Convenir Examples, Sentences and Quiz
Convenir means “to agree, to suit”, and it is one of the verbs you will use every day in Spanish. Convenir means to agree or to suit, and it is used for agreeing on a price, agreeing a date and something suiting someone, as in me conviene salir temprano. It follows the pattern of venir, with the present convengo, the preterite convine and the future convendré. This page shows convenir in real sentences, in short dialogues, and in the mistakes learners make most often, and it finishes with a ten-question quiz so you can test yourself. Every sentence below comes with its English translation, and every form is the correct present-tense form unless the sentence is clearly marked as past or future. For a first taste: “Yo convengo un precio justo con el vendedor.” — I agree a fair price with the seller.
Convenir in real example sentences
The twelve sentences below are grouped by how convenir is used. Read each one out loud, then read the translation. If a sentence feels useful, copy it into your own notebook with one small change — a different time, a different person, a different place — and you have a new sentence of your own.
In the present: everyday use
These sentences use convenir in the present tense, which is how you will meet it most often: routines, facts, and things happening now.
“Convengo un precio justo con el vendedor.” — I agree a fair price with the seller.
“¿Tú convienes una fecha para la reunión?” — Do you agree a date for the meeting?
“Conviene a todos salir temprano.” — He/she agrees everyone to leave early.
“Convenimos en los detalles del contrato.” — We agree on the details of the contract.
Talking about the past
The present is not the only tense you need. These sentences show convenir in the past, so you can talk about what already happened.
“Ayer, yo convine un precio justo con el vendedor.” — Yesterday, I agreed a fair price with the seller. (preterite)
“Él convenía una fecha para la reunión todos los días.” — He used to agree a date for the meeting every day. (imperfect)
Plans and things already done
These sentences look forward, or look back at something already finished. Notice how the verb form changes while the meaning of convenir stays the same.
“Nosotros convendremos a todos salir temprano mañana.” — We will agree everyone to leave early tomorrow. (future)
“¿Tú has convenido en los detalles del contrato?” — Have you agreed on the details of the contract? (present perfect)
More everyday uses
Four more present-tense sentences, covering the remaining persons, so you can see the whole table in action.
“Convenís un precio justo con el vendedor.” — You agree a fair price with the seller.
“Convienen una fecha para la reunión.” — They agree a date for the meeting.
“Convengo a todos salir temprano.” — I agree everyone to leave early.
“Conviene en los detalles del contrato.” — He/she agrees on the details of the contract.
Convenir in context
Single sentences teach you the forms. Dialogues teach you when to use them. Read the short conversation below, then the paragraph that follows, and notice how convenir appears naturally, without anyone stopping to think about conjugation.
A short dialogue
Lucía: “¿Tú convienes un precio justo con el vendedor?” — Do you agree a fair price with the seller?
Carlos: “Sí, yo convengo un precio justo con el vendedor.” — Yes, I agree a fair price with the seller.
Lucía: “Nosotros convenimos una fecha para la reunión.” — We agree a date for the meeting.
Carlos: “Y ellos convienen a todos salir temprano.” — And they agree everyone to leave early.
Lucía: “Vosotros convenís en los detalles del contrato.” — You agree on the details of the contract.
Carlos: “Sí, y él conviene una fecha para la reunión.” — Yes, and he agrees a date for the meeting.
A short paragraph
Lucía conviene un precio justo con el vendedor, y Carlos conviene una fecha para la reunión. Nosotros convenimos a todos salir temprano, y ellos convienen en los detalles del contrato. Yo convengo a todos salir temprano, y mi padre conviene en los detalles del contrato. Convenir is part of everyday life, because to agree, to suit is something Spanish speakers do again and again, in every tense and every situation.
Common mistakes with convenir
These are the errors learners actually make with convenir. Each one shows the wrong version, the right version, and why the correction matters.
Wrong: “Yo conviene un precio justo con el vendedor.” Right: “Yo convengo un precio justo con el vendedor.” Why: The person matters: conviene is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is convengo. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
Wrong: “Yo conveno una fecha para la reunión.” Right: “Yo convengo una fecha para la reunión.” Why: Convenir is a stem-changing verb (e → ie), so the stem changes in the present singular and third-person plural. The nosotros form keeps the original stem.
