persuader
In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.
1.Présent
Présent
Current actions, habits, and general truths.
| je | persuade |
| tu | persuades |
| il/elle | persuade |
| nous | persuadons |
| vous | persuadez |
| ils/elles | persuadent |
Je persuade souvent mes amis d'essayer de nouveaux restaurants.
I often persuade my friends to try new restaurants.
Elle persuade son frère de faire ses devoirs.
She persuades her brother to do his homework.
2.Passé Composé
Passé Composé
Completed past actions with present relevance.
| je | ai persuadé |
| tu | as persuadé |
| il/elle | a persuadé |
| nous | avons persuadé |
| vous | avez persuadé |
| ils/elles | ont persuadé |
J'ai persuadé mon collègue de rejoindre notre projet.
I persuaded my colleague to join our project.
Ils ont persuadé leurs parents de les laisser partir en voyage.
They persuaded their parents to let them go on a trip.
3.Imparfait
Imparfait
Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.
| je | persuadais |
| tu | persuadais |
| il/elle | persuadait |
| nous | persuadions |
| vous | persuadiez |
| ils/elles | persuadaient |
Quand j'étais jeune, je persuadais souvent mes amis de jouer au football.
When I was young, I often persuaded my friends to play soccer.
Elle persuadait son père de lui acheter un nouveau vélo.
She was persuading her father to buy her a new bike.
4.Futur Simple
Futur Simple
Future events, promises, and formal predictions.
| je | persuaderai |
| tu | persuaderas |
| il/elle | persuadera |
| nous | persuaderons |
| vous | persuaderez |
| ils/elles | persuaderont |
Demain, je persuaderai mes parents de venir à la fête.
Tomorrow, I will persuade my parents to come to the party.
Il persuadera ses amis de l'accompagner au concert.
He will persuade his friends to accompany him to the concert.
5.Conditionnel Présent
Conditionnel Présent
Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.
| je | persuaderais |
| tu | persuaderais |
| il/elle | persuaderait |
| nous | persuaderions |
| vous | persuaderiez |
| ils/elles | persuaderaient |
Je persuaderais mon ami s'il avait un peu plus de temps.
I would persuade my friend if he had a little more time.
Elle persuaderait son professeur de lui donner une seconde chance.
She would persuade her teacher to give her a second chance.
6.Subjonctif Présent
Subjonctif Présent
Doubt, desire, necessity, and emotion in subordinate clauses.
| je | persuade |
| tu | persuades |
| il/elle | persuade |
| nous | persuadions |
| vous | persuadiez |
| ils/elles | persuadent |
Il faut que je persuade mes parents de me laisser sortir.
I need to persuade my parents to let me go out.
Il est important qu'elle persuade son équipe de changer d'approche.
It is important that she persuades her team to change their approach.
7.Plus-que-parfait
Plus-que-parfait
Actions completed before another past action.
| je | avais persuadé |
| tu | avais persuadé |
| il/elle | avait persuadé |
| nous | avions persuadé |
| vous | aviez persuadé |
| ils/elles | avaient persuadé |
Avant de partir, j'avais persuadé mon frère de rester à la maison.
Before leaving, I had persuaded my brother to stay home.
Ils avaient persuadé leurs amis de les rejoindre avant qu'il ne pleuve.
They had persuaded their friends to join them before it rained.
Related verbs
Common questions
- Is "persuader" regular or irregular in French?
- "persuader" is a regular 1st verb in French. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for 1st verbs.
- How do you conjugate "persuader" in the present tense?
- In the Présent, "persuader" conjugates as: persuade, persuades, persuadons, and more. See the full table above.
- What is the past tense of "persuader" in French?
- In the Passé Composé, "persuader" conjugates as: ai persuadé, as persuadé, avons persuadé, and more. See the full table above.
- How common is "persuader" in French?
- "persuader" (to persuade, to convince) is one of the most commonly used verbs in French.