Portuguese reference
insistir
to insist
Regular · 24 form tables
Brazilian Portuguese, with você, a gente and vocês. The tables also include personal infinitives; supplied tu commands appear under other forms.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I insist |
| você, ele, ela | you insist; he/she insists |
| nós | we insist |
| a gente | we insist |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) insist; they insist |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am insisting |
| você, ele, ela | you are insisting; he/she is insisting |
| nós | we are insisting |
| a gente | we are insisting |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are insisting; they are insisting |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was insisting |
| você, ele, ela | you were insisting; he/she was insisting |
| nós | we were insisting |
| a gente | we were insisting |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were insisting; they were insisting |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I insisted |
| você, ele, ela | you insisted; he/she insisted |
| nós | we insisted |
| a gente | we insisted |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) insisted; they insisted |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I used to insist |
| você, ele, ela | you used to insist; he/she used to insist |
| nós | we used to insist |
| a gente | we used to insist |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) used to insist; they used to insist |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have been insisting |
| você, ele, ela | you have been insisting; he/she has been insisting |
| nós | we have been insisting |
| a gente | we have been insisting |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have been insisting; they have been insisting |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had insisted |
| você, ele, ela | you had insisted; he/she had insisted |
| nós | we had insisted |
| a gente | we had insisted |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had insisted; they had insisted |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had insisted |
| você, ele, ela | you had insisted; he/she had insisted |
| nós | we had insisted |
| a gente | we had insisted |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had insisted; they had insisted |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will insist |
| você, ele, ela | you will insist; he/she will insist |
| nós | we will insist |
| a gente | we will insist |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will insist; they will insist |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have insisted |
| você, ele, ela | you will have insisted; he/she will have insisted |
| nós | we will have insisted |
| a gente | we will have insisted |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have insisted; they will have insisted |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to insist |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to insist; he/she is going to insist |
| nós | we are going to insist |
| a gente | we are going to insist |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to insist; they are going to insist |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to insist |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to insist; he/she was going to insist |
| nós | we were going to insist |
| a gente | we were going to insist |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to insist; they were going to insist |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would insist |
| você, ele, ela | you would insist; he/she would insist |
| nós | we would insist |
| a gente | we would insist |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would insist; they would insist |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have insisted |
| você, ele, ela | you would have insisted; he/she would have insisted |
| nós | we would have insisted |
| a gente | we would have insisted |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have insisted; they would have insisted |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I insist |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you insist; (that) he/she insists |
| nós | (that) we insist |
| a gente | (that) we insist |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) insist; (that) they insist |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I insisted |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you insisted; (if) he/she insisted |
| nós | (if) we insisted |
| a gente | (if) we insisted |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) insisted; (if) they insisted |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have insisted |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have insisted; (that) he/she has insisted |
| nós | (that) we have insisted |
| a gente | (that) we have insisted |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have insisted; (that) they have insisted |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had insisted |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had insisted; (that) he/she had insisted |
| nós | (that) we had insisted |
| a gente | (that) we had insisted |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had insisted; (that) they had insisted |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I insist |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you insist; (when/if) he/she insists |
| nós | (when/if) we insist |
| a gente | (when/if) we insist |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) insist; (when/if) they insist |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have insisted |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have insisted; (when/if) he/she has insisted |
| nós | (when/if) we have insisted |
| a gente | (when/if) we have insisted |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have insisted; (when/if) they have insisted |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | insist! |
| nós | let's insist! |
| vocês, eles, elas | insist! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not insist! |
| nós | let's not insist! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not insist! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to insist |
| você, ele, ela | for you to insist; for him/her to insist |
| nós | for us to insist |
| a gente | for us to insist |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to insist; for them to insist |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have insisted |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have insisted; for him/her to have insisted |
| nós | for us to have insisted |
| a gente | for us to have insisted |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have insisted; for them to have insisted |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
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