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SPANISH VERB

convencer

to convince

  • #201 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: convenciendo
  • Past participle: convencido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I convince
  2. tú you convince
  3. usted, él, ella he/she convinces
  4. nosotros we convince
  5. vosotros Spain you all convince
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they convince

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I convinced
  2. tú you convinced
  3. usted, él, ella he/she convinced
  4. nosotros we convinced
  5. vosotros Spain you all convinced
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they convinced

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to convince
  2. tú you used to convince
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to convince
  4. nosotros we used to convince
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to convince
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to convince

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will convince
  2. tú you will convince
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will convince
  4. nosotros we will convince
  5. vosotros Spain you all will convince
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will convince

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would convince
  2. tú you would convince
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would convince
  4. nosotros we would convince
  5. vosotros Spain you all would convince
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would convince

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I convince
  2. tú (that) you convince
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she convince
  4. nosotros (that) we convince
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all convince
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they convince

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I convinced
  2. tú (if) you convinced
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she convinced
  4. nosotros (if) we convinced
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all convinced
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they convinced

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú convince!
  2. usted convince! (formal)
  3. nosotros convince! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain convince! (all of you)
  5. ustedes convince! (all of you)

How to use convencer

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

  1. Present

    Ese piso no me convence, es muy oscuro.

    That flat doesn't convince me, it's very dark.

  2. Past

    Al final Rocío me convenció para apuntarme al curso.

    In the end Rocío talked me into signing up for the course.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi hermano siempre convencía a mis padres de todo.

    My brother always talked my parents into everything.

  4. Future

    ¿Y cómo convenceréis al jefe de que os dé el día libre?

    And how will you all convince the boss to give you the day off?

  5. Conditional

    Con esos argumentos no convencerías ni a tu madre.

    With those arguments you wouldn't convince even your mother.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Dudo que la convenzas de volver a Sevilla.

    I doubt you'll convince her to come back to Seville.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si me convenciera el precio, lo compraría hoy mismo.

    If the price convinced me, I'd buy it today.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Convence tú a Pablo, que a mí no me hace caso!

    You convince Pablo, he doesn't listen to me!

Good to know

  • "Convencer a alguien de algo", or "para que haga algo". "No me convence" is how you say you're not sold on something.

Where you hear convencer

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Fluency Level 1

  • Esta portada no me convence. This cover doesn't convince me.
  • Al final, la editora nos convenció. In the end, the publisher convinced us.
  • A Encarna no la vas a convencer. You're not going to convince Encarna.
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Each to Their Own

Fluency Level 1 · No me convence.

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