convaincre
to convinceIrregularਇਹ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਨਿਯਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੰਨਦੀ — ਹਰ ਰੂਪ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਨਾ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | convaincssounds the same as another form in this tense | ai convaincu | convainquaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais convaincre | convaincraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | convaincssounds the same as another form in this tense | as convaincusounds the same as another form in this tense | convainquaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas convaincresounds the same as another form in this tense | convaincrassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | convaincsounds the same as another form in this tense | a convaincusounds the same as another form in this tense | convainquaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va convaincresounds the same as another form in this tense | convaincrasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | convainquons | avons convaincu | convainquions | allons convaincre | convaincronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | convainquez | avez convaincu | convainquiez | allez convaincre | convaincrezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | convainquent | ont convaincu | convainquaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont convaincre | convaincrontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. convaincs covers both "I convince" and "I am convinceing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. avoir conjugates and convaincu does not — ai convaincu.
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so convainquons gives you convainquais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; convaincre never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on convaincr-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
Three more forms worth knowing
Not among the five TEF/TCF-scored tenses above, but common past A1–A2.
Passé récentjust happened
| je | viens de convaincre |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de convaincre |
| il/elle | vient de convaincre |
| nous | venons de convaincre |
| vous | venez de convaincre |
| ils/elles | viennent de convaincre |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | convaincs |
|---|---|
| nous | convainquons |
| vous | convainquez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en convainquant
What this table tells you about convaincre
The past participle is convaincu, and it takes avoir in the passé composé — so it never changes shape, whoever the subject is. No agreement to remember here.
The futur simple is built on convaincr-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In the present, je, tu and il/elle are one sound: convaincs, convainc — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous, vous and ils/elles carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know convainquons you already know convainquais, convainquait and convainquaient. Futur proche keeps convaincre untouched.
Worth knowing about convaincre
Convaincre means to convince or persuade someone through reasoning or evidence, typically in the construction 'convaincre quelqu'un de faire quelque chose' or 'convaincre que'.
Like other -aincre verbs (vaincre, plaindre, contraindre), convaincre inserts 'qu' before the vowels a, o, u to keep the soft 'c' sound. The singular forms (convaincs) stand alone, but nous/vous/ils add 'qu' (convainquons, convainquez, convainquent), and this pattern repeats throughout imparfait (convainquais, convainquions).
Je convaincs toujours mes amis de venir à ma fête.
I always convince my friends to come to my party.
ਮੈਂ ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ ਆਪਣੇ ਦੋਸਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮੇਰੀ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਉਣ ਲਈ ਮਨਾ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹਾਂ।