\">The indirect pronouns you need<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The person who enjoys the thing appears as an indirect pronoun before italian piacere. The full set, with stressed alternatives for emphasis:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Person<\/th><th>Pronoun<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>io<\/td><td><strong>mi<\/strong> (a me)<\/td><td>Mi piace il caff\u00e8 ristretto.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>tu<\/td><td><strong>ti<\/strong> (a te)<\/td><td>Ti piacciono i film d&#8217;autore?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>lui<\/td><td><strong>gli<\/strong> (a lui)<\/td><td>Gli piace la birra artigianale.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>lei<\/td><td><strong>le<\/strong> (a lei)<\/td><td>Le piace il rumore della pioggia.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>noi<\/td><td><strong>ci<\/strong> (a noi)<\/td><td>Ci piacciono i mercati dell&#8217;usato.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>voi<\/td><td><strong>vi<\/strong> (a voi)<\/td><td>Vi piace viaggiare in treno?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>loro<\/td><td><strong>gli<\/strong> (a loro)<\/td><td>Gli piacciono i film muti.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a-marco\">Making it specific: a Marco piace<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you name the person instead of using a pronoun, italian piacere needs the preposition <em>a<\/em> before the name.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>A Lorenzo piace il jazz.<\/em><br>Lorenzo likes jazz.<\/li>\n<li><em>Alla mia famiglia piacciono le vacanze in montagna.<\/em><br>My family likes mountain holidays.<\/li>\n<li><em>Ai bambini piace giocare in cortile.<\/em><br>The children like playing in the courtyard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forgetting that <em>a<\/em> is the single most common structural error with italian piacere: <em>Lorenzo piace il jazz<\/em> is wrong; it must be <em>A Lorenzo piace il jazz<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"passato-prossimo\">Passato prossimo: essere and agreement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is where italian piacere starts to separate the B1 learner from the A2 one. In compound tenses the auxiliary is always <em>essere<\/em>, never <em>avere<\/em>, and the past participle agrees with the subject (the thing liked).<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Mi \u00e8 piaciuto il concerto.<\/em> (masculine singular)<\/li>\n<li><em>Mi \u00e8 piaciuta la mostra.<\/em> (feminine singular)<\/li>\n<li><em>Mi sono piaciuti i quadri.<\/em> (masculine plural)<\/li>\n<li><em>Non mi sono piaciute le foto.<\/em> (feminine plural, negative)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-focus-pi-2\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>Never avere.<\/strong> <em>Mi ha piaciuto is always wrong. Italian piacere takes essere in every compound tense, and the participle ends in -o \/ -a \/ -i \/ -e to match the thing liked, not the person.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"every-tense\">Piacere in every tense and mood (B1+)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the core of the guide. Italian piacere lives in every tense and mood, and the hard part is the compound and subjunctive forms. One block per tense, with <em>piacere<\/em> and the verbs that copy it. Read each group aloud and watch the verb and the participle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Presente<\/strong>: the verb agrees with the thing liked, not with you.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>A Caterina piace il jazz, ma non le piacciono i locali affollati.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Mi manca Lucca; a Lorenzo mancano gli amici di Padova.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Non ci serve altro: ci bastano due sedie e un tavolo.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Passato prossimo<\/strong>: always <em>essere<\/em>, participle agrees, including in the negative.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Il concerto mi \u00e8 piaciuto, ma le foto non mi sono piaciute per niente.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Ti sono piaciuti i libri che ti ho prestato?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>A Elena \u00e8 dispiaciuta la notizia; in quei mesi ci sono mancati molto.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Imperfetto<\/strong>: habit or background in the past.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Da bambino mi piaceva il mare, ma non mi piacevano le partenze all&#8217;alba.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Quando vivevo a Modena mi mancava il dialetto di casa.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Futuro<\/strong>: a prediction, often reassuring someone.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Questo vino ti piacer\u00e0; vi piaceranno anche le colline intorno a Lucca.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Per il trasloco ci serviranno pi\u00f9 scatoloni di quanti pensi.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Condizionale presente<\/strong>: a wish or a polite request, the form you will use most after the present.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Mi piacerebbe trasferirmi a Padova; a te piacerebbe venire a trovarmi?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Ci servirebbe una mano sabato, se non ti dispiace.