French reference
persuader
to persuade
Regular · 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 persuade |
| tu | you persuade |
| il/elle/on | he/she persuades |
| nous | we persuade |
| vous | you (plural/formal) persuade |
| ils/elles | they persuade |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I persuaded; I have persuaded |
| tu | you persuaded; you have persuaded |
| il/elle/on | he/she persuaded; he/she has persuaded |
| nous | we persuaded; we have persuaded |
| vous | you (plural/formal) persuaded; you (plural/formal) have persuaded |
| ils/elles | they persuaded; they have persuaded |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to persuade |
| tu | you used to persuade |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to persuade |
| nous | we used to persuade |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to persuade |
| ils/elles | they used to persuade |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had persuaded |
| tu | you had persuaded |
| il/elle/on | he/she had persuaded |
| nous | we had persuaded |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had persuaded |
| ils/elles | they had persuaded |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will persuade |
| tu | you will persuade |
| il/elle/on | he/she will persuade |
| nous | we will persuade |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will persuade |
| ils/elles | they will persuade |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have persuaded |
| tu | you will have persuaded |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have persuaded |
| nous | we will have persuaded |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have persuaded |
| ils/elles | they will have persuaded |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to persuade |
| tu | you are going to persuade |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to persuade |
| nous | we are going to persuade |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to persuade |
| ils/elles | they are going to persuade |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just persuaded |
| tu | you have just persuaded |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just persuaded |
| nous | we have just persuaded |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just persuaded |
| ils/elles | they have just persuaded |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I persuaded |
| tu | you persuaded |
| il/elle/on | he/she persuaded |
| nous | we persuaded |
| vous | you (plural/formal) persuaded |
| ils/elles | they persuaded |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had persuaded |
| tu | you had persuaded |
| il/elle/on | he/she had persuaded |
| nous | we had persuaded |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had persuaded |
| ils/elles | they had persuaded |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would persuade |
| tu | you would persuade |
| il/elle/on | he/she would persuade |
| nous | we would persuade |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would persuade |
| ils/elles | they would persuade |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have persuaded |
| tu | you would have persuaded |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have persuaded |
| nous | we would have persuaded |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have persuaded |
| ils/elles | they would have persuaded |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have persuaded |
| tu | you would have persuaded |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have persuaded |
| nous | we would have persuaded |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have persuaded |
| ils/elles | they would have persuaded |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I persuade |
| tu | (that) you persuade |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she persuades |
| nous | (that) we persuade |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) persuade |
| ils/elles | (that) they persuade |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have persuaded |
| tu | (that) you have persuaded |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has persuaded |
| nous | (that) we have persuaded |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have persuaded |
| ils/elles | (that) they have persuaded |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I persuaded |
| tu | (that) you persuaded |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she persuaded |
| nous | (that) we persuaded |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) persuaded |
| ils/elles | (that) they persuaded |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had persuaded |
| tu | (that) you had persuaded |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had persuaded |
| nous | (that) we had persuaded |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had persuaded |
| ils/elles | (that) they had persuaded |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | persuade! |
| nous | let's persuade! |
| vous | persuade! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have persuaded by then! |
| nous | let's have persuaded by then! |
| vous | have persuaded by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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