Convencías

Convencías is the second-person singular form of the Spanish verb convencer in the imperfect indicative tense. It indicates that in the past you were persuading someone, or you used to persuade, often as a habitual or ongoing action. The verb itself means to persuade by overcoming objections or doubts.

Etymology and use: Convencer comes from Latin convincere, formed by con- (with) and vincere (to conquer or overcome). In Spanish, the imperfect tense (convencía, convencías, convencía, convencíamos, convencíais, convencían) is used to describe past states, repeated actions, or background descriptions. The form convencías is the tú form in the imperfect, and it is typically used with a subject pronoun tú or understood you in informal contexts.

Conjugation note: Convencer is a regular -er verb in the imperfect. Example forms include: yo convencía, tú convencías, él convencía, nosotros convencíamos, vosotros convencíais, ellos convencían.

Usage notes: The imperfect conveys nuance of habit or continuity in the past, rather than a single completed act. For a completed act in the past, the pretérito perfecto simple would be "convenció" (él/ella convenció) or its compound forms. The imperfect subjunctive forms related to this verb include convencieras or convenciese, which are distinct from the indicative convencies.

Examples: "Antes, tú convencías a tu equipo con argumentos sólidos." "Cuando discutíamos, tú convencías a muchos de ellos de revisar sus ideas."

See also: Convencer, Persuadir, Pretérito imperfecto.