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Conjugation of the French verb convaincre

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb convaincre, along with their English translations.

convaincre is an irregular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
convaincre	to convince

Present		Scored
je convaincs	I convince
tu convaincs	you convince
il convainc	he convinces
elle convainc	she convinces
nous convainquons	we convince
vous convainquez	you convince
ils convainquent	they convince
elles convainquent	they convince

Imperfect		Scored
je convainquais	I was convincing
tu convainquais	you were convincing
il convainquait	he was convincing
elle convainquait	she was convincing
nous convainquions	we were convincing
vous convainquiez	you were convincing
ils convainquaient	they were convincing
elles convainquaient	they were convincing

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je convainquis	I convinced
tu convainquis	you convinced
il convainquit	he convinced
elle convainquit	she convinced
nous convainquîmes	we convinced
vous convainquîtes	you convinced
ils convainquirent	they convinced
elles convainquirent	they convinced

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai convaincu	I have convinced
tu as convaincu	you have convinced
il a convaincu	he has convinced
elle a convaincu	she has convinced
nous avons convaincu	we have convinced
vous avez convaincu	you have convinced
ils ont convaincu	they have convinced
elles ont convaincu	they have convinced

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais convaincu	I had convinced
tu avais convaincu	you had convinced
il avait convaincu	he had convinced
elle avait convaincu	she had convinced
nous avions convaincu	we had convinced
vous aviez convaincu	you had convinced
ils avaient convaincu	they had convinced
elles avaient convaincu	they had convinced

Future		Scored
je convaincrai	I will convince
tu convaincras	you will convince
il convaincra	he will convince
elle convaincra	she will convince
nous convaincrons	we will convince
vous convaincrez	you will convince
ils convaincront	they will convince
elles convaincront	they will convince

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai convaincu	I will have convinced
tu auras convaincu	you will have convinced
il aura convaincu	he will have convinced
elle aura convaincu	she will have convinced
nous aurons convaincu	we will have convinced
vous aurez convaincu	you will have convinced
ils auront convaincu	they will have convinced
elles auront convaincu	they will have convinced

Conditional		Scored
je convaincrais	I would convince
tu convaincrais	you would convince
il convaincrait	he would convince
elle convaincrait	she would convince
nous convaincrions	we would convince
vous convaincriez	you would convince
ils convaincraient	they would convince
elles convaincraient	they would convince

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais convaincu	I would have convinced
tu aurais convaincu	you would have convinced
il aurait convaincu	he would have convinced
elle aurait convaincu	she would have convinced
nous aurions convaincu	we would have convinced
vous auriez convaincu	you would have convinced
ils auraient convaincu	they would have convinced
elles auraient convaincu	they would have convinced

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je convainque	(... that) I convince
(... que) tu convainques	(... that) you convince
(... que) il convainque	(... that) he convinces
(... que) elle convainque	(... that) she convinces
(... que) nous convainquions	(... that) we convince
(... que) vous convainquiez	(... that) you convince
(... que) ils convainquent	(... that) they convince
(... que) elles convainquent	(... that) they convince

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je convainquisse	(... that) I was convincing
(... que) tu convainquisses	(... that) you were convincing
(... que) il convainquît	(... that) he was convincing
(... que) elle convainquît	(... that) she was convincing
(... que) nous convainquissions	(... that) we were convincing
(... que) vous convainquissiez	(... that) you were convincing
(... que) ils convainquissent	(... that) they were convincing
(... que) elles convainquissent	(... that) they were convincing

Imperative		Scored
convaincs	Convince
convainquons	Let's convince
convainquez	Convince

Present Participle		Scored
convainquant	convincing

Past Participle		Scored
convaincu	convinced

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