Convencer means to persuade or make someone believe or do something. It is used when trying to influence someone's opinion or decision.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | convenzo | Yo convenzo a mis amigos fácilmente. I convince my friends easily. | |
| Tú | convence | Tú convences a todos con tu argumento. You convince everyone with your argument. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | convence | Ella convence a su jefe rápidamente. She convinces her boss quickly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | convencemos | Nosotros convencemos a los clientes con facilidad. We convince the clients easily. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | convencéis | Vosotros convencéis con vuestros argumentos. You all convince with your arguments. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | convencen | Ellos convencen a los votantes. They convince the voters. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | convecí | Ayer convencí a mi jefe. Yesterday I convinced my boss. | |
| Tú | convenciste | Tú convenciste a todos en la reunión. You convinced everyone at the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | convincentó | Él convenció a los clientes fácilmente. He convinced the clients easily. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | convenzimos | Nosotros convencimos a los inversores. We convinced the investors. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | convencisteis | Vosotros convencisteis a los profesores. You all convinced the teachers. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | convinieron | Ellos convinieron a la audiencia. They convinced the audience. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | convincía | Yo convencía a mis amigos siempre. I used to convince my friends all the time. | |
| Tú | convincías | Tú convincias fácilmente a los demás. You used to convince others easily. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | convincía | Ella convincía a todos con su argumento. She used to convince everyone with her argument. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | convincíamos | Nosotros convinciamos a los clientes regularmente. We used to convince the clients regularly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | convincíais | Vosotros convinciáis con facilidad. You all used to convince easily. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | convincían | Ellos convinían a los jueces en el juicio. They used to convince the judges in the trial. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy convenciendo | Estoy convenciendo a mi amigo ahora mismo. I am convincing my friend right now. | |
| Tú | estás convenciendo | ¿Estás convenciendo a tu jefe en este momento? Are you convincing your boss right now? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está convenciendo | Ella está convenciendo a los clientes ahora. She is convincing the clients now. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos convenciendo | Estamos convenciendo a los estudiantes en clase. We are convincing the students in class. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis convenciendo | Vosotros estáis convenciendo a los jueces ahora. You all are convincing the judges now. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están convenciendo | Ellos están convenciendo a los inversores hoy. They are convincing the investors today. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a convencer | Voy a convencer a mi jefe mañana. I am going to convince my boss tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a convencer | Vas a convencer a tus amigos pronto. You are going to convince your friends soon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a convencer | Ella va a convencer a su profesor hoy. She is going to convince her teacher today. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a convencer | Vamos a convencer a los clientes mañana. We are going to convince the clients tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a convencer | Vosotros vais a convencer a los jueces. You all are going to convince the judges. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a convencer | Ellos van a convencer a los inversores. They are going to convince the investors. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | conqueceré | Conqueceré nuevos territorios mañana. I will conquer new territories tomorrow. | |
| Tú | conquecerás | Conquecerás tus metas pronto. You will conquer your goals soon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | conquecerá | Conquecerá el campeonato este año. He/She/You will conquer the championship this year. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | conqueceremos | Conqueceremos nuevos desafíos juntos. We will conquer new challenges together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | conqueceréis | Conqueceréis el éxito con esfuerzo. You all will conquer success with effort. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | conquecerán | Conquecerán sus sueños eventualmente. They/You all will conquer their dreams eventually. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | convencería | Yo convencería a más personas si tuviera tiempo. I would convince more people if I had time. | |
| Tú | convencerías | Tú convencerías a él si le explicaras bien. You would convince him if you explained well. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | convencería | Ella convencería a los clientes si ofreciera mejores precios. She would convince the clients if she offered better prices. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | convenceríamos | Nosotros convenceríamos a más personas si tuviéramos más datos. We would convince more people if we had more data. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | convenceríais | Vosotros convenceríais a los inversores si presentárais un buen plan. You all would convince the investors if you presented a good plan. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | convencerían | Ellos convencerían a los votantes si hicieran campaña. They would convince the voters if they campaigned. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he convencido | He convencido a mis amigos. I have convinced my friends. | |
| Tú | has convencido | ¿Has convencido a tu jefe? Have you convinced your boss? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha convencido | Ella ha convencido a todos. She has convinced everyone. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos convencido | Hemos convencido a los clientes. We have convinced the clients. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis convencido | Vosotros habéis convencido a los profesores. You all have convinced the teachers. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han convencido | Ellos han convencido a los inversores. They have convinced the investors. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había convencido | Yo ya había convencido a todos. I had already convinced everyone. | |
| Tú | habías convencido | Tú habías convencido a tu jefe antes. You had convinced your boss before. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había convencido | Ella había convencido a los clientes. She had convinced the clients. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos convencido | Nosotros habíamos convencido al equipo. We had convinced the team. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais convencido | Vosotros habíais convencido a los profesores. You all had convinced the teachers. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían convencido | Ellos habían convencido a los inversores. They had convinced the investors. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré convencido | Para entonces, ya habré convencido a todos. By then, I will have convinced everyone. | |
