persuadir Conditional Conjugation
persuadir — to persuade
The conditional of persuadir (persuadiría, persuadirías, persuadiría, persuadiríamos, persuadiríais, persuadirían) expresses 'would' persuade.
persuadir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional of 'persuadir' to talk about what you *would* do in a hypothetical situation, to make polite requests, or to express future actions from a past perspective. It softens a statement or explores possibilities.
Notes on persuadir in the Conditional
Persuadir is regular in the conditional tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'persuadir', and the standard conditional endings are added.
Example Sentences
Si tuviera más tiempo, te persuadiría para que vinieras.
If I had more time, I would persuade you to come.
yo
¿Me persuadirías a probar algo nuevo?
Would you persuade me to try something new?
tú
Ellos nos persuadirían si pensaran que es justo.
They would persuade us if they thought it was fair.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me gustaría que usted nos persuadiera.
I would like you to persuade us.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the future tense: 'Si tuviera tiempo, te persuadiré'.
Correct: For hypothetical situations ('if...'), use the conditional: 'Si tuviera tiempo, te persuadiría'.
Why: The conditional is for hypothetical or unreal situations, while the future is for certain future events.
Mistake: Confusing conditional with imperfect subjunctive: 'Yo persuadiría si tuviera'.
Correct: The sequence of tenses requires the imperfect subjunctive in the 'if' clause: 'Yo persuadiría si tuviera'.
Why: While both deal with hypotheticals, the imperfect subjunctive typically introduces the condition, and the conditional describes the result.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: persuado
The present tense of persuadir (persuado, persuades, persuade, persuadimos, persuadís, persuaden) describes current or habitual attempts to convince.
Preterite
yo: persuadí
The preterite of persuadir is regular: persuadí, persuadiste, persuadió, persuadimos, persuadisteis, persuadieron.
Imperfect
yo: persuadía
The imperfect of persuadir (persuadía, persuadías, persuadía, persuadíamos, persuadíais, persuadían) describes past attempts to convince or background context.
Future
yo: persuadiré
The future tense of persuadir (persuadiré, persuadirás, persuadirá, persuadiremos, persuadiréis, persuadirán) indicates future attempts to convince.
Present Subjunctive
yo: persuada
The present subjunctive of persuadir (persuada, persuadas, persuada, persuadamos, persuadáis, persuadan) is used after wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: persuadiera
The imperfect subjunctive of persuadir (persuadiera/persuadiera) is used for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: persuade
The imperative of persuadir is mostly regular, with commands like 'persuade' (tú) and 'persuadan' (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no persuadas
Negative commands for persuadir use the present subjunctive: 'no persuadas' (tú), 'no persuadan' (ustedes).