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Conjugation of the French verb persuader

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

persuader is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
persuader	to persuade

Present		Scored
je persuade	I persuade
tu persuades	you persuade
il persuade	he persuades
elle persuade	she persuades
nous persuadons	we persuade
vous persuadez	you persuade
ils persuadent	they persuade
elles persuadent	they persuade

Imperfect		Scored
je persuadais	I was persuading
tu persuadais	you were persuading
il persuadait	he was persuading
elle persuadait	she was persuading
nous persuadions	we were persuading
vous persuadiez	you were persuading
ils persuadaient	they were persuading
elles persuadaient	they were persuading

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 persuadai	I persuaded
tu persuadas	you persuaded
il persuada	he persuaded
elle persuada	she persuaded
nous persuadâmes	we persuaded
vous persuadâtes	you persuaded
ils persuadèrent	they persuaded
elles persuadèrent	they persuaded

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

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

Future		Scored
je persuaderai	I will persuade
tu persuaderas	you will persuade
il persuadera	he will persuade
elle persuadera	she will persuade
nous persuaderons	we will persuade
vous persuaderez	you will persuade
ils persuaderont	they will persuade
elles persuaderont	they will persuade

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 persuadé	I will have persuaded
tu auras persuadé	you will have persuaded
il aura persuadé	he will have persuaded
elle aura persuadé	she will have persuaded
nous aurons persuadé	we will have persuaded
vous aurez persuadé	you will have persuaded
ils auront persuadé	they will have persuaded
elles auront persuadé	they will have persuaded

Conditional		Scored
je persuaderais	I would persuade
tu persuaderais	you would persuade
il persuaderait	he would persuade
elle persuaderait	she would persuade
nous persuaderions	we would persuade
vous persuaderiez	you would persuade
ils persuaderaient	they would persuade
elles persuaderaient	they would persuade

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 persuadé	I would have persuaded
tu aurais persuadé	you would have persuaded
il aurait persuadé	he would have persuaded
elle aurait persuadé	she would have persuaded
nous aurions persuadé	we would have persuaded
vous auriez persuadé	you would have persuaded
ils auraient persuadé	they would have persuaded
elles auraient persuadé	they would have persuaded

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je persuade	(... that) I persuade
(... que) tu persuades	(... that) you persuade
(... que) il persuade	(... that) he persuades
(... que) elle persuade	(... that) she persuades
(... que) nous persuadions	(... that) we persuade
(... que) vous persuadiez	(... that) you persuade
(... que) ils persuadent	(... that) they persuade
(... que) elles persuadent	(... that) they persuade

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je persuadasse	(... that) I was persuading
(... que) tu persuadasses	(... that) you were persuading
(... que) il persuadât	(... that) he was persuading
(... que) elle persuadât	(... that) she was persuading
(... que) nous persuadassions	(... that) we were persuading
(... que) vous persuadassiez	(... that) you were persuading
(... que) ils persuadassent	(... that) they were persuading
(... que) elles persuadassent	(... that) they were persuading

Imperative		Scored
persuade	Persuade
persuadons	Let's persuade
persuadez	Persuade

Present Participle		Scored
persuadant	persuading

Past Participle		Scored
persuadé	persuaded

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