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Condizionale passato<\/strong>: regret about the past, or the &#8220;future seen from the past&#8221; after a past verb. Double agreement: <em>essere<\/em> in the conditional plus the participle.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Mi sarebbe piaciuto restare un altro giorno a Lucca.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Ci sarebbero piaciute di pi\u00f9 le stanze al piano di sopra.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Lorenzo disse che gli sarebbe piaciuto il regalo, e infatti gli \u00e8 piaciuto.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Congiuntivo presente<\/strong>: after verbs of opinion, doubt or emotion in the present.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Penso che a Caterina piaccia il tuo nuovo taglio.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Non credo che a Lorenzo interessino molto le mostre d&#8217;arte.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u00c8 strano che non ti piaccia il caff\u00e8 di quella torrefazione.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Congiuntivo imperfetto<\/strong>: the same, but with a past main verb (contemporaneity in the past).<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Pensavo che ti piacesse il rosso, non il blu.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Speravo che a Elena piacessero i fiori che ho portato.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Avrei voluto un lavoro che mi piacesse davvero.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Congiuntivo trapassato and the hypothetical<\/strong>: the hardest case, a regret-style &#8220;if&#8221; about the past.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Se mi fosse piaciuta la casa, sarei rimasto a Modena.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Vorrei che ti fosse piaciuta la sorpresa, ma ho capito che non era il caso.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Se solo ci fossero bastati i soldi, avremmo preso quella vicino al parco.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reported speech<\/strong>: how italian piacere shifts when you report what someone said.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;Mi piace&#8221; &rarr; <em>Ha detto che gli piaceva.<\/em> (contemporaneity)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Mi piacer\u00e0&#8221; &rarr; <em>Ha detto che gli sarebbe piaciuto.<\/em> (future-in-the-past)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Mi \u00e8 piaciuto&#8221; &rarr; <em>Ha detto che gli era piaciuto.<\/em> (anteriority)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Run back through the bank watching only the auxiliary and the participle. With italian piacere the auxiliary never changes, always <em>essere<\/em>, so all your attention goes on the ending of <em>piaciuto \/ piaciuta \/ piaciuti \/ piaciute<\/em> and on which tense the situation needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"verbs-like\">Nine verbs that copy piacere<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The good news about italian piacere: once you own it, nine more high-frequency verbs come free, because they use the identical flipped construction.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>mancare<\/em> (to be missing \/ to miss): <em>Mi manca mia sorella.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>servire<\/em> (to be needed): <em>Ti serve aiuto?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>bastare<\/em> (to be enough): <em>Mi bastano cinque minuti.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>occorrere<\/em> (to be necessary): <em>Ci occorre pi\u00f9 tempo.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>interessare<\/em> (to be of interest): <em>Non gli interessa la politica.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>sembrare \/ parere<\/em> (to seem): <em>Mi sembra giusto.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>restare<\/em> (to be left): <em>Mi restano due euro.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>dispiacere<\/em> (to be sorry \/ to mind): <em>Ti dispiace se apro la finestra?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They all flip the same way and all take <em>essere<\/em> in the compound tenses, so the agreement you learned for italian piacere transfers wholesale: <em>mi sono mancati<\/em>, <em>ci sarebbero serviti<\/em>, <em>non le \u00e8 dispiaciuta<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"double-life\">Double-life verbs: restare, servire, parere<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three of the copycats are tricky because they live a double life. Used like italian piacere they take the flipped construction; used normally they are ordinary verbs with their own subject. Same verb, two grammars.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>restare<\/em>: flipped, &#8220;to be left&#8221; &rarr; <em>Mi restano due giorni di ferie.<\/em> \u00b7 ordinary, &#8220;to stay&#8221; &rarr; <em>Resto a casa stasera.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>servire<\/em>: flipped, &#8220;to be needed&#8221; &rarr; <em>Ti serve una mano?<\/em> \u00b7 ordinary, &#8220;to serve&#8221; &rarr; <em>Il cameriere serve il vino.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>parere<\/em>: flipped, &#8220;to seem to someone&#8221; &rarr; <em>Mi pare giusto.<\/em> \u00b7 as a plain &#8220;to seem&#8221; &rarr; <em>Pare stanco.