insistir
to insistPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | insistoI insist | nosotros | insistimoswe insist |
| tú | insistesyou insist | vosotros | insistísyou all insist |
| él/ella/Ud. | insistehe/she insists | ellos/Uds. | insistenthey insist |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he insistidoI have insisted | nosotros | hemos insistidowe have insisted |
| tú | has insistidoyou have insisted | vosotros | habéis insistidoyou all have insisted |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha insistidohe/she has insisted | ellos/Uds. | han insistidothey have insisted |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | insista(that) I insist | nosotros | insistamos(that) we insist |
| tú | insistas(that) you insist | vosotros | insistáis(that) you all insist |
| él/ella/Ud. | insista(that) he/she insists | ellos/Uds. | insistan(that) they insist |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya insistido(that) I have insisted | nosotros | hayamos insistido(that) we have insisted |
| tú | hayas insistido(that) you have insisted | vosotros | hayáis insistido(that) you all have insisted |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya insistido(that) he/she has insisted | ellos/Uds. | hayan insistido(that) they have insisted |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | insistíI insisted | nosotros | insistimoswe insisted |
| tú | insististeyou insisted | vosotros | insististeisyou all insisted |
| él/ella/Ud. | insistióhe/she insisted | ellos/Uds. | insistieronthey insisted |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | insistíaI used to insist | nosotros | insistíamoswe used to insist |
| tú | insistíasyou used to insist | vosotros | insistíaisyou all used to insist |
| él/ella/Ud. | insistíahe/she used to insist | ellos/Uds. | insistíanthey used to insist |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había insistidoI had insisted | nosotros | habíamos insistidowe had insisted |
| tú | habías insistidoyou had insisted | vosotros | habíais insistidoyou all had insisted |
| él/ella/Ud. | había insistidohe/she had insisted | ellos/Uds. | habían insistidothey had insisted |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | insistiera(that) I insisted | nosotros | insistiéramos(that) we insisted |
| tú | insistieras(that) you insisted | vosotros | insistierais(that) you all insisted |
| él/ella/Ud. | insistiera(that) he/she insisted | ellos/Uds. | insistieran(that) they insisted |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | insistiese(that) I insisted | nosotros | insistiésemos(that) we insisted |
| tú | insistieses(that) you insisted | vosotros | insistieseis(that) you all insisted |
| él/ella/Ud. | insistiese(that) he/she insisted | ellos/Uds. | insistiesen(that) they insisted |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera insistido(that) I had insisted | nosotros | hubiéramos insistido(that) we had insisted |
| tú | hubieras insistido(that) you had insisted | vosotros | hubierais insistido(that) you all had insisted |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera insistido(that) he/she had insisted | ellos/Uds. | hubieran insistido(that) they had insisted |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube insistidoI had insisted | nosotros | hubimos insistidowe had insisted |
| tú | hubiste insistidoyou had insisted | vosotros | hubisteis insistidoyou all had insisted |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo insistidohe/she had insisted | ellos/Uds. | hubieron insistidothey had insisted |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | insistiréI will insist | nosotros | insistiremoswe will insist |
| tú | insistirásyou will insist | vosotros | insistiréisyou all will insist |
| él/ella/Ud. | insistiráhe/she will insist | ellos/Uds. | insistiránthey will insist |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | insistiríaI would insist | nosotros | insistiríamoswe would insist |
| tú | insistiríasyou would insist | vosotros | insistiríaisyou all would insist |
| él/ella/Ud. | insistiríahe/she would insist | ellos/Uds. | insistiríanthey would insist |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré insistidoI will have insisted | nosotros | habremos insistidowe will have insisted |
| tú | habrás insistidoyou will have insisted | vosotros | habréis insistidoyou all will have insisted |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá insistidohe/she will have insisted | ellos/Uds. | habrán insistidothey will have insisted |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría insistidoI would have insisted | nosotros | habríamos insistidowe would have insisted |
| tú | habrías insistidoyou would have insisted | vosotros | habríais insistidoyou all would have insisted |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría insistidohe/she would have insisted | ellos/Uds. | habrían insistidothey would have insisted |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | insistiere(should) I insist | nosotros | insistiéremos(should) we insist |
| tú | insistieres(should) you insist | vosotros | insistiereis(should) you all insist |
| él/ella/Ud. | insistiere(should) he/she insist | ellos/Uds. | insistieren(should) they insist |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | insistamoslet's insist |
| tú | insisteinsist! | vosotros | insistidinsist! |
| él/ella/Ud. | insistainsist! | ellos/Uds. | insistaninsist! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no insistamoslet's not insist |
| tú | no insistasdon't insist | vosotros | no insistáisdon't insist |
| él/ella/Ud. | no insistadon't insist | ellos/Uds. | no insistandon't insist |
