Ella Verbsconvencer to convince, to persuade Irregular Verb
At a glance: Convencer (to convince, to persuade) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: convenzo, convences, convence, convencemos, convencéis, convencen. Yo changes c to z (convenzo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (convenza).

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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convenzo | I convince |
| Tú | convences | you convince |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convence | s/he convinces |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convencemos | we convince |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convencéis | you (plural) convince |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convencen | they convince |
How it’s built: Yo changes c to z (convenzo); the other forms are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convencí | I convinced |
| Tú | convenciste | you convinced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convenció | s/he convinced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convencimos | we convinced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convencisteis | you (plural) convinced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convencieron | they convinced |
How it’s built: Regular: stem convenc- plus the -er endings.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convencía | I used to convince |
| Tú | convencías | you used to convince |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convencía | s/he 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 |
How it’s built: Regular: stem convenc- plus the -er endings.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy convenciendo | I am convincing |
| Tú | estás convenciendo | you are convincing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está convenciendo | s/he is convincing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos convenciendo | we are convincing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis convenciendo | you (plural) are convincing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están convenciendo | they are convincing |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund convenciendo.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive convencer.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convenceré | I will convince |
| Tú | convencerás | you will convince |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convencerá | s/he will convince |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convenceremos | we will convince |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convenceréis | you (plural) will convince |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convencerán | they will convince |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive convencer plus the future endings.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convencería | I would convince |
| Tú | convencerías | you would convince |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convencería | s/he would convince |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convenceríamos | we would convince |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convenceríais | you (plural) would convince |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convencerían | they would convince |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive convencer plus the conditional endings.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he convencido | I have convinced |
| Tú | has convencido | you have convinced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha convencido | s/he has convinced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos convencido | we have convinced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis convencido | you (plural) have convinced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han convencido | they have convinced |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle convencido.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había convencido | I had convinced |
| Tú | habías convencido | you had convinced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había convencido | s/he 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 |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle convencido.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré convencido | I will have convinced |
| Tú | habrás convencido | you will have convinced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá convencido | s/he 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 |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle convencido.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría convencido | I would have convinced |
| Tú | habrías convencido | you would have convinced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría convencido | s/he 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 |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle convencido.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convenza | I convince |
| Tú | convenzas | you convince |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convenza | s/he convinces |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convenzamos | we convince |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convenzáis | you (plural) convince |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convenzan | they convince |
How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, convenzo (convenza, convenzas, convenza, convenzamos, convenzáis, convenzan).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convenciera | I convinced |
| Tú | convencieras | you convinced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convenciera | s/he convinced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convenciéramos | we convinced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convencierais | you (plural) convinced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convencieran | they convinced |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, convencieron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (convenciéramos).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | convenciere | I will convince |
| Tú | convencieres | you will convince |
| Ella / Él / Usted | convenciere | s/he will convince |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | convenciéremos | we will convince |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | convenciereis | you (plural) will convince |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | convencieren | they will convince |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, convencieron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (convenciéremos).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya convencido | I have convinced |
| Tú | hayas convencido | you have convinced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya convencido | s/he has convinced |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos convencido | we have convinced |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis convencido | you (plural) have convinced |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan convencido | they have convinced |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle convencido.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera convencido | I had convinced |
| Tú | hubieras convencido | you had convinced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera convencido | s/he 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 |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle convencido.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere convencido | I will have convinced |
| Tú | hubieres convencido | you will have convinced |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere convencido | s/he 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 |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle convencido.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (convence); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (convenza, convenzamos, convenzan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (convenced).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no convenzas, no convenza, no convenzamos, no convenzáis, no convenzan.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Convencer is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo changes c to z (convenzo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (convenza).
In the present tense (presente), convencer is conjugated as: yo convenzo, tú convences, él/ella/usted convence, nosotros convencemos, vosotros convencéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes convencen. The present tense 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.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), convencer is conjugated as: yo convencí, tú convenciste, él/ella/usted convenció, nosotros convencimos, vosotros convencisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes convencieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), convencer is conjugated as: yo convencía, tú convencías, él/ella/usted convencía, nosotros convencíamos, vosotros convencíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes convencían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), convencer is conjugated as: yo convenceré, tú convencerás, él/ella/usted convencerá, nosotros convenceremos, vosotros convenceréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes convencerán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), convencer is conjugated as: yo convenza, tú convenzas, él/ella/usted convenza, nosotros convenzamos, vosotros convenzáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes convenzan. The present subjunctive 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.
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