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The clue is always the indirect pronoun. If you see <em>mi, ti, gli, le, ci, vi<\/em> in front, the verb is behaving like italian piacere and the noun after it is the subject; with no indirect pronoun it is the ordinary verb. Read <em>mi resta poco tempo<\/em> versus <em>resto poco tempo<\/em> and you hear two different grammars in the same word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"register\">A me mi piace: the register trap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One nuance separates a fluent speaker from a careless one. In speech you will constantly hear <em>a me mi piace<\/em>, with the pronoun doubled.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Spoken, very common, dialectal: <em>A me mi piace il mare.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Standard, written and formal: <em>A me piace il mare.<\/em> or simply <em>Mi piace il mare.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The doubled form is normal in casual conversation across all Italian dialects, but it is judged incorrect in writing and formal Italian and is best avoided by learners. Recognise <em>a me mi piace<\/em> when you hear it; produce <em>a me piace<\/em> or <em>mi piace<\/em>. Getting this register line right is a B1-and-up marker with italian piacere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mistakes\">Common mistakes English speakers make<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Using <em>avere<\/em> in compound tenses: not <em>mi ha piaciuto<\/em> but <em>mi \u00e8 piaciuto<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Agreeing the verb with the person: not <em>mi piaccio i libri<\/em> but <em>mi piacciono i libri<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Treating it as reflexive: not <em>lui si piace correre<\/em> but <em>gli piace correre<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Dropping <em>a<\/em> before a named person: not <em>Lorenzo piace il jazz<\/em> but <em>A Lorenzo piace il jazz<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Forgetting participle agreement: not <em>le foto non mi \u00e8 piaciuto<\/em> but <em>non mi sono piaciute<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dialog\">Dialog: an enoteca in Lucca<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caterina and Lorenzo are tasting wine at an enoteca in Lucca. Listen for italian piacere across tenses and for the copycat verbs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dialog-pi\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> Allora, com&#8217;era? A me \u00e8 piaciuto molto questo Sangiovese, pi\u00f9 del primo.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Lorenzo:<\/strong> S\u00ec, anche a me. Il primo non mi era piaciuto, troppo legnoso. Questo invece mi \u00e8 piaciuto subito.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> Mi piacerebbe portarne due bottiglie. Pensi che a tua sorella piaccia un rosso cos\u00ec?<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Lorenzo:<\/strong> Le piacer\u00e0 di sicuro. Speravo proprio che ci fosse ancora qualche bottiglia di questa annata.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> Ci servirebbe anche qualcosa per la cena di domani. Ti dispiace se chiediamo un abbinamento?<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Lorenzo:<\/strong> Figurati. Mi sarebbe piaciuto restare ancora un po&#8217;, ma alle otto chiudono.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> Allora prendiamo queste. Se ci fosse piaciuto anche il bianco, ne avremmo prese tre.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One tasting runs italian piacere through present, passato prossimo, trapassato (<em>non mi era piaciuto<\/em>), conditional present and past, subjunctive and a hypothetical, plus <em>servire<\/em> and <em>dispiacere<\/em> in the same construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet: piacere by tense<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One table for italian piacere across the tenses you actually use. Keep it open while you do the quiz.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-cheat-pi\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Tense \/ mood<\/th><th>Singular subject<\/th><th>Plural subject<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Presente<\/td><td>mi piace il vino<\/td><td>mi piacciono i dolci<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Passato prossimo<\/td><td>mi \u00e8 piaciuto \/ piaciuta<\/td><td>mi sono piaciuti \/ piaciute<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Imperfetto<\/td><td>mi piaceva<\/td><td>mi piacevano<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Futuro<\/td><td>mi piacer\u00e0<\/td><td>mi piaceranno<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Condizionale pres.<\/td><td>mi piacerebbe<\/td><td>mi piacerebbero<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Condizionale pass.<\/td><td>mi sarebbe piaciuto\/a<\/td><td>mi sarebbero piaciuti\/e<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Congiuntivo pres.<\/td><td>che mi piaccia<\/td><td>che mi piacciano<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Congiuntivo imperf.<\/td><td>che mi piacesse<\/td><td>che mi piacessero<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Congiuntivo trap.<\/td><td>che mi fosse piaciuto\/a<\/td><td>che mi fossero piaciuti\/e<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"challenge\">Mini-challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-pi\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-challenge.