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convaincre
to convince
Irregular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I convince |
| tu | you convince |
| il/elle/on | he/she convinces |
| nous | we convince |
| vous | you (plural/formal) convince |
| ils/elles | they convince |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I convinced; I have convinced |
| tu | you convinced; you have convinced |
| il/elle/on | he/she convinced; he/she has convinced |
| nous | we convinced; we have convinced |
| vous | you (plural/formal) convinced; you (plural/formal) have convinced |
| ils/elles | they convinced; they have convinced |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to convince |
| tu | you used to convince |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to convince |
| nous | we used to convince |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to convince |
| ils/elles | they used to convince |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had convinced |
| tu | you had convinced |
| il/elle/on | he/she had convinced |
| nous | we had convinced |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had convinced |
| ils/elles | they had convinced |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will convince |
| tu | you will convince |
| il/elle/on | he/she will convince |
| nous | we will convince |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will convince |
| ils/elles | they will convince |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have convinced |
| tu | you will have convinced |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have convinced |
| nous | we will have convinced |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have convinced |
| ils/elles | they will have convinced |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to convince |
| tu | you are going to convince |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to convince |
| nous | we are going to convince |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to convince |
| ils/elles | they are going to convince |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just convinced |
| tu | you have just convinced |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just convinced |
| nous | we have just convinced |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just convinced |
| ils/elles | they have just convinced |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I convinced |
| tu | you convinced |
| il/elle/on | he/she convinced |
| nous | we convinced |
| vous | you (plural/formal) convinced |
| ils/elles | they convinced |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had convinced |
| tu | you had convinced |
| il/elle/on | he/she had convinced |
| nous | we had convinced |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had convinced |
| ils/elles | they had convinced |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would convince |
| tu | you would convince |
| il/elle/on | he/she would convince |
| nous | we would convince |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would convince |
| ils/elles | they would convince |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have convinced |
| tu | you would have convinced |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have convinced |
| nous | we would have convinced |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have convinced |
| ils/elles | they would have convinced |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have convinced |
| tu | you would have convinced |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have convinced |
| nous | we would have convinced |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have convinced |
| ils/elles | they would have convinced |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I convince |
| tu | (that) you convince |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she convinces |
| nous | (that) we convince |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) convince |
| ils/elles | (that) they convince |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have convinced |
| tu | (that) you have convinced |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has convinced |
| nous | (that) we have convinced |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have convinced |
| ils/elles | (that) they have convinced |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I convinced |
| tu | (that) you convinced |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she convinced |
| nous | (that) we convinced |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) convinced |
| ils/elles | (that) they convinced |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had convinced |
| tu | (that) you had convinced |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had convinced |
| nous | (that) we had convinced |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had convinced |
| ils/elles | (that) they had convinced |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | convince! |
| nous | let's convince! |
| vous | convince! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have convinced by then! |
| nous | let's have convinced by then! |
| vous | have convinced by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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