Wrong: “Treating convenir and acordar as identical in every context.” Right: “Convenir means to agree, to suit, while acordar means to agree.” Why: They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: convenir fits sentences such as Convengo un precio justo con el vendedor, while acordar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
Wrong: “Yo soy convenido una fecha para la reunión.” Right: “Yo he convenido una fecha para la reunión.” Why: Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he convenido, has convenido, ha convenido. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
Wrong: “De niño, yo convine a todos salir temprano todos los días.” Right: “De niño, yo convenía a todos salir temprano todos los días.” Why: For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (convenía), not the preterite. The preterite (convine) is for one finished action.
Quiz: convenir in use
Ten questions on convenir in real sentences. Choose the correct answer for each one, then check the answer key. Every answer is explained.
1. Complete the sentence: “Vosotros ______ un precio justo con el vendedor.” (A fair price with the seller.)
- (a) convenís
- (b) convengo
- (c) convienes
Answer: convenís — The vosotros/as form of convenir in the present is convenís.
2. Complete the sentence: “Ellos ______ una fecha para la reunión.” (A date for the meeting.)
- (a) convengo
- (b) convienes
- (c) convienen
Answer: convienen — The ellos/ellas/Uds. form of convenir in the present is convienen.
3. Complete the sentence: “Yo ______ un precio justo con el vendedor.” (A fair price with the seller.)
- (a) convino
- (b) convine
- (c) conviniste
Answer: convine — The yo form of convenir in the preterite is convine.
4. Complete the sentence: “Él ______ una fecha para la reunión.” (A date for the meeting.)
- (a) convenía
- (b) convenías
- (c) conveníamos
Answer: convenía — The él/ella/Ud. form of convenir in the imperfect is convenía.
5. Complete the sentence: “Nosotros ______ a todos salir temprano.” (Everyone to leave early.)
- (a) convendré
- (b) convendrás
- (c) convendremos
Answer: convendremos — The nosotros/as form of convenir in the future is convendremos.
6. What does convenir mean in English?
- (a) to prevent, to warn
- (b) to agree, to suit
- (c) to agree
Answer: to agree, to suit — Convenir means “to agree, to suit”. The other options are the meanings of different verbs.
7. Which sentence is correct?
- (a) Yo convengo un precio justo con el vendedor.
- (b) Ellos conviene un precio justo con el vendedor.
- (c) Yo convengo una fecha para la reunión ayer.
Answer: Yo convengo un precio justo con el vendedor. — “Yo convengo un precio justo con el vendedor.” is correct. The other two sentences contain the mistakes explained in the section above.
8. How do you say “I agree a fair price with the seller.” in Spanish?
- (a) Yo convienen un precio justo con el vendedor.
- (b) Yo convine un precio justo con el vendedor.
- (c) Yo convengo un precio justo con el vendedor.
Answer: Yo convengo un precio justo con el vendedor. — “Yo convengo un precio justo con el vendedor.” is the correct translation. The second option uses the wrong person's form, and the third uses the preterite.
9. What is the nosotros form of convenir in the present tense?
- (a) convienes
- (b) convenimos
- (c) convengo
Answer: convenimos — The nosotros form is convenimos.
10. Which of these sentences is in the present tense?
- (a) Ayer, yo convine un precio justo con el vendedor.
- (b) Nosotros convendremos un precio justo con el vendedor mañana.
- (c) Yo convengo un precio justo con el vendedor.
Answer: Yo convengo un precio justo con el vendedor. — “Yo convengo un precio justo con el vendedor.” is in the present tense. The other two are in the preterite and the future.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say 'I agree' in Spanish?
Say 'Yo convengo un precio justo con el vendedor'. The complement follows directly, as in the examples above. For a routine, add a time expression: 'Yo convengo un precio justo con el vendedor todos los días'.
How do you say 'I agree' in the past?
For one finished action, say 'Ayer, yo convine una fecha para la reunión'. For a repeated habit, say 'Yo convenía una fecha para la reunión todos los días'. For something already done, say 'Yo he convenido una fecha para la reunión'.
What is the difference between convenir and acordar?
Convenir means to agree, to suit, while acordar means to agree. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use convenir when you mean to agree, to suit, as in Convengo un precio justo con el vendedor.
Related pages
- Full conjugation of convenir — every tense of convenir in one place.
- Convenir in the preterite tense — the full table and usage rules for one tense.
- Spanish verbs — the hub for every Spanish verb on VerbFlow.
- Verb quiz — test yourself on convenir and other verbs.
- Conjugation practice — drill the forms of convenir until they are automatic.