<\/strong> Put italian piacere (or the copycat verb) in the right form, then read each sentence aloud.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ieri la mostra non (piacere, a me) _____ per niente.<\/li>\n<li>Pensavo che a Caterina (piacere) _____ i film muti.<\/li>\n<li>Da bambini ci (piacere) _____ le estati al mare.<\/li>\n<li>Mi (piacere, condizionale) _____ vivere a Padova.<\/li>\n<li>Se mi (piacere, cong. trapassato) _____ la casa, l&#8217;avrei comprata.<\/li>\n<li>Ti (dispiacere) _____ se chiudo la finestra?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>1. <strong>mi \u00e8 piaciuta<\/strong> \u00b7 2. <strong>piacessero<\/strong> \u00b7 3. <strong>piacevano<\/strong> \u00b7 4. <strong>piacerebbe<\/strong> \u00b7 5. <strong>fosse piaciuta<\/strong> \u00b7 6. <strong>dispiace<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"quiz\">Test your understanding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The quiz below drills italian piacere across tenses and moods, the agreement, and the copycat verbs. 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Let&#8217;s build on it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> A <strong>weekly 1:1 lesson<\/strong> gives you the rhythm and the personalised feedback to turn what you know into what you say automatically.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#ab2227; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Weekly 1:1<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">One-to-one<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vacanze.webp\" alt=\"Weekly 1:1\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Any level<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">55-minute one-to-one session on Zoom<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Your personal native teacher<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Interactive online materials<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=4\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#ab2227; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Book a Weekly 1:1 lesson &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Avanti tutta!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 66 to 85%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #faecc4, #b8860b); width:75%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Great work. You&#8217;re ready for the group.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> In the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> you&#8217;ll move from solid grammar to live conversation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#b8860b; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Ci vediamo in classe!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 86 to 100%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #cce5d5, #2d6a4f); width:93%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Bravissimo! You nailed it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> Step into the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> to turn accurate Italian into fluent Italian.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#2d6a4f; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">A presto su Zoom!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\">\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewDiv\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewQuestion\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewLegend\">\n                <ol>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #6CA54C;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Answered<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #FFB800;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Review<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div>\n                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"review\" value=\"Review question\"\n                           class=\"wpProQuiz_button2\" style=\"float: left; display: block;\">\n                                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_quizAnker\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_quiz\">\n            <ol class=\"wpProQuiz_list\">\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>1<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>1<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3>Piacere across tenses: choose the right form<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Setting.<\/strong> Caterina and Lorenzo are tasting wine at an enoteca in Lucca, and through the evening they talk about concerts in Ferrara, a wedding in Modena, a possible move to Padova, and what they used to like as children. The pronouns mi, ti, gli, le refer to Caterina, Lorenzo, and the friends mentioned by name.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#888;\"><em>If your keyboard does not have Italian accents, you can type an apostrophe instead. For example, <code>e'<\/code> for <code>&egrave;<\/code>, <code>piacera'<\/code> for <code>piacer&agrave;<\/code>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Pick the form in parentheses that fits the tense and the agreement with what is liked. Watch the auxiliary in compound tenses (it is always essere) and the gender \/ number of the participle.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6571\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        <hr\/><ul><li>A Caterina (piacciamo, piace, piacciono) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"9\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(piacciono)<\/span><\/span> i vini rossi corposi.