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ITALIAN VERB

insistere

to insist

  • #443 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: insistito
  • Gerund: insistendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I insist
  2. tu you insist
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she insists
  4. noi we insist
  5. voi you all insist
  6. loro they insist

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I insisted
  2. tu you insisted
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she insisted
  4. noi we insisted
  5. voi you all insisted
  6. loro they insisted

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to insist
  2. tu you used to insist
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to insist
  4. noi we used to insist
  5. voi you all used to insist
  6. loro they used to insist

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will insist
  2. tu you will insist
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will insist
  4. noi we will insist
  5. voi you all will insist
  6. loro they will insist

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would insist
  2. tu you would insist
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would insist
  4. noi we would insist
  5. voi you all would insist
  6. loro they would insist

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I insist
  2. tu (that) you insist
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she insist
  4. noi (that) we insist
  5. voi (that) you all insist
  6. loro (that) they insist

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu insist!
  2. Lei insist! (formal)
  3. noi insist! (let’s)
  4. voi insist! (all of you)

How to use insistere

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

  1. Present

    Se insisti, prendo un altro bicchiere.

    If you insist, I'll have another glass.

  2. Past

    Ha insistito per accompagnarmi alla stazione.

    He insisted on taking me to the station.

  3. Imperfect

    Il bambino insisteva per restare al parco.

    The child kept insisting on staying at the park.

  4. Future

    Non insisterò, se non vuoi venire.

    I won't insist, if you don't want to come.

  5. Conditional

    Al posto tuo insisterei un po' di più.

    In your place I'd insist a bit more.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non mi piace che tu insista così tanto.

    I don't like you insisting so much.

  7. Imperative

    Non insistere, ha già detto di no.

    Don't insist, she already said no.

Good to know

  • Insistere su or per: insiste per pagare lui, he insists on paying.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.