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Conjugation of the Italian verb insistere

A list of the common conjugations for the Italian verb insistere, along with their English translations.

insistere is an irregular verb

Infinitive		Scored
insistere	to insist

Present		Scored
io insisto	I insist
tu insisti	you insist
lui insiste	he insists
lei insiste	she insists
noi insistiamo	we insist
voi insistete	you insist
loro insistono	they insist

Imperfect		Scored
io insistevo	I was insisting
tu insistevi	you were insisting
lui insisteva	he was insisting
lei insisteva	she was insisting
noi insistevamo	we were insisting
voi insistevate	you were insisting
loro insistevano	they were insisting

Past Historic / Passato remoto This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passato Prossimo is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
io insistetti	I insisted
tu insistesti	you insisted
lui insistette	he insisted
lei insistette	she insisted
noi insistemmo	we insisted
voi insisteste	you insisted
loro insistettero	they insisted

Past / Passato prossimo		Scored
io ho insistito	I insisted
tu hai insistito	you insisted
lui ha insistito	he insisted
lei ha insistito	she insisted
noi abbiamo insistito	we insisted
voi avete insistito	you insisted
loro hanno insistito	they insisted

Pluperfect / Trapassato prossimo		Scored
io avevo insistito	I had insisted
tu avevi insistito	you had insisted
lui aveva insistito	he had insisted
lei aveva insistito	she had insisted
noi avevamo insistito	we had insisted
voi avevate insistito	you had insisted
loro avevano insistito	they had insisted

Future		Scored
io insisterò	I will insist
tu insisterai	you will insist
lui insisterà	he will insist
lei insisterà	she will insist
noi insisteremo	we will insist
voi insisterete	you will insist
loro insisteranno	they will insist

Future Perfect / Futuro anteriore The Italian Future Perfect or Futuro anteriore is made with the future tense of avere for transitive verbs or essere for reflexive and intransitive verbs and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take essere, or with the direct object for verbs that take avere.		Scored
io avrò insistito	I will have insisted
tu avrai insistito	you will have insisted
lui avrà insistito	he will have insisted
lei avrà insistito	she will have insisted
noi avremo insistito	we will have insisted
voi avrete insistito	you will have insisted
loro avranno insistito	they will have insisted

Conditional		Scored
io insisterei	I would insist
tu insisteresti	you would insist
lui insisterebbe	he would insist
lei insisterebbe	she would insist
noi insisteremmo	we would insist
voi insistereste	you would insist
loro insisterebbero	they would insist

Conditional Perfect / Condizionale Passato The Italian Conditional Perfect or Condizionale Passato is made with the conditional tense of avere for transitive verbs or essere for reflexive and intransitive verbs and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take essere, or with the direct object for verbs that take avere.		Scored
io avrei insistito	I would have insisted
tu avresti insistito	you would have insisted
lui avrebbe insistito	he would have insisted
lei avrebbe insistito	she would have insisted
noi avremmo insistito	we would have insisted
voi avreste insistito	you would have insisted
loro avrebbero insistito	they would have insisted

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io insista	(... that) I insist
(... che) tu insista	(... that) you insist
(... che) lui insista	(... that) he insists
(... che) lei insista	(... that) she insists
(... che) noi insistiamo	(... that) we insist
(... che) voi insistiate	(... that) you insist
(... che) loro insistano	(... that) they insist

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io insistessi	(... that) I was insisting
(... che) tu insistessi	(... that) you were insisting
(... che) lui insistesse	(... that) he was insisting
(... che) lei insistesse	(... that) she was insisting
(... che) noi insistessimo	(... that) we were insisting
(... che) voi insisteste	(... that) you were insisting
(... che) loro insistessero	(... that) they were insisting

Imperative		Scored
insisti	Insist
insistiamo	Let's insist
insistete	Insist

Present Participle		Scored
insistente	insisting

Past Participle		Scored
insistito	insisted

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