<br><br><em>Caterina likes full-bodied red wines.<\/em><\/li><li>Ieri sera il concerto a Ferrara mi (e' piaciuto, sono piaciuto, ha piaciuto) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"11\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(\u00e8 piaciuto, e' piaciuto)<\/span><\/span>.<br><br><em>Last night the concert in Ferrara was a hit with me.<\/em><\/li><li>A Lorenzo (piacera', piacerebbe, piacesse) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"10\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(piacerebbe)<\/span><\/span> trasferirsi a Padova per un anno.<br><br><em>Lorenzo would like to move to Padova for a year.<\/em><\/li><li>Da bambina, a Caterina (manchino, mancano, mancavano) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"9\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(mancavano)<\/span><\/span> i nonni di Modena.<br><br><em>As a child, Caterina used to miss her grandparents in Modena.<\/em><\/li><li>Quelle foto del matrimonio non mi sono (piaciute, piaciuto, piaciuti) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"8\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(piaciute)<\/span><\/span> per niente.<br><br><em>I didn't like those wedding photos at all.<\/em><\/li><li>Mi sarebbe (piaciuti, piaciuta, piaciuto) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"8\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(piaciuto)<\/span><\/span> restare un'altra notte all'enoteca di Lucca.<br><br><em>I would have liked to stay another night at the Lucca wine bar.<\/em><\/li><li>Per il trasloco a Padova ci (serve, servono, servano) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"7\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(servono)<\/span><\/span> almeno venti scatoloni.<br><br><em>For the move to Padova we need at least twenty boxes.<\/em><\/li><li>Vi (dispiace, dispiacerebbe, dispiacereste) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"13\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(dispiacerebbe)<\/span><\/span> abbassare un po' il volume della musica?<br><br><em>Would you mind turning the music down a little?<\/em><\/li><li>A Elena e Pietro sono (piaciuti, piaciuto, piaciute) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"8\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(piaciuti)<\/span><\/span> i quadri del Cinquecento.<br><br><em>Elena and Pietro liked the sixteenth-century paintings.<\/em><\/li><li>Penso che a tua sorella (piace, piaccia, piacciono) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"7\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(piaccia)<\/span><\/span> questo rosso di Lucca.<br><br><em>I think your sister will like this red wine from Lucca.<\/em><\/li><li>Lorenzo dice a Caterina che lei gli (piacciono, piaci, piace) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(piace)<\/span><\/span> molto da quando si sono conosciuti.<br><br><em>Lorenzo tells Caterina that he has liked her a lot since they met.<\/em><\/li><li>Da studente, a Lorenzo (bastava, bastavano, basto) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"7\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(bastava)<\/span><\/span> un caff\u00e8 lungo per restare sveglio fino a tardi.<br><br><em>As a student, a long espresso was enough for Lorenzo to stay awake until late.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><hr\/>                                    <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n            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You have piacere across tenses down: agreement with the thing, essere in compound forms, and the indirect pronoun for the person.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>Review the four moving parts of italian piacere across tenses:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin:0 0 0 18px; padding:0;\">\n<li><strong>Agreement<\/strong> is with the thing liked, not with the person: <em>A Caterina piacciono i vini rossi<\/em> (plural subject &rarr; piacciono).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Compound tenses<\/strong> always take <em>essere<\/em>, never <em>avere<\/em>: <em>il concerto mi &egrave; piaciuto<\/em>, <em>le foto non mi sono piaciute<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Participle<\/strong> agrees in gender and number with the subject: <em>piaciuto \/ piaciuta \/ piaciuti \/ piaciute<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Copycat verbs<\/strong> follow the same pattern: <em>mi mancavano i nonni<\/em>, <em>ci servono venti scatoloni<\/em>, <em>vi dispiacerebbe abbassare?<\/em>, <em>a Lorenzo bastava una pizza<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin-top:10px;\"><strong>Vocabulary recap:<\/strong> <em>enoteca<\/em> = wine bar &middot; <em>scatoloni<\/em> = (moving) boxes &middot; <em>libri gialli<\/em> = crime novels &middot; <em>mostra<\/em> = exhibition &middot; <em>trasferirsi<\/em> = to move (residence).<\/p>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_tipp\" style=\"display: none; position: relative;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h5 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Hint<\/h5>\n                                    <p><strong>Two-step check.<\/strong> First find the thing liked and put the verb in the right number (piace \/ piacciono). Then, in compound tenses, use <em>essere<\/em> and match the participle ending to that same thing.