Convaincre — to convince | French Verb Chart

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Convaincre›to convince

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Présent (Indicatif)

je convaincsI convince
tu convaincsyou convince
il / elle convainche / she convinces
nous convainquonswe convince
vous convainquezyou convince
ils / elles convainquentthey convince

Passé composé (Indicatif)

j’ai convaincuI convinced
tu as convaincuyou convinced
il / elle a convaincuhe / she convinced
nous avons convaincuwe convinced
vous avez convaincuyou convinced
ils / elles ont convaincuthey convinced

Imparfait (Indicatif)

je convainquaisI was convincing
tu convainquaisyou were
il convainquaithe was
nous convainquionswe were
vous convainquiezyou were
ils convainquaientthey were

Futur simple (Indicatif)

je convaincraiI will convince
tu convaincrasyou will
il convaincrahe will
nous convaincronswe will
vous convaincrezyou will
ils convaincrontthey will

Conditionnel présent

je convaincraisI would convince
tu convaincraisyou would
il convaincraithe would
nous convaincrionswe would
vous convaincriezyou would
ils convaincraientthey would

Subjonctif présent

que je convainquethat I convince
que tu convainquesthat you
qu’il convainquethat he
que nous convainquionsthat we
que vous convainquiezthat you
qu’ils convainquentthat they

Impératif, Participe & Infinitif

convaincreinfinitive
convainquantpresent participle
en convainquantgerund (gérondif)
convaincupast participle
convaincs · convainquons · convainquezimperative
avoirauxiliary in compound tenses

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📘 How to use Convaincre

The rare -cre pattern: the c becomes qu in the plural & imperfect (nous convainquons, je convainquais) — but stays c in the future (je convaincrai).
Convaincre quelqu’un de + infinitive = to convince someone to: je l’ai convaincu de venir.
Être convaincu(e) = to be convinced/sure: j’en suis convaincu.

🔑 Key forms

Participe passéconvaincu(e) (avoir)

Gérondifen convainquant

Impératifconvaincs ! · convainquons ! · convainquez !

Good to knowFamily: vaincre (to defeat — je vaincs, il vainc, nous vainquons). Note « il convainc » with no t!

🔊 Common expressions

Tu m’as convaincu !You’ve convinced me!

J’en suis convaincu.I’m convinced of it.

Elle a su convaincre le jury.She managed to convince the jury.

Ce n’est pas très convaincant.It’s not very convincing.

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Il m’a convaincu de rester.He convinced me to stay.

Nous devons convaincre les clients.We have to convince the clients.

Rien ne la convaincra.Nothing will convince her.

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plural / imperfect: c→qu, nous ___ (convain+qu)

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convainquons

to convince someone TO do = convaincre qqn ___ faire (preposition)

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participle = ___ (-u)

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convaincu

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je ___ (Convaincre — present)

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convaincs

tu ___ (Convaincre — passé composé)

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as convaincu

il ___ (Convaincre — imperfect)

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convainquait

nous ___ (Convaincre — future)

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convaincrons

vous ___ (Convaincre — conditional)

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convaincriez

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Convaincre conjugation FAQ

What is the present tense of convaincre?

je convaincs, tu convaincs, il / elle convainc, nous convainquons, vous convainquez, ils / elles convainquent. Full charts for every tense are above, each form with audio.

What is the past participle of convaincre?

convaincu — the passé composé is « j’ai convaincu ». Convaincre uses avoir as its auxiliary verb.

How do you say convaincre in the future tense?

« je convaincrai » — the future stem never changes across persons, only the endings do.

What does convaincre mean in English?

to convince. It is one of the essential French verbs — drill the present first, then the passé composé; those two tenses carry most conversations.

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