persuadir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
persuadir — to persuade
The imperative of persuadir is mostly regular, with commands like 'persuade' (tú) and 'persuadan' (ustedes).
persuadir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct commands or make requests. For 'persuadir,' you're telling someone directly to try and convince someone else.
Notes on persuadir in the Affirmative Imperative
Persuadir is regular in the affirmative imperative, except for the tú form which is 'persuade'. The vosotros form is 'persuadid'.
Example Sentences
¡Persuade a tu jefe para que te dé el día libre!
Convince your boss to give you the day off!
tú
Persuadan a los vecinos a unirse a la limpieza del parque.
Persuade the neighbors to join the park cleanup.
ustedes
Persuadamos a nuestros amigos a ir al concierto.
Let's persuade our friends to go to the concert.
nosotros
Persucid a vuestros hijos a comer verduras.
Persuade your children to eat vegetables.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the subjunctive instead of the imperative for tú: 'No persuades'.
Correct: The affirmative command for tú is 'persuade'. For negative commands, use the subjunctive: 'no persuadas'.
Why: Learners often confuse affirmative and negative command structures, especially with the tú form.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'd' in the vosotros form: 'persuadeid'.
Correct: The vosotros form is 'persuadid'.
Why: The vosotros imperative adds a 'd' before the '-id' ending.
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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.
Conditional
yo: persuadiría
The conditional of persuadir (persuadiría, persuadirías, persuadiría, persuadiríamos, persuadiríais, persuadirían) expresses 'would' persuade.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no persuadas
Negative commands for persuadir use the present subjunctive: 'no persuadas' (tú), 'no persuadan' (ustedes).