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"tip\" value=\"Hint\"\n                                   class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton wpProQuiz_TipButton\"\n                                   style=\"float: left !important; display: inline-block; margin-right: 10px !important;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3>Common mistakes with piacere: spot the correct sentence<\/h3>\n<p>Each group below has three sentences. <strong>Only one is correct.<\/strong> The two wrong ones reproduce the typical errors English speakers make with italian piacere: using <em>avere<\/em> in compound tenses, agreeing the verb with the person, treating it as reflexive, dropping <em>a<\/em> before a named person, missing participle agreement, and the doubled <em>a me mi piace<\/em> register trap.<\/p>\n<p><em>Pick the one sentence per group that obeys all the rules.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6572\"\n                                data-type=\"multiple\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_62_6572\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> Il concerto di Ferrara mi ha piaciuto molto.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_62_6572\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> Il concerto di Ferrara mi \u00e8 piaciuto molto.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_62_6572\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> Il concerto di Ferrara mi hanno piaciuto molto.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_62_6572\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> A Caterina piacciono i libri gialli.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"4\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_62_6572\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> Caterina piacciono i libri gialli.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"5\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_62_6572\"\n                                                       value=\"6\"> A Caterina piaccio i libri gialli.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"6\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_62_6572\"\n                                                       value=\"7\"> Lorenzo si piace correre la mattina presto.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"7\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_62_6572\"\n                                                       value=\"8\"> Lorenzo piace correre la mattina presto.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"8\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_62_6572\"\n                                                       value=\"9\"> A Lorenzo piace correre la mattina presto.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"9\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_62_6572\"\n                                                       value=\"10\"> Caterina \u00e8 piaciuta moltissimo la mostra a Modena.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"10\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_62_6572\"\n                                                       value=\"11\"> A Caterina \u00e8 piaciuta moltissimo la mostra a Modena.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"11\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_62_6572\"\n                                                       value=\"12\"> Caterina \u00e8 piaciuto moltissimo la mostra a Modena.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"12\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_62_6572\"\n     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                             <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"14\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_62_6572\"\n                                                       value=\"15\"> Le foto del matrimonio non mi sono piaciute per niente.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"15\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_62_6572\"\n                                                       value=\"16\"> A me piace molto il rosso di Lucca.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"16\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_62_6572\"\n                                                       value=\"17\"> A me mi piace molto il rosso di Lucca.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"17\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_62_6572\"\n                                                       value=\"18\"> A me piaccio molto il rosso di Lucca.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span 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You can spot every one of the classic English-speaker traps with piacere.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>The six mistakes the trios drill, with the fix:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin:0 0 0 18px; padding:0;\">\n<li><strong>Avere &rarr; essere.<\/strong> Not <em>mi ha piaciuto<\/em>, but <em>mi &egrave; piaciuto il concerto<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Verb agrees with the thing liked, not the person.<\/strong> Not <em>Caterina piacciono i libri<\/em>, but <em>A Caterina piacciono i libri<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No reflexive si.<\/strong> Not <em>Lorenzo si piace correre<\/em>, but <em>A Lorenzo piace correre<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add a before a named person.