insistir
to insist
Insiste en pagar la cuenta.
He insists on paying the bill.
insistir present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
insistir present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
insistir preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
insistir imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
insistir present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
insistir future
Actions yet to happen.
insistir informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
insistir future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
insistir conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
insistir conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
insistir pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
insistir subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
insistir subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
insistir subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
insistir subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
insistir imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
insistir imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.