Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Persuadir in Spanish
persuadir to persuade Regular IR Verb
At a glance: Persuadir (to persuade) is a regular -IR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: persuado, persuades, persuade, persuadimos, persuadís, persuaden. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -IR verbs.
- Past participle
- persuadido persuaded
- Gerund
- persuadiendo persuading
- Similar
- convencer
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Persuadir
- Persuadir in the Indicative Present
- Persuadir in the Indicative Preterite
- Persuadir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Persuadir in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Persuadir in the Indicative Informal Future
- Persuadir in the Indicative Future
- Persuadir in the Indicative Conditional
- Persuadir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Persuadir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Persuadir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Persuadir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Persuadir
- Imperative tenses of Persuadir
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Persuadir
Persuadir in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of persuadir 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, “persuado”, meaning “I persuade”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | persuado | I persuade |
| Tú | persuades | you persuade |
| Ella / Él / Usted | persuade | s/he persuades |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | persuadimos | we persuade |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | persuadís | you (plural) persuade |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | persuaden | they persuade |
How it’s built: Regular: stem persuad- plus the -ir endings.
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Persuadir in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of persuadir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “persuadí”, meaning “I persuaded”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | persuadí | I persuaded |
| Tú | persuadiste | you persuaded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | persuadió | s/he persuaded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | persuadimos | we persuaded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | persuadisteis | you (plural) persuaded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | persuadieron | they persuaded |
How it’s built: Regular: stem persuad- plus the -ir endings.
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Persuadir in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of persuadir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “persuadía”, meaning “I used to persuade”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | persuadía | I used to persuade |
| Tú | persuadías | you used to persuade |
| Ella / Él / Usted | persuadía | s/he used to persuade |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | persuadíamos | we used to persuade |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | persuadíais | you (plural) used to persuade |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | persuadían | they used to persuade |
How it’s built: Regular: stem persuad- plus the -ir endings.
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Persuadir in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of persuadir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy persuadiendo”, meaning “I am persuading”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy persuadiendo | I am persuading |
| Tú | estás persuadiendo | you are persuading |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está persuadiendo | s/he is persuading |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos persuadiendo | we are persuading |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis persuadiendo | you (plural) are persuading |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están persuadiendo | they are persuading |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund persuadiendo.
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Persuadir in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of persuadir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a persuadir”, meaning “I am going to persuade”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a persuadir | I am going to persuade |
| Tú | vas a persuadir | you are going to persuade |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a persuadir | s/he is going to persuade |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a persuadir | we are going to persuade |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a persuadir | you (plural) are going to persuade |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a persuadir | they are going to persuade |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive persuadir.
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Persuadir in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of persuadir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “persuadiré”, meaning “I will persuade”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | persuadiré | I will persuade |
| Tú | persuadirás | you will persuade |
| Ella / Él / Usted | persuadirá | s/he will persuade |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | persuadiremos | we will persuade |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | persuadiréis | you (plural) will persuade |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | persuadirán | they will persuade |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive persuadir plus the future endings.
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Persuadir in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of persuadir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “persuadiría”, meaning “I would persuade”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | persuadiría | I would persuade |
| Tú | persuadirías | you would persuade |
| Ella / Él / Usted | persuadiría | s/he would persuade |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | persuadiríamos | we would persuade |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | persuadiríais | you (plural) would persuade |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | persuadirían | they would persuade |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive persuadir plus the conditional endings.
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Persuadir in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of persuadir 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 persuadido”, meaning “I have persuaded”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he persuadido | I have persuaded |
| Tú | has persuadido | you have persuaded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha persuadido | s/he has persuaded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos persuadido | we have persuaded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis persuadido | you (plural) have persuaded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han persuadido | they have persuaded |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle persuadido.
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Persuadir in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of persuadir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había persuadido”, meaning “I had persuaded”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había persuadido | I had persuaded |
| Tú | habías persuadido | you had persuaded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había persuadido | s/he had persuaded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos persuadido | we had persuaded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais persuadido | you (plural) had persuaded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían persuadido | they had persuaded |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle persuadido.
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Persuadir in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of persuadir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré persuadido”, meaning “I will have persuaded”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré persuadido | I will have persuaded |
| Tú | habrás persuadido | you will have persuaded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá persuadido | s/he will have persuaded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos persuadido | we will have persuaded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis persuadido | you (plural) will have persuaded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán persuadido | they will have persuaded |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle persuadido.
