The converse of a conditional statement is a statement that exchanges the hypothesis $p$ and the conclusion $q$ of the conditional. A converse statement can be written in if-then form.

This can be better understood with an example.

	Example	Symbols
Conditional	$\text{If }\underset{p}{\underbrace{\text{a figure is a square}}},\text{then }\underset{q}{\underbrace{\text{it has four sides}}}.$	$p\Rightarrow q$
Converse	$\text{If }\underset{q}{\underbrace{\text{a figure has four sides}}},\text{then }\underset{p}{\underbrace{\text{it is a square}}}.$	$q\Rightarrow p$

By considering the truth table for a conditional statement, the conditions under which its converse is true can be determined. The converse of a conditional statement is false only when the hypothesis is false and the conclusion true. In any other case, the converse of a conditional statement is always true. The explanation for each row of the truth table is similar to the explanation for each row of the truth table for conditional statements.