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convaincre
convaincre
French
Verb
convaincre
- to convince
Conjugation
This verb is conjugated like vaincre. That means it is conjugated like vendre, except that its usual stem convainqu- becomes convainc- when either there is no ending, or the ending starts with -u- or a written consonant. Additionally, when inverted the third person singular in the present adds the infix -t-: convainc-t-il? These are strictly spelling changes; pronunciation-wise, the verb is conjugated exactly like vendre.
Conjugation of convaincre (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | convaincre | avoir convaincu | |||||
| gerund | en convainquant | en ayant convaincu | |||||
| present participle | convainquant /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | convaincu /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.ky/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | convaincs /kɔ̃.vɛ̃/ |
convaincs /kɔ̃.vɛ̃/ |
convainc /kɔ̃.vɛ̃/ |
convainquons /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kɔ̃/ |
convainquez /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.ke/ |
convainquent /kɔ̃.vɛ̃k/ |
| imperfect | convainquais /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kɛ/ |
convainquais /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kɛ/ |
convainquait /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kɛ/ |
convainquions /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kjɔ̃/ |
convainquiez /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kje/ |
convainquaient /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | convainquis /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.ki/ |
convainquis /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.ki/ |
convainquit /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.ki/ |
convainquîmes /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kim/ |
convainquîtes /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kit/ |
convainquirent /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kiʁ/ |
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| future | convaincrai /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kʁe/ |
convaincras /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kʁa/ |
convaincra /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kʁa/ |
convaincrons /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kʁɔ̃/ |
convaincrez /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kʁe/ |
convaincront /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | convaincrais /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kʁɛ/ |
convaincrais /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kʁɛ/ |
convaincrait /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kʁɛ/ |
convaincrions /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kʁi.jɔ̃/ |
convaincriez /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kʁi.je/ |
convaincraient /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | convainque /kɔ̃.vɛ̃k/ |
convainques /kɔ̃.vɛ̃k/ |
convainque /kɔ̃.vɛ̃k/ |
convainquions /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kjɔ̃/ |
convainquiez /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kje/ |
convainquent /kɔ̃.vɛ̃k/ |
| imperfect1 |
convainquisse /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kis/ |
convainquisses /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kis/ |
convainquît /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.ki/ |
convainquissions /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.ki.sjɔ̃/ |
convainquissiez /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.ki.sje/ |
convainquissent /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kis/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | convaincs /kɔ̃.vɛ̃/ |
— | convainquons /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.kɔ̃/ |
convainquez /kɔ̃.vɛ̃.ke/ |
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