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Persuadir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of persuadir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría persuadido”, meaning “I would have persuaded”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría persuadido | I would have persuaded |
| Tú | habrías persuadido | you would have persuaded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría persuadido | s/he would have persuaded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos persuadido | we would have persuaded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais persuadido | you (plural) would have persuaded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían persuadido | they would have persuaded |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle persuadido.
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Subjunctive tenses of Persuadir
Persuadir 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, “persuada”, meaning “I persuade”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | persuada | I persuade |
| Tú | persuadas | you persuade |
| Ella / Él / Usted | persuada | s/he persuades |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | persuadamos | we persuade |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | persuadáis | you (plural) persuade |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | persuadan | they persuade |
How it’s built: Regular: stem persuad- plus the -ir subjunctive endings.
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Persuadir 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, “persuadiera”, meaning “I persuaded”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | persuadiera | I persuaded |
| Tú | persuadieras | you persuaded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | persuadiera | s/he persuaded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | persuadiéramos | we persuaded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | persuadierais | you (plural) persuaded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | persuadieran | they persuaded |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, persuadieron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (persuadiéramos).
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Persuadir 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, “persuadiere”, meaning “I will persuade”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | persuadiere | I will persuade |
| Tú | persuadieres | you will persuade |
| Ella / Él / Usted | persuadiere | s/he will persuade |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | persuadiéremos | we will persuade |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | persuadiereis | you (plural) will persuade |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | persuadieren | they will persuade |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, persuadieron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (persuadiéremos).
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Persuadir 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 persuadido”, meaning “I have persuaded”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya persuadido | I have persuaded |
| Tú | hayas persuadido | you have persuaded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya persuadido | s/he has persuaded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos persuadido | we have persuaded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis persuadido | you (plural) have persuaded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan persuadido | they have persuaded |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle persuadido.
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Persuadir 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 persuadido”, meaning “I had persuaded”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera persuadido | I had persuaded |
| Tú | hubieras persuadido | you had persuaded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera persuadido | s/he had persuaded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos persuadido | we had persuaded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais persuadido | you (plural) had persuaded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran persuadido | they had persuaded |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle persuadido.
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Persuadir 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 persuadido”, meaning “I will have persuaded”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere persuadido | I will have persuaded |
| Tú | hubieres persuadido | you will have persuaded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere persuadido | s/he will have persuaded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos persuadido | we will have persuaded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis persuadido | you (plural) will have persuaded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren persuadido | they will have persuaded |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle persuadido.
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Imperative tenses of Persuadir
Persuadir in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “persuada”, meaning “(to you formal) persuade!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | persuade | (to you) persuade! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | persuada | (to you formal) persuade! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | persuadamos | let's persuade! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | persuadid | (to you plural) persuade! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | persuadan | (to you plural formal) persuade! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (persuade); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (persuada, persuadamos, persuadan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (persuadid).
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Persuadir in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no persuada”, meaning “(to you formal) don't persuade!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no persuadas | (to you) don't persuade! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no persuada | (to you formal) don't persuade! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no persuadamos | let's not persuade! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no persuadáis | (to you plural) don't persuade! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no persuadan | (to you plural formal) don't persuade! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no persuadas, no persuada, no persuadamos, no persuadáis, no persuadan.
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Frequently asked questions about Persuadir
Is persuadir a regular or irregular verb?
Persuadir is a fully regular -IR verb. It follows the standard -IR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -IR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate persuadir in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), persuadir is conjugated as: yo persuado, tú persuades, él/ella/usted persuade, nosotros persuadimos, vosotros persuadís, ellos/ellas/ustedes persuaden. 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.
How do you conjugate persuadir in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), persuadir is conjugated as: yo persuadí, tú persuadiste, él/ella/usted persuadió, nosotros persuadimos, vosotros persuadisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes persuadieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate persuadir in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), persuadir is conjugated as: yo persuadía, tú persuadías, él/ella/usted persuadía, nosotros persuadíamos, vosotros persuadíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes persuadían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate persuadir in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), persuadir is conjugated as: yo persuadiré, tú persuadirás, él/ella/usted persuadirá, nosotros persuadiremos, vosotros persuadiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes persuadirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate persuadir in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), persuadir is conjugated as: yo persuada, tú persuadas, él/ella/usted persuada, nosotros persuadamos, vosotros persuadáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes persuadan. 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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