Convaincre — to convince | French Verb Chart
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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.
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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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de
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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