French reference
insister
to insist
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I insist |
| tu | you insist |
| il/elle/on | he/she insists |
| nous | we insist |
| vous | you (plural/formal) insist |
| ils/elles | they insist |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I insisted; I have insisted |
| tu | you insisted; you have insisted |
| il/elle/on | he/she insisted; he/she has insisted |
| nous | we insisted; we have insisted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) insisted; you (plural/formal) have insisted |
| ils/elles | they insisted; they have insisted |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to insist |
| tu | you used to insist |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to insist |
| nous | we used to insist |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to insist |
| ils/elles | they used to insist |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had insisted |
| tu | you had insisted |
| il/elle/on | he/she had insisted |
| nous | we had insisted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had insisted |
| ils/elles | they had insisted |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will insist |
| tu | you will insist |
| il/elle/on | he/she will insist |
| nous | we will insist |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will insist |
| ils/elles | they will insist |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have insisted |
| tu | you will have insisted |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have insisted |
| nous | we will have insisted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have insisted |
| ils/elles | they will have insisted |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to insist |
| tu | you are going to insist |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to insist |
| nous | we are going to insist |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to insist |
| ils/elles | they are going to insist |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just insisted |
| tu | you have just insisted |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just insisted |
| nous | we have just insisted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just insisted |
| ils/elles | they have just insisted |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I insisted |
| tu | you insisted |
| il/elle/on | he/she insisted |
| nous | we insisted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) insisted |
| ils/elles | they insisted |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had insisted |
| tu | you had insisted |
| il/elle/on | he/she had insisted |
| nous | we had insisted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had insisted |
| ils/elles | they had insisted |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would insist |
| tu | you would insist |
| il/elle/on | he/she would insist |
| nous | we would insist |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would insist |
| ils/elles | they would insist |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have insisted |
| tu | you would have insisted |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have insisted |
| nous | we would have insisted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have insisted |
| ils/elles | they would have insisted |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have insisted |
| tu | you would have insisted |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have insisted |
| nous | we would have insisted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have insisted |
| ils/elles | they would have insisted |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I insist |
| tu | (that) you insist |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she insists |
| nous | (that) we insist |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) insist |
| ils/elles | (that) they insist |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have insisted |
| tu | (that) you have insisted |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has insisted |
| nous | (that) we have insisted |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have insisted |
| ils/elles | (that) they have insisted |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I insisted |
| tu | (that) you insisted |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she insisted |
| nous | (that) we insisted |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) insisted |
| ils/elles | (that) they insisted |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had insisted |
| tu | (that) you had insisted |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had insisted |
| nous | (that) we had insisted |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had insisted |
| ils/elles | (that) they had insisted |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | insist! |
| nous | let's insist! |
| vous | insist! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have insisted by then! |
| nous | let's have insisted by then! |
| vous | have insisted by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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