persuade
persuades
persuading
persuaded
Persuade means to convince to do. Regular: persuade-persuaded-persuaded.
Meanings
- To convince to do
- To cause to believe
- To induce
Common Collocations
persuade someone to
persuade yourself
hard to persuade
persuasion
persuasive argument
Tip for Learners
Persuasive = convincing. Persuasion = convincing OR belief. Persuade vs convince: similar meaning.
Present Simple
| I | persuade |
| you | persuade |
| he/she/it | persuades |
| we | persuade |
| they | persuade |
Examples - Present Simple
- I persuade clients to sign contracts.
- You persuade everyone easily.
- She persuades voters with her speeches.
- We persuade customers to buy.
- They persuade investors daily.
Present Continuous
| I | am persuading |
| you | are persuading |
| he/she/it | is persuading |
| we | are persuading |
| they | are persuading |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am persuading the client.
- You are persuading the committee.
- She is persuading voters.
- We are persuading customers.
- They are persuading investors.
Present Perfect
| I | have persuaded |
| you | have persuaded |
| he/she/it | has persuaded |
| we | have persuaded |
| they | have persuaded |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have persuaded the client.
- You have persuaded everyone.
- She has persuaded voters.
- We have persuaded customers.
- They have persuaded investors.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been persuading |
| you | have been persuading |
| he/she/it | has been persuading |
| we | have been persuading |
| they | have been persuading |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been persuading clients.
- You have been persuading everyone.
- She has been persuading voters.
- We have been persuading customers.
- They have been persuading investors.
Past Simple
| I | persuaded |
| you | persuaded |
| he/she/it | persuaded |
| we | persuaded |
| they | persuaded |
Examples - Past Simple
- I persuaded the client.
- You persuaded the committee.
- She persuaded the voters.
- We persuaded the customers.
- They persuaded the investors.
Past Continuous
| I | was persuading |
| you | were persuading |
| he/she/it | was persuading |
| we | were persuading |
| they | were persuading |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was persuading the client.
- You were persuading the committee.
- She was persuading voters.
- We were persuading customers.
- They were persuading investors.
Past Perfect
| I | had persuaded |
| you | had persuaded |
| he/she/it | had persuaded |
| we | had persuaded |
| they | had persuaded |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had persuaded the client.
- You had persuaded the committee.
- She had persuaded voters.
- We had persuaded customers.
- They had persuaded investors.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been persuading |
| you | had been persuading |
| he/she/it | had been persuading |
| we | had been persuading |
| they | had been persuading |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been persuading clients.
- You had been persuading everyone.
- He had been persuading voters.
- We had been persuading customers.
- They had been persuading investors.
Future Simple
| I | will persuade |
| you | will persuade |
| he/she/it | will persuade |
| we | will persuade |
| they | will persuade |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will persuade the client.
- You will persuade the committee.
- She will persuade voters.
- We will persuade customers.
- They will persuade investors.
Future Continuous
| I | will be persuading |
| you | will be persuading |
| he/she/it | will be persuading |
| we | will be persuading |
| they | will be persuading |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be persuading clients.
- You will be persuading everyone.
- He will be persuading voters.
- We will be persuading customers.
- They will be persuading investors.
Future Perfect
| I | will have persuaded |
| you | will have persuaded |
| he/she/it | will have persuaded |
| we | will have persuaded |
| they | will have persuaded |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have persuaded the client.
- You will have persuaded the committee.
- She will have persuaded voters.
- We will have persuaded customers.
- They will have persuaded investors.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been persuading |
| you | will have been persuading |
| he/she/it | will have been persuading |
| we | will have been persuading |
| they | will have been persuading |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been persuading clients.
- You will have been persuading everyone.
- He will have been persuading voters.
- We will have been persuading customers.
- They will have been persuading investors.