| Tú | habrás convencido | Tú habrás convencido a los jueces. You will have convinced the judges. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá convencido | Ella habrá convencido a su jefe. She will have convinced her boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos convencido | Nosotros habremos convencido a los inversores. We will have convinced the investors. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis convencido | Vosotros habréis convencido a los críticos. You all will have convinced the critics. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán convencido | Ellos habrán convencido a los expertos. They will have convinced the experts. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría convencido | Yo habría convencido a mi jefe. I would have convinced my boss. | |
| Tú | habrías convencido | Tú habrías convencido a los clientes. You would have convinced the clients. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría convencido | Él habría convencido a su amigo. He would have convinced his friend. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos convencido | Nosotros habríamos convencido al equipo. We would have convinced the team. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais convencido | Vosotros habríais convencido a los padres. You all would have convinced the parents. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían convencido | Ellos habrían convencido a la audiencia. They would have convinced the audience. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | convenza | Espero que él convenza a todos. I hope he convinces everyone. | |
| Tú | convenzas | Es importante que tú convenzas a tu jefe. It's important that you convince your boss. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | convenza | Es posible que ella convenza al comité. It's possible that she convinces the committee. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | convenzamos | Queremos que nosotros convencamos a los clientes. We want us to convince the clients. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | convenzáis | Dudo que vosotros convenzáis fácilmente. I doubt that you all convince easily. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | convenzan | Es necesario que ellas convenzan al equipo. It's necessary that they convince the team. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | convinciera | Esperaba que él conviniera a todos. I hoped that he would convince everyone. | |
| Tú | convincierais | No creía que tú convinieras fácilmente. I didn't think that you would convince easily. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | convinciera | Dudaba que ella conviniera a su jefe. I doubted that she would convince her boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | convinciéramos | Queríamos que nosotros convinciéramos a los clientes. We wanted us to convince the clients. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | convincierais | Era importante que vosotros convincierais a los inversores. It was important that you all convinced the investors. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | convincieran | No estaban seguros de que ellos convinieran al jurado. They weren't sure that they would convince the jury. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | convenciere | Si tuviera dudas, lo convenceré. If I had doubts, I will convince him. | |
| Tú | convencieres | ¿Convencieres a todos fácilmente? Would you convince everyone easily? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | convenciere | El abogado convenciere al jurado. The lawyer would convince the jury. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | convenciéremos | Nosotros convencéremos a los inversores. We will convince the investors. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | convenciereis | Vosotros convenciereis a los críticos. You all will convince the critics. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | convencieren | Ellos convencieren a los clientes. They will convince the clients. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya convencido | Espero que haya convencido a todos. I hope I have convinced everyone. | |
| Tú | hayas convencido | ¿Crees que hayas convencido a ella? Do you think you have convinced her? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya convencido | Es importante que él haya convencido al jefe. It's important that he has convinced the boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos convencido | Esperamos que hayamos convencido al equipo. We hope we have convinced the team. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis convencido | ¿Habéis convencido a los clientes? Have you convinced the clients? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan convencido | Es posible que hayan convencido a los inversores. It's possible that they have convinced the investors. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera convencido | No creí que hubiera convencido a todos. I didn't think I had convinced everyone. | |
| Tú | hubieras convencido | ¿Crees que hubieras convencido a ella? Do you think you had convinced her? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera convencido | Esperaba que él hubiera convencido al jefe. I hoped that he had convinced the boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos convencido | Si hubiéramos convencido a más personas, habríamos ganado. If we had convinced more people, we would have won. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais convencido | No pensaba que vosotros hubierais convencido a todos. I didn't think you all had convinced everyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran convencido | Me sorprendió que no hubieran convencido a nadie. I was surprised that they hadn't convinced anyone. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya convencido | Espero que haya convencido a todos. I hope I have convinced everyone. | |
| Tú | hayas convencido | Es posible que hayas convencido a Juan. It's possible that you have convinced Juan. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya convencido | Quizá ella haya convencido al comité. Maybe she has convinced the committee. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos convencido | Es probable que hayamos convencido a los inversores. It's likely that we have convinced the investors. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis convencido | No creo que hayáis convencido a todos. I don't think you have convinced everyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan convencido | Es posible que hayan convencido a los jueces. It's possible that they have convinced the judges. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | convencer | No des instrucciones a convencerlo. Don't give instructions to convince him. | |
| Tú | convence | ¡Convence a tus amigos para venir! Convince your friends to come! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | convence | ¡Convence a tu jefe de la propuesta! Convince your boss of the proposal! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | convenzamos | Convenzamos a los clientes con esta oferta. Let's convince the clients with this offer. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | convence | ¡Convence a todos en la reunión! Convince everyone at the meeting! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | convenzcan | ¡Convenzcan a los votantes con sus argumentos! Convince the voters with their arguments! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no convenza | No convenza a nadie con mentiras. Don't convince anyone with lies. | |
| Tú | no convenzas | No convenzas a tus amigos así. Don't convince your friends like that. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no convenza | Por favor, no convenza a nadie todavía. Please, don't convince anyone yet. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no convenzamos | No convenzamos a los clientes con promesas falsas. Let's not convince the clients with false promises. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no convenzáis | No convenzáis a los estudiantes con esas ideas. Don't convince the students with those ideas. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no convenzan | No convenzan a nadie sin pruebas. Don't convince anyone without evidence. |
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