persuadirverb
Persuadir means to persuade in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as persuadió, persuadiendo and persuaden.
- to persuade
Ella trató de persuadir a su padre.
She attempted to persuade her father.
Ella lo persuadió para que lo hiciera.
She persuaded him to do it.
No será fácil persuadir a María de ir.
It won't be easy persuading María to go.
Tomás la persuadió de ir al cine con él.
Tomás persuaded her into going to the movies with him.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| persuadió | he, she, it | Preterite |
| persuadiendo | Gerund | |
| persuaden | they | Present |
| persuadieron | they | Preterite |
| persuadan | they | Present subjunctive |
| persuadiera | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |
| persuadía | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| persuadiste | you | Preterite |
| persuades | you | Present |
| persuadieran | they | Past subjunctive |
| persuadirá | he, she, it | Future |