French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | persiste | persistais | persisterai | persisterais | persiste | persistasse | ||
| tu | persistes | persistais | persisteras | persisterais | persistes | persistasses | ||
| il | persiste | persistait | persistera | persisterait | persiste | persistât | ||
| nous | persistons | persistions | persisterons | persisterions | persistions | persistassions | ||
| vous | persistez | persistiez | persisterez | persisteriez | persistiez | persistassiez | ||
| ils | persistent | persistaient | persisteront | persisteraient | persistent | persistassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai persisté | avais persisté | aurai persisté | aurais persisté | aie persisté | eusse persisté | ||
| tu | as persisté | avais persisté | auras persisté | aurais persisté | aies persisté | eusses persisté | ||
| il | a persisté | avait persisté | aura persisté | aurait persisté | ait persisté | eût persisté | ||
| nous | avons persisté | avions persisté | aurons persisté | aurions persisté | ayons persisté | eussions persisté | ||
| vous | avez persisté | aviez persisté | aurez persisté | auriez persisté | ayez persisté | eussiez persisté | ||
| ils | ont persisté | avaient persisté | auront persisté | auraient persisté | aient persisté | eussent persisté | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | persistai | eus persisté | (tu) | persiste | Present | persistant | ||
| tu | persistas | eus persisté | (nous) | persistons | Past | persisté | ||
| il | persista | eut persisté | (vous) | persistez | Perfect | ayant persisté | ||
| nous | persistâmes | eûmes persisté | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | persistâtes | eûtes persisté | (tu) | aie persisté | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | persistèrent | eurent persisté | (nous) | ayons persisté | avoir persisté | |||
| (vous) | ayez persisté | |||||||
Persister is a regular -er verb.
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