Conjugation of the verb persist in English in all tenses

Here are the conjugation tables for the verb persist in English.

Conjugation of the verb persist in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I persist
  • you persist
  • he|she|it persists
  • we persist
  • you persist
  • they persist

Present Continuous

  • I am persisting
  • you are persisting
  • he|she|it is persisting
  • we are persisting
  • you are persisting
  • they are persisting

Present Perfect

  • I have persisted
  • you have persisted
  • he|she|it has persisted
  • we have persisted
  • you have persisted
  • they have persisted

Present Perfect Continuous

  • I have been persisting
  • you have been persisting
  • he|she|it has been persisting
  • we have been persisting
  • you have been persisting
  • they have been persisting

How to use these conjugation tenses in English? The Present expresses habit, frequency, general truth and state in English. The Present Continuous mainly expresses the idea of an action or activity that is still in progress. The Present Perfect expresses notions that are always related to the present or the consequence of an event. Finally, the Present Perfect Continuous associates with the idea of activity that of duration.

Conjugation of the verb persist in the past tenses

Simple past

  • I persisted
  • you persisted
  • he|she|it persisted
  • we persisted
  • you persisted
  • they persisted

Past continuous

  • I was persisting
  • you were persisting
  • he|she|it was persisting
  • we were persisting
  • you were persisting
  • they were persisting

Past perfect

  • I had persisted
  • you had persisted
  • he|she|it had persisted
  • we had persisted
  • you had persisted
  • they had persisted

Past perfect continuous

  • I had been persisting
  • you had been persisting
  • he|she|it had been persisting
  • we had been persisting
  • you had been persisting
  • they had been persisting

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Simple Past expresses completed actions unrelated to the present, dated past actions or habits. It is very often used in English. The Past Continuous (Simple Past + ING) on the other hand is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past or a past action in progress when another action occurs. The Past Perfect is used to indicate that the action took place before another past action. Finally, the Past Perfect Continuous is used to refer to a continuous action in the past that has continued until another past action.

Conjugation of the verb persist in the futur tenses

Future

  • I will persist
  • you will persist
  • he|she|it will persist
  • we will persist
  • you will persist
  • they will persist

Future continuous

  • I will be persisting
  • you will be persisting
  • he|she|it will be persisting
  • we will be persisting
  • you will be persisting
  • they will be persisting

Future perfect

  • I will have persisted
  • you will have persisted
  • he|she|it will have persisted
  • we will have persisted
  • you will have persisted
  • they will have persisted

Future perfect continuous

  • I will have been persisting
  • you will have been persisting
  • he|she|it will have been persisting
  • we will have been persisting
  • you will have been persisting
  • they will have been persisting

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Future is used to talk about factual actions in the future. The Future Continuous is used to talk about things that will be happening in the future. The Future Perfect is a conjugation tense not often used in English, this conjugation tense is used to talk about a future factual action prior to another one. Finally the Future Perfect Continuous is very rarely used, this tense is used to talk about a future action in progress and prior to another.

The different forms of the participle in English, for the verb to persist

Present participle

  • persisting

Past participle

  • persisted

Perfect Participle

  • having persisted

The imperative in English, for the verb to persist

Imperative

  • persist
  • let's persist
  • persist

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