insistir Imperfect Conjugation
insistir — to insist
The imperfect of insistir uses standard -ía endings: insistía, insistías, insistía, insistíamos, insistíais, insistían.
insistir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this tense to describe a repeated habit of insisting in the past or to set the scene for a story where someone was in the middle of making a demand.
Notes on insistir in the Imperfect
Insistir is regular in the imperfect. All forms carry an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Mi abuela siempre insistía en darnos comida.
My grandmother always insisted on giving us food.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros insistíamos todos los días.
We used to insist every day.
nosotros
Tú insistías en que no era necesario.
You kept insisting that it wasn't necessary.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: insistia
Correct: insistía
Why: The accent on the 'í' is mandatory for all -ir verbs in the imperfect.
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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.
Future
yo: insistiré
The future of insistir is regular: add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: insistiría
The conditional of insistir is formed by adding -ía endings to the infinitive: insistiría, insistirías, etc.
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.