Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | convenzo | |
| tú | convences | |
| él / ella / usted | convence | |
| nosotros / nosotras | convencemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | convencéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | convencen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | convencí | |
| tú | convenciste | |
| él / ella / usted | convenció | |
| nosotros / nosotras | convencimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | convencisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | convencieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | convencía | |
| tú | convencías | |
| él / ella / usted | convencía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | convencíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | convencíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | convencían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | convenceré | |
| tú | convencerás | |
| él / ella / usted | convencerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | convenceremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | convenceréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | convencerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | convencería | |
| tú | convencerías | |
| él / ella / usted | convencería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | convenceríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | convenceríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | convencerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | convenza | |
| tú | convenzas | |
| él / ella / usted | convenza | |
| nosotros / nosotras | convenzamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | convenzáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | convenzan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to convince
- to persuade
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations