How to conjugate Convencer in Spanish
To convince, to persuade Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Convencer
- Convencer in the Indicative Present
- Convencer in the Indicative Preterite
- Convencer in the Indicative Imperfect
- Convencer in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Convencer in the Indicative Informal Future
- Convencer in the Indicative Future
- Convencer in the Indicative Conditional
- Convencer in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Convencer in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Convencer in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Convencer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Convencer
- Imperative tenses of Convencer
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Convencer conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Convencer is the Spanish verb for "to convince, to persuade". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to convencer include: persuadir.
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | convencer | to convince, to persuade |
Past participle | convencido | convinced |
Gerund | convenciendo | convincing |
Indicative Tenses of Convencer
Convencer in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of convencer is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "convenzo", meaning "I convince".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | convenzo | I convince |
Tú | convences | you convince |
Ella / Él / Usted | convence | s/he convinces, you (formal) convince |
Nosotras / Nosotros | convencemos | we convince |
Vosotras / Vosotros | convencéis | you (plural) convince |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convencen | they convince, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Convencer in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of convencer is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "convencí", meaning "I convinced".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | convencí | I convinced |
Tú | convenciste | you convinced |
Ella / Él / Usted | convenció | s/he convinced, you (formal) convinced |
Nosotras / Nosotros | convencimos | we convinced |
Vosotras / Vosotros | convencisteis | you (plural) convinced |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convencieron | they convinced, |
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Convencer in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of convencer is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "convencía", meaning "I used to convince".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | convencía | I used to convince |
Tú | convencías | you used to convince |
Ella / Él / Usted | convencía | s/he used to convince, you (formal) used to convince |
Nosotras / Nosotros | convencíamos | we used to convince |
Vosotras / Vosotros | convencíais | you (plural) used to convince |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convencían | they used to convince, |
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Convencer in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of convencer is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy convenciendo", meaning "I am convincing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | estoy convenciendo | I am convincing |
Tú | estás convenciendo | you are convincing |
Ella / Él / Usted | está convenciendo | s/he is convincing, you (formal) are convincing |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos convenciendo | we are convincing |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis convenciendo | you (plural) are convincing |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están convenciendo | they are convincing, |
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Convencer in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of convencer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a convencer", meaning "I am going to convince".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | voy a convencer | I am going to convince |
Tú | vas a convencer | you are going to convince |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a convencer | s/he is going to convince, you (formal) are going to convince |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a convencer | we are going to convince |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a convencer | you (plural) are going to convince |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a convencer | they are going to convince, |
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Convencer in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of convencer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "convenceré", meaning "I will convince".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | convenceré | I will convince |
Tú | convencerás | you will convince |
Ella / Él / Usted | convencerá | s/he will convince, you (formal) will convince |
Nosotras / Nosotros | convenceremos | we will convince |
Vosotras / Vosotros | convenceréis | you (plural) will convince |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convencerán | they will convince, |
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Convencer in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of convencer is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "convencería", meaning "I would convince".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | convencería | I would convince |
Tú | convencerías | you would convince |
Ella / Él / Usted | convencería | s/he would convince, you (formal) would convince |
Nosotras / Nosotros | convenceríamos | we would convince |
Vosotras / Vosotros | convenceríais | you (plural) would convince |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convencerían | they would convince, |
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Convencer in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of convencer is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he convencido", meaning "I have convinced".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he convencido | I have convinced |
Tú | has convencido | you have convinced |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha convencido | s/he has convinced, you (formal) have convinced |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos convencido | we have convinced |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis convencido | you (plural) have convinced |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han convencido | they have convinced, |
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Convencer in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of convencer is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había convencido", meaning "I had convinced".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había convencido | I had convinced |
Tú | habías convencido | you had convinced |
Ella / Él / Usted | había convencido | s/he had convinced, you (formal) had convinced |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos convencido | we had convinced |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais convencido | you (plural) had convinced |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían convencido | they had convinced, |
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Convencer in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of convencer is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré convencido", meaning "I will have convinced".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré convencido | I will have convinced |
Tú | habrás convencido | you will have convinced |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá convencido | s/he will have convinced, you (formal) will have convinced |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos convencido | we will have convinced |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis convencido | you (plural) will have convinced |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán convencido | they will have convinced, |
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Convencer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of convencer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría convencido", meaning "I would have convinced".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría convencido | I would have convinced |
Tú | habrías convencido | you would have convinced |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría convencido | s/he would have convinced, you (formal) would have convinced |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos convencido | we would have convinced |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais convencido | you (plural) would have convinced |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían convencido | they would have convinced, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Convencer
Convencer in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "convenza", meaning "I convince".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | convenza | I convince |
Tú | convenzas | you convince |
Ella / Él / Usted | convenza | s/he convinces, you (formal) convince |
Nosotras / Nosotros | convenzamos | we convince |
Vosotras / Vosotros | convenzáis | you (plural) convince |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convenzan | they convince, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Convencer in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "convenciera", meaning "I convinced".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | convenciera | I convinced |
Tú | convencieras | you convinced |
Ella / Él / Usted | convenciera | s/he convinced, you (formal) convinced |
Nosotras / Nosotros | convenciéramos | we convinced |
Vosotras / Vosotros | convencierais | you (plural) convinced |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convencieran | they convinced, |
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Convencer in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "convenciere", meaning "I will convince".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | convenciere | I will convince |
Tú | convencieres | you will convince |
Ella / Él / Usted | convenciere | s/he will convince, you (formal) will convince |
Nosotras / Nosotros | convenciéremos | we will convince |
Vosotras / Vosotros | convenciereis | you (plural) will convince |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convencieren | they will convince, |
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Convencer in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya convencido", meaning "I have convinced".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya convencido | I have convinced |
Tú | hayas convencido | you have convinced |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya convencido | s/he has convinced, you (formal) have convinced |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos convencido | we have convinced |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis convencido | you (plural) have convinced |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan convencido | they have convinced, |
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Convencer in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera convencido", meaning "I had convinced".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera convencido | I had convinced |
Tú | hubieras convencido | you had convinced |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera convencido | s/he had convinced, you (formal) had convinced |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos convencido | we had convinced |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais convencido | you (plural) had convinced |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran convencido | they had convinced, |
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Convencer in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere convencido", meaning "I will have convinced".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere convencido | I will have convinced |
Tú | hubieres convencido | you will have convinced |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere convencido | s/he will have convinced, you (formal) will have convinced |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos convencido | we will have convinced |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis convencido | you (plural) will have convinced |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren convencido | they will have convinced, |
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Imperative Tenses of Convencer
Convencer in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "convenza", meaning "(to you formal) convince!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | convence | (to you) convince! |
Ella / Él / Usted | convenza | (to you formal) convince! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | convenzamos | let's convince! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | convenced | (to you plural) convince! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convenzan | (to you plural formal) convince! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Convencer in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no convenza", meaning "(to you formal) don't convince!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no convenzas | (to you) don't convince! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no convenza | (to you formal) don't convince! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no convenzamos | let's not convince! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no convenzáis | (to you plural) don't convince! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no convenzan | (to you plural formal) don't convince! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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