persuadir Negative Imperative Conjugation
persuadir — to persuade
Negative commands for persuadir use the present subjunctive: 'no persuadas' (tú), 'no persuadan' (ustedes).
persuadir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative to tell someone NOT to do something. With 'persuadir,' you're instructing someone not to try and convince another person.
Notes on persuadir in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands in Spanish use the present subjunctive form preceded by 'no'. Persuadir follows this rule perfectly.
Example Sentences
No persuadas a nadie para que invierta en eso; es una estafa.
Don't try to convince anyone to invest in that; it's a scam.
tú
No persuadan a los niños a comer dulces antes de la cena.
Don't persuade the children to eat candy before dinner.
ustedes
No persuadamos a nadie a hacer algo que no quieren.
Let's not persuade anyone to do something they don't want to.
nosotros
No persuadáis a vuestros hermanos a saltarse la clase.
Don't persuade your siblings to skip class.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive: 'no persuadir'.
Correct: Use the present subjunctive: 'no persuadas' (tú), 'no persuadan' (ustedes), etc.
Why: The infinitive is never used for direct commands, only the subjunctive forms.
Mistake: Using the indicative present: 'no persuades'.
Correct: The correct form is 'no persuadas' for tú.
Why: Negative commands for tú always use the present subjunctive, not the indicative.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: persuade
The imperative of persuadir is mostly regular, with commands like 'persuade' (tú) and 'persuadan' (ustedes).