insistir Conditional Conjugation
insistir — to insist
The conditional of insistir is formed by adding -ía endings to the infinitive: insistiría, insistirías, etc.
insistir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would insist' if a certain condition were met, or to make a polite suggestion about sticking to a point.
Notes on insistir in the Conditional
Insistir is regular in the conditional. It uses the full infinitive as the stem.
Example Sentences
Yo insistiría si fuera tú.
I would insist if I were you.
yo
¿Insistirías tú en esa situación?
Would you insist in that situation?
tú
Nosotros insistiríamos más si tuviéramos tiempo.
We would insist more if we had time.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: insistiria
Correct: insistiría
Why: Like the imperfect, the conditional requires an accent on the 'í' for all forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: insisto
The present tense of insistir is regular: insisto, insistes, insiste, insistimos, insistís, insisten.
Preterite
yo: insistí
The preterite of insistir follows the regular -ir pattern: insistí, insististe, insistió, insistimos, insististeis, insistieron.
Imperfect
yo: insistía
The imperfect of insistir uses standard -ía endings: insistía, insistías, insistía, insistíamos, insistíais, insistían.
Future
yo: insistiré
The future of insistir is regular: add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: insista
The present subjunctive of insistir uses -a endings: insista, insistas, insista, insistamos, insistáis, insistan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: insistiera
The imperfect subjunctive of insistir is insistiera, insistieras, insistiera, insistiéramos, insistierais, insistieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: insiste
The affirmative imperative of insistir uses insiste (tú), insista (usted), and insistid (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no insistas
The negative imperative of insistir uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms.