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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

insistir

to insist

  • #306 most used
  • Regular -ir verb
  • Gerund: insistindo
  • Past participle: insistido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I insist
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you insist
  3. nós we insist
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all insist

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I insisted
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you insisted
  3. nós we insisted
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all insisted

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to insist
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to insist
  3. nós we are going to insist
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to insist

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to insist
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to insist
  3. nós we used to insist
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to insist

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would insist
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would insist
  3. nós we would insist
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would insist

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I insist
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you insist
  3. nós (that) we insist
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all insist

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I insisted
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you insisted
  3. nós (if) we insisted
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all insisted

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I insist
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you insist
  3. nós (when) we insist
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all insist

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você insist!
  2. vocês insist! (all of you)

How to use insistir

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Meu pai insiste em pagar a conta sempre.

    My father always insists on paying the bill.

  2. Past

    Ela insistiu tanto que eu acabei aceitando.

    She insisted so much that I ended up accepting.

  3. Future

    Não vou insistir, você já disse que não.

    I'm not going to insist, you already said no.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha avó insistia para a gente comer mais.

    My grandmother used to insist that we eat more.

  5. Conditional

    Eu não insistiria se fosse você.

    I wouldn't push it if I were you.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Mesmo que ele insista, não dê o seu número.

    Even if he insists, don't give him your number.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você insistisse um pouco, ela ia junto.

    If you insisted a little, she'd come along.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se o vendedor insistir, diga que vai pensar.

    If the salesman insists, say you'll think about it.

  9. Imperative

    Insista mais um pouco, ele acaba dizendo sim.

    Keep at it a little more, he'll end up saying yes.

Good to know

  • "Insistir em" takes "em": "ele insiste em pagar a conta".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ir verb.