convincere — Italian conjugation
to convince
Indicative
Present (Presente) Regular
The presente covers habits, ongoing situations, and plans about to start — much like English “I study” and “I am studying”. One present tense does both in Italian.
Lavora da casa tre giorni a settimana.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | convinco | I convince |
| tu | convinci | you convince |
| lui/lei | convince | he/she/it convinces |
| noi | convinciamo | we convince |
| voi | convincete | you (pl.) convince |
| loro | convincono | they convince |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Irregular
The passato remoto tells a completed, narrative past, especially in the south and in literature. The passato prossimo is the normal spoken past in the north, so you choose register and region, not a difference in time alone.
Quella sera arrivò tardi, senza alibi.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | convinsi | I convinced |
| tu | convincesti | you convinced |
| lui/lei | convinse | he/she/it convinced |
| noi | convincemmo | we convinced |
| voi | convinceste | you (pl.) convinced |
| loro | convinsero | they convinced |
Imperfect (Imperfetto) Regular
The imperfetto is for incomplete past actions, context, and repeated or habitual situations without a clear end. The passato prossimo, not the remoto, is its usual “event” partner in speech.
Da bambina passavo le estati al mare.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | convincevo |
| tu | convincevi |
| lui/lei | convinceva |
| noi | convincevamo |
| voi | convincevate |
| loro | convincevano |
Conditional (Condizionale) Regular
The condizionale is for polite “would you…”, first-condition hypotheticals, and reported future from a past point of view. The classic if-chain is se + imperfetto → condizionale.
Potresti alzare un poco la voce?
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | convincerei | I would convince |
| tu | convinceresti | you would convince |
| lui/lei | convincerebbe | he/she/it would convince |
| noi | convinceremmo | we would convince |
| voi | convincereste | you (pl.) would convince |
| loro | convincerebbero | they would convince |
Future (Futuro semplice) Regular
The futuro semplice is for predictions and far decisions. In speech you often hear the present (with a time adverb) or a paraphrase, and a famous trick is the futuro di probabilità for a present guess: saranno le tre.
Domani partiremo all'alba.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | convincerò | I will convince |
| tu | convincerai | you will convince |
| lui/lei | convincerà | he/she/it will convince |
| noi | convinceremo | we will convince |
| voi | convincerete | you (pl.) will convince |
| loro | convinceranno | they will convince |
Present perfect (Passato prossimo) Regular
The passato prossimo is the workhorse preterit-like past in the north and in everyday Italian: avere/essere + participle, essere for reflexives, motion, and other change-of-state patterns.
Siamo andati a piedi, poi abbiamo preso l'autobus.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | ho convinto | I have convinced |
| tu | hai convinto | you have convinced |
| lui/lei | ha convinto | he/she/it has convinced |
| noi | abbiamo convinto | we have convinced |
| voi | avete convinto | you (pl.) have convinced |
| loro | hanno convinto | they have convinced |
Pluperfect (Trapassato prossimo) Regular
The trapassato prossimo is “further in the past than another past” — the Italian pluperfect. It pairs with a main past clause to mark sequence.
Avevamo già mangiato quando suonò il telefono.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avevo convinto | I had convinced |
| tu | avevi convinto | you had convinced |
| lui/lei | aveva convinto | he/she/it had convinced |
| noi | avevamo convinto | we had convinced |
| voi | avevate convinto | you (pl.) had convinced |
| loro | avevano convinto | they had convinced |
Conditional perfect (Condizionale passato) Regular
The condizionale passato is for unreal or missed past results and often appears with se + trapassato prossimo in the protasis.
Avrei accettato, se mi avessero avvisato in tempo.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | avrei convinto |
| tu | avresti convinto |
| lui/lei | avrebbe convinto |
| noi | avremmo convinto |
| voi | avreste convinto |
| loro | avrebbero convinto |
Future perfect (Futuro anteriore) Regular
The futuro anteriore says something will already be over before a still-later future, or, like the French, can express a logical guess about a past result.
Entro le cinque, avrà già lasciato l'ufficio.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avrò convinto | I will have convinced |
| tu | avrai convinto | you will have convinced |
| lui/lei | avrà convinto | he/she/it will have convinced |
| noi | avremo convinto | we will have convinced |
| voi | avrete convinto | you (pl.) will have convinced |
| loro | avranno convinto | they will have convinced |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Regular
The congiuntivo presente is required after many verbs and fixed phrases of will, fear, purpose, and doubt. Impersonal and semi-impersonal triggers (è importante che) also force the subjunctive mood.
Penso che sia la scelta giusta.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | convinca |
| tu | convinca |
| lui/lei | convinca |
| noi | convinciamo |
| voi | convinciate |
| loro | convincano |
Imperfect subjunctive (Congiuntivo imperfetto) Regular
The congiuntivo imperfetto is the past of the congiuntivo system after a past matrix clause and in se + congi. imperf. → condizionale with unreal conditions.
Se avessi più tempo, viaggerei ogni mese.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | convincessi |
| tu | convincessi |
| lui/lei | convincesse |
| noi | convincessimo |
| voi | convinceste |
| loro | convincessero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Regular
The affirmative imperativo reuses the tu form as 3sg for -are verbs, while other conjugations use the normal tu present. It is the direct command register.
Raccontami com'è andata l'esame.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | convinci |
| lui/lei | convinca |
| noi | convinciamo |
| voi | convincete |
| loro | convincano |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular
Negative commands use non + full infinitive in modern Italian, which is a distinctive rule compared to other Romance languages. Polite or indirect “please don’t” can still soften the tone in context.
Non aprire quella finestra, per favore.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | non convincere |
| lui/lei | non convinca |
| noi | non convinciamo |
| voi | non convincete |
| loro | non convincano |