German reference
überzeugen
to convince, persuade
Regular · 13 form tables
Includes indicative, subjunctive I and II, and imperative forms. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I convince someone |
| du | you convince someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it convinces someone |
| wir | we convince someone |
| ihr | you (plural) convince someone |
| sie/Sie | they convince someone; you (formal) convince someone |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I convinced someone |
| du | you convinced someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it convinced someone |
| wir | we convinced someone |
| ihr | you (plural) convinced someone |
| sie/Sie | they convinced someone; you (formal) convinced someone |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I convinced someone; I have convinced someone |
| du | you convinced someone; you have convinced someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it convinced someone; he/she/it has convinced someone |
| wir | we convinced someone; we have convinced someone |
| ihr | you (plural) convinced someone; you (plural) have convinced someone |
| sie/Sie | they convinced someone; they have convinced someone; you (formal) convinced someone; you (formal) have convinced someone |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had convinced someone |
| du | you had convinced someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had convinced someone |
| wir | we had convinced someone |
| ihr | you (plural) had convinced someone |
| sie/Sie | they had convinced someone; you (formal) had convinced someone |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will convince someone |
| du | you will convince someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will convince someone |
| wir | we will convince someone |
| ihr | you (plural) will convince someone |
| sie/Sie | they will convince someone; you (formal) will convince someone |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have convinced someone |
| du | you will have convinced someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have convinced someone |
| wir | we will have convinced someone |
| ihr | you (plural) will have convinced someone |
| sie/Sie | they will have convinced someone; you (formal) will have convinced someone |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I convince someone |
| du | (that) you convince someone |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it convinces someone |
| wir | (that) we convince someone |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) convince someone |
| sie/Sie | (that) they convince someone; (that) you (formal) convince someone |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would convince someone |
| du | you would convince someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would convince someone |
| wir | we would convince someone |
| ihr | you (plural) would convince someone |
| sie/Sie | they would convince someone; you (formal) would convince someone |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have convinced someone |
| du | you would have convinced someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have convinced someone |
| wir | we would have convinced someone |
| ihr | you (plural) would have convinced someone |
| sie/Sie | they would have convinced someone; you (formal) would have convinced someone |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would convince someone |
| du | you would convince someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would convince someone |
| wir | we would convince someone |
| ihr | you (plural) would convince someone |
| sie/Sie | they would convince someone; you (formal) would convince someone |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have convinced someone |
| du | (reportedly) you have convinced someone |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has convinced someone |
| wir | (reportedly) we have convinced someone |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have convinced someone |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have convinced someone; (reportedly) you (formal) have convinced someone |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will convince someone |
| du | (reportedly) you will convince someone |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will convince someone |
| wir | (reportedly) we will convince someone |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will convince someone |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will convince someone; (reportedly) you (formal) will convince someone |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | convince someone! |
| ihr | convince someone! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | convince someone! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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