persuadere — Italian conjugation
to persuade
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 | persuado | I persuade |
| tu | persuadi | you persuade |
| lui/lei | persuade | he/she/it persuades |
| noi | persuadiamo | we persuade |
| voi | persuadete | you (pl.) persuade |
| loro | persuadono | they persuade |
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 | persuasi | I persuaded |
| tu | persuadesti | you persuaded |
| lui/lei | persuase | he/she/it persuaded |
| noi | persuademmo | we persuaded |
| voi | persuadeste | you (pl.) persuaded |
| loro | persuasero | they persuaded |
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 | persuadevo |
| tu | persuadevi |
| lui/lei | persuadeva |
| noi | persuadevamo |
| voi | persuadevate |
| loro | persuadevano |
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 | persuaderei | I would persuade |
| tu | persuaderesti | you would persuade |
| lui/lei | persuaderebbe | he/she/it would persuade |
| noi | persuaderemmo | we would persuade |
| voi | persuadereste | you (pl.) would persuade |
| loro | persuaderebbero | they would persuade |
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 | persuaderò | I will persuade |
| tu | persuaderai | you will persuade |
| lui/lei | persuaderà | he/she/it will persuade |
| noi | persuaderemo | we will persuade |
| voi | persuaderete | you (pl.) will persuade |
| loro | persuaderanno | they will persuade |
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 persuaso | I have persuaded |
| tu | hai persuaso | you have persuaded |
| lui/lei | ha persuaso | he/she/it has persuaded |
| noi | abbiamo persuaso | we have persuaded |
| voi | avete persuaso | you (pl.) have persuaded |
| loro | hanno persuaso | they have persuaded |
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 persuaso | I had persuaded |
| tu | avevi persuaso | you had persuaded |
| lui/lei | aveva persuaso | he/she/it had persuaded |
| noi | avevamo persuaso | we had persuaded |
| voi | avevate persuaso | you (pl.) had persuaded |
| loro | avevano persuaso | they had persuaded |
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 persuaso |
| tu | avresti persuaso |
| lui/lei | avrebbe persuaso |
| noi | avremmo persuaso |
| voi | avreste persuaso |
| loro | avrebbero persuaso |
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 persuaso | I will have persuaded |
| tu | avrai persuaso | you will have persuaded |
| lui/lei | avrà persuaso | he/she/it will have persuaded |
| noi | avremo persuaso | we will have persuaded |
| voi | avrete persuaso | you (pl.) will have persuaded |
| loro | avranno persuaso | they will have persuaded |
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 | persuada |
| tu | persuada |
| lui/lei | persuada |
| noi | persuadiamo |
| voi | persuadiate |
| loro | persuadano |
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 | persuadessi |
| tu | persuadessi |
| lui/lei | persuadesse |
| noi | persuadessimo |
| voi | persuadeste |
| loro | persuadessero |
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 | persuadi |
| lui/lei | persuada |
| noi | persuadiamo |
| voi | persuadete |
| loro | persuadano |
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 persuadere |
| lui/lei | non persuada |
| noi | non persuadiamo |
| voi | non persuadete |
| loro | non persuadano |