<\/strong> Not <em>Caterina &egrave; piaciuta la mostra<\/em>, but <em>A Caterina &egrave; piaciuta la mostra<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Participle agrees with the subject.<\/strong> With <em>le foto<\/em> (fem plural): <em>non mi sono piaciute<\/em>, not <em>non mi &egrave; piaciuto<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Register: avoid the doubled pronoun.<\/strong> <em>A me mi piace<\/em> is common in speech but counts as wrong in writing and formal Italian. 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The answers below draw on classroom usage and on the Treccani entry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/vocabolario\/piacere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">verbi psicologici<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-pi-q1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why does Italian piacere work backwards compared to English?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Because piacere does not mean to like, it means to be pleasing. The thing enjoyed is the grammatical subject and the person is the indirect object: Mi piace il vino is literally Wine is pleasing to me. That single inversion explains the pronouns, the verb agreement and the participle. Grammar calls it a psych verb, where the experiencer is not the subject.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-pi-q2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">When do I use piace and when piacciono?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>You match the verb to the thing liked, not to the person. One thing or an infinitive takes piace (mi piace il caffe, mi piace leggere); more than one thing takes piacciono (mi piacciono i libri). Two infinitives stay singular: le piace leggere e dipingere.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-pi-q3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Is it mi e piaciuto or mi ha piaciuto?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Always essere: mi e piaciuto, never mi ha piaciuto. In every compound tense piacere takes essere, and the participle agrees with the thing liked: mi e piaciuta la mostra, mi sono piaciuti i quadri, non mi sono piaciute le foto.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-pi-q4\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What is the difference between mi piacerebbe and mi sarebbe piaciuto?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Mi piacerebbe (conditional present) is a present or future wish: mi piacerebbe trasferirmi a Padova. Mi sarebbe piaciuto (conditional past) is a regret about something that did not happen, or the future seen from a past point: mi sarebbe piaciuto restare; disse che gli sarebbe piaciuto il regalo.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-pi-q5\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Which subjunctive form of piacere do I use?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>With a present main verb use the present subjunctive: penso che ti piaccia. With a past main verb use the imperfect subjunctive for contemporaneity: pensavo che ti piacesse. For a past regret-style hypothetical use the trapassato: se mi fosse piaciuta la casa, sarei rimasto.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-pi-q6\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Is a me mi piace correct?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>It is extremely common in speech and in all Italian dialects, but it is considered incorrect in writing and formal Italian because the pronoun is doubled. Say and write a me piace or simply mi piace. Recognise a me mi piace when you hear it, but do not produce it in careful Italian.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-pi-q7\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Which other verbs work like piacere?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Nine high-frequency ones: mancare, servire, bastare, occorrere, interessare, sembrare, parere, restare, dispiacere. They all flip the same way and all take essere in compound tenses, so the agreement you learned for piacere transfers directly: mi sono mancati, ci sarebbero serviti, non le e dispiaciuta.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related\">Related guides<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three guides that sit next to italian piacere in the verbs cluster, plus the institutional reference.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-conditional\/\">Italian Conditional<\/a>: mi piacerebbe and mi sarebbe piaciuto in full.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-subjunctive-tenses\/\">Italian Subjunctive Tenses<\/a>: che mi piaccia, che mi piacesse, the matching rule.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/sequence-tenses-la-concordanza-dei-tempi-il-modo-indicativo-quiz-webcast\/\">Italian Sequence of Tenses<\/a>: why disse che gli sarebbe piaciuto.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/vocabolario\/piacere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treccani: verbi psicologici<\/a>: institutional reference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udd0d In short. Italian piacere does not mean &#8220;to like&#8221; the way English does: it means &#8220;to be pleasing&#8221;, so the thing you enjoy is the grammatical subject and you are the indirect object. Mi piace il vino = &#8220;wine is pleasing to me&#8221;. 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