All verbs

/ɛ̃siste/to insistB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
an infinitive · pour · sur — sur for the point, pour + infinitive for insisting on doing something

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
insistons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

insist-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

insist-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

insist-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

insist-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

insist-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
insister
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

insister-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

insister-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

insister

Past participle
insisté

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

insisté

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

insisté

Conjugation

présent
Ij'insiste/ʒɛ̃sist/I insist
youtu insistes/ty ɛ̃sist/you insist
he/sheil insiste/il ɛ̃sist/he insists
wenous insistons/nuz ɛ̃sistɔ̃/we insist
youvous insistez/vuz ɛ̃siste/you insist
theyils insistent/ilz ɛ̃sist/they insist

Examples

  • N'insiste pas.

    /nɛ̃.sist pa/

    Don't push it.

  • Il a insisté sur ce point.

    /il a ɛ̃.sis.te syʁ sə pwɛ̃/

    He stressed that point.

  • Il a insisté pour venir.

    /il a ɛ̃.sis.te puʁ və.niʁ/

    He insisted on coming.

Set phrases

  • insister sur

    to stress, to emphasise

Notes

  • insister sur is often just "to emphasise", with none of the pushiness of English "insist on".