Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Insistir in Spanish
To insist Regular IR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Insistir
- Insistir in the Indicative Present
- Insistir in the Indicative Preterite
- Insistir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Insistir in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Insistir in the Indicative Informal Future
- Insistir in the Indicative Future
- Insistir in the Indicative Conditional
- Insistir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Insistir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Insistir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Insistir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Insistir
- Imperative tenses of Insistir
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Introduction
Insistir is the Spanish verb for "to insist". It is a regular IR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Spanish | English | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | insistir | to insist |
| Past participle | insistido | insisted |
| Gerund | insistiendo | insisting |
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Indicative Tenses of Insistir
Insistir in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of insistir is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "insisto", meaning "I insist".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | insisto | I insist |
| Tú | insistes | you insist |
| Ella / Él / Usted | insiste | s/he insists, you (formal) insists |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | insistimos | we insist |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | insistís | you (plural) insist |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | insisten | they insist, you (plural formal) insist |
Insistir in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of insistir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "insistí", meaning "I insisted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | insistí | I insisted |
| Tú | insististe | you insisted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | insistió | s/he insisted, you (formal) insisted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | insistimos | we insisted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | insististeis | you (plural) insisted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | insistieron | they insisted, you (plural formal) insisted |
Insistir in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of insistir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "insistía", meaning "I used to insist".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | insistía | I used to insist |
| Tú | insistías | you used to insist |
| Ella / Él / Usted | insistía | s/he used to insist, you (formal) used to insist |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | insistíamos | we used to insist |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | insistíais | you (plural) used to insist |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | insistían | they used to insist, you (plural formal) used to insist |
Insistir in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of insistir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy insistiendo", meaning "I am insisting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy insistiendo | I am insisting |
| Tú | estás insistiendo | you are insisting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está insistiendo | s/he is insisting, you (formal) are insisting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos insistiendo | we are insisting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis insistiendo | you (plural) are insisting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están insistiendo | they are insisting, you (plural formal) are insisting |
Insistir in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of insistir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a insistir", meaning "I am going to insist".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a insistir | I am going to insist |
| Tú | vas a insistir | you are going to insist |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a insistir | s/he is going to insist, you (formal) are going to insist |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a insistir | we are going to insist |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a insistir | you (plural) are going to insist |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a insistir | they are going to insist, you (plural formal) are going to insist |
Insistir in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of insistir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "insistiré", meaning "I will insist".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | insistiré | I will insist |
| Tú | insistirás | you will insist |
| Ella / Él / Usted | insistirá | s/he will insist, you (formal) will insist |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | insistiremos | we will insist |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | insistiréis | you (plural) will insist |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | insistirán | they will insist, you (plural formal) will insist |
Insistir in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of insistir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "insistiría", meaning "I would insist".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | insistiría | I would insist |
| Tú | insistirías | you would insist |
| Ella / Él / Usted | insistiría | s/he would insist, you (formal) would insist |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | insistiríamos | we would insist |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | insistiríais | you (plural) would insist |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | insistirían | they would insist, you (plural formal) would insist |
Insistir in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of insistir is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he insistido", meaning "I have insisted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he insistido | I have insisted |
| Tú | has insistido | you have insisted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha insistido | s/he has insisted, you (formal) have insisted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos insistido | we have insisted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis insistido | you (plural) have insisted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han insistido | they have insisted, you (plural formal) have insisted |
Insistir in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of insistir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había insistido", meaning "I had insisted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había insistido | I had insisted |
| Tú | habías insistido | you had insisted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había insistido | s/he had insisted, you (formal) had insisted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos insistido | we had insisted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais insistido | you (plural) had insisted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían insistido | they had insisted, you (plural formal) had insisted |
Insistir in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of insistir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré insistido", meaning "I will have insisted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré insistido | I will have insisted |
| Tú | habrás insistido | you will have insisted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá insistido | s/he will have insisted, you (formal) will have insisted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos insistido | we will have insisted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis insistido | you (plural) will have insisted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán insistido | they will have insisted, you (plural formal) will have insisted |
Insistir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of insistir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the future but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría insistido", meaning "I would have insisted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría insistido | I would have insisted |
| Tú | habrías insistido | you would have insisted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría insistido | s/he would have insisted, you (formal) would have insisted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos insistido | we would have insisted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais insistido | you (plural) would have insisted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían insistido | they would have insisted, you (plural formal) would have insisted |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Insistir
Insistir in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "insista", meaning "I insist".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | insista | I insist |
| Tú | insistas | you insist |
| Ella / Él / Usted | insista | s/he insists, you (formal) insists |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | insistamos | we insist |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | insistáis | you (plural) insist |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | insistan | they insist, you (plural formal) insist |
Insistir in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "insistiera", meaning "I insisted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | insistiera | I insisted |
| Tú | insistieras | you insisted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | insistiera | s/he insisted, you (formal) insisted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | insistiéramos | we insisted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | insistierais | you (plural) insisted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | insistieran | they insisted, you (plural formal) insisted |
Insistir in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. Note that this is very rarely used in Spanish. For example, "insistiere", meaning "I will insist".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | insistiere | I will insist |
| Tú | insistieres | you will insist |
| Ella / Él / Usted | insistiere | s/he will insist, you (formal) will insist |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | insistiéremos | we will insist |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | insistiereis | you (plural) will insist |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | insistieren | they will insist, you (plural formal) will insist |
Insistir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya insistido", meaning "I have insisted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya insistido | I have insisted |
| Tú | hayas insistido | you have insisted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya insistido | s/he has insisted, you (formal) have insisted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos insistido | we have insisted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis insistido | you (plural) have insisted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan insistido | they have insisted, you (plural formal) have insisted |
Insistir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera insistido", meaning "I had insisted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera insistido | I had insisted |
| Tú | hubieras insistido | you had insisted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera insistido | s/he had insisted, you (formal) had insisted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos insistido | we had insisted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais insistido | you (plural) had insisted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran insistido | they had insisted, you (plural formal) had insisted |
Insistir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. Note that this is very rarely used in Spanish. For example, "hubiere insistido", meaning "I will have insisted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere insistido | I will have insisted |
| Tú | hubieres insistido | you will have insisted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere insistido | s/he will have insisted, you (formal) will have insisted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos insistido | we will have insisted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis insistido | you (plural) will have insisted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren insistido | they will have insisted, you (plural formal) will have insisted |
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Imperative Tenses of Insistir
Insistir in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "insista", meaning "(to you formal) insist!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | insiste | (to you) insist! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | insista | (to you formal) insist! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | insistamos | let's insist! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | insistid | (to you plural) insist! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | insistan | (to you plural formal) insist! |
Insistir in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no insista", meaning "(to you formal) don't insist!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no insistas | (to you) don't insist! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no insista | (to you formal) don't insist! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no insistamos | let's not insist! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no insistáis | (to you plural) don't insist! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no insistan | (to you plural formal) don't insist! |
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