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FRENCH VERB

convaincre

to convince

  • #299 most used
  • Irregular -re verb
  • Past participle: convaincu
  • Present participle: convainquant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I convince
  2. tu you convince
  3. il, elle, on he/she convinces
  4. nous we convince
  5. vous you convince
  6. ils, elles they convince

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I convinced
  2. tu you convinced
  3. il, elle, on he/she convinced
  4. nous we convinced
  5. vous you convinced
  6. ils, elles they convinced

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to convince
  2. tu you used to convince
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to convince
  4. nous we used to convince
  5. vous you used to convince
  6. ils, elles they used to convince

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will convince
  2. tu you will convince
  3. il, elle, on he/she will convince
  4. nous we will convince
  5. vous you will convince
  6. ils, elles they will convince

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would convince
  2. tu you would convince
  3. il, elle, on he/she would convince
  4. nous we would convince
  5. vous you would convince
  6. ils, elles they would convince

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I convince
  2. tu (that) you convince
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she convince
  4. nous (that) we convince
  5. vous (that) you convince
  6. ils, elles (that) they convince

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu convince!
  2. nous convince! (let’s)
  3. vous convince! (plural, or formal)

How to use convaincre

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Tu ne me convaincs pas, désolé.

    You're not convincing me, sorry.

  2. Past

    Elle m'a convaincue de venir avec elle.

    She convinced me to come with her.

  3. Imperfect

    Ses arguments ne convainquaient personne dans la salle.

    His arguments weren't convincing anyone in the room.

  4. Future

    Tu ne le convaincras jamais de vendre la maison.

    You'll never convince him to sell the house.

  5. Conditional

    Un bon prix convaincrait sûrement ma femme.

    A good price would surely convince my wife.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que tu convainques ton frère de venir.

    You have to convince your brother to come.

  7. Imperative

    Convaincs-la, toi, elle t'écoute toujours.

    You convince her, she always listens to you.

Good to know

  • Convaincre quelqu'un de faire quelque chose; je ne suis pas convaincu is I'm not convinced.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -re verb.