insistir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
insistir — to insist
The imperfect subjunctive of insistir is insistiera, insistieras, insistiera, insistiéramos, insistierais, insistieran.
insistir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If I insisted...') or when a past-tense verb triggers the subjunctive (e.g., 'He told me to insist').
Notes on insistir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Insistir follows the regular pattern for -ir verbs in this tense, based on the 'ellos' preterite stem (insistier-).
Example Sentences
Si yo insistiera, ella vendría.
If I were to insist, she would come.
yo
Me pidió que no insistiera.
He asked me not to insist.
él/ella/usted
Si insistieras un poco, lo conseguirías.
If you insisted a little, you would get it.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: insistieramos
Correct: insistiéramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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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.
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.
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.