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Conjugation persist conjugation
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persist · verb
Present I persist
Positive I persist
Singular
1st person I persist
2nd person you persist
3rd person he/she/it persists
Plural
1st person we persist
2nd person you persist
3rd person they persist
Negative I don't persist
Singular
1st person I don't persist I do not persist
2nd person you don't persist you do not persist
3rd person he/she/it doesn't persist he/she/it does not persist
Plural
1st person we don't persist we do not persist
2nd person you don't persist you do not persist
3rd person they don't persist they do not persist
Question do I persist?
Singular
1st person do I persist?
2nd person do you persist?
3rd person does he/she/it persist?
Plural
1st person do we persist?
2nd person do you persist?
3rd person do they persist?
Negative question don't I persist?
Singular
1st person don't I persist? do I not persist?
2nd person don't you persist? do you not persist?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it persist? does he/she/it not persist?
Plural
1st person don't we persist? do we not persist?
2nd person don't you persist? do you not persist?
3rd person don't they persist? do they not persist?
Past I persisted
Positive I persisted
Singular
1st person I persisted
2nd person you persisted
3rd person he/she/it persisted
Plural
1st person we persisted
2nd person you persisted
3rd person they persisted
Negative I didn't persist
Singular
1st person I didn't persist I did not persist
2nd person you didn't persist you did not persist
3rd person he/she/it didn't persist he/she/it did not persist
Plural
1st person we didn't persist we did not persist
2nd person you didn't persist you did not persist
3rd person they didn't persist they did not persist
Question did I persist?
Singular
1st person did I persist?
2nd person did you persist?
3rd person did he/she/it persist?
Plural
1st person did we persist?
2nd person did you persist?
3rd person did they persist?
Negative question didn't I persist?
Singular
1st person didn't I persist? did I not persist?
2nd person didn't you persist? did you not persist?
3rd person didn't he/she/it persist? did he/she/it not persist?
Plural
1st person didn't we persist? did we not persist?
2nd person didn't you persist? did you not persist?
3rd person didn't they persist? did they not persist?
Future I'll persist
Positive I'll persist
Singular
1st person I'll persist I will persist
2nd person you'll persist you will persist
3rd person he/she/it'll persist he/she/it will persist
Plural
1st person we'll persist we will persist
2nd person you'll persist you will persist
3rd person they'll persist they will persist
Negative I won't persist
Singular
1st person I won't persist I will not persist
2nd person you won't persist you will not persist
3rd person he/she/it won't persist he/she/it will not persist
Plural
1st person we won't persist we will not persist
2nd person you won't persist you will not persist
3rd person they won't persist they will not persist
Question will I persist?
Singular
1st person will I persist?
2nd person will you persist?
3rd person will he/she/it persist?
Plural
1st person will we persist?
2nd person will you persist?
3rd person will they persist?
Negative question won't I persist?
Singular
1st person won't I persist? will I not persist?
2nd person won't you persist? will you not persist?
3rd person won't he/she/it persist? will he/she/it not persist?
Plural
1st person won't we persist? will we not persist?
2nd person won't you persist? will you not persist?
3rd person won't they persist? will they not persist?
Conditional I'd persist
Positive I'd persist
Singular
1st person I'd persist I would persist
2nd person you'd persist you would persist
3rd person he/she/it'd persist he/she/it would persist
Plural
1st person we'd persist we would persist
2nd person you'd persist you would persist
3rd person they'd persist they would persist
Negative I wouldn't persist
Singular
1st person I wouldn't persist I would not persist
2nd person you wouldn't persist you would not persist
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't persist he/she/it would not persist
Plural
1st person we wouldn't persist we would not persist
2nd person you wouldn't persist you would not persist
3rd person they wouldn't persist they would not persist
Question would I persist?
Singular
1st person would I persist?
2nd person would you persist?
3rd person would he/she/it persist?
Plural
1st person would we persist?
2nd person would you persist?
3rd person would they persist?
Negative question wouldn't I persist?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I persist? would I not persist?
2nd person wouldn't you persist? would you not persist?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it persist? would he/she/it not persist?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we persist? would we not persist?
2nd person wouldn't you persist? would you not persist?
3rd person wouldn't they persist? would they not persist?
Present continuous I'm persisting
Positive I'm persisting
Singular
1st person I'm persisting I am persisting
2nd person you're persisting you are persisting
3rd person he/she/it's persisting he/she/it is persisting
Plural
1st person we're persisting we are persisting
2nd person you're persisting you are persisting
3rd person they're persisting they are persisting
Negative I'm not persisting
Singular
1st person I'm not persisting I am not persisting
2nd person you aren't persisting you're not persisting you are not persisting
3rd person he/she/it isn't persisting he/she/it's not persisting he/she/it is not persisting
Plural
1st person we aren't persisting we're not persisting we are not persisting
2nd person you aren't persisting you're not persisting you are not persisting
3rd person they aren't persisting they're not persisting they are not persisting
Question am I persisting?
Singular
1st person am I persisting?
2nd person are you persisting?
3rd person is he/she/it persisting?
Plural
1st person are we persisting?
2nd person are you persisting?
3rd person are they persisting?
Negative question aren't I persisting?
Singular
1st person aren't I persisting? am I not persisting?
2nd person aren't you persisting? are you not persisting?
3rd person isn't he/she/it persisting? is he/she/it not persisting?
Plural
1st person aren't we persisting? are we not persisting?
2nd person aren't you persisting? are you not persisting?
3rd person aren't they persisting? are they not persisting?
Past continuous I was persisting
Positive I was persisting
Singular
1st person I was persisting
2nd person you were persisting
3rd person he/she/it was persisting
Plural
1st person we were persisting
2nd person you were persisting
3rd person they were persisting
Negative I wasn't persisting
Singular
1st person I wasn't persisting I was not persisting
2nd person you weren't persisting you were not persisting
3rd person he/she/it wasn't persisting he/she/it was not persisting
Plural
1st person we weren't persisting we were not persisting
2nd person you weren't persisting you were not persisting
3rd person they weren't persisting they were not persisting
Question was I persisting?
Singular
1st person was I persisting?
2nd person were you persisting?
3rd person was he/she/it persisting?
Plural
1st person were we persisting?
2nd person were you persisting?
3rd person were they persisting?
Negative question wasn't I persisting?
Singular
1st person wasn't I persisting? was I not persisting?
2nd person weren't you persisting? were you not persisting?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it persisting? was he/she/it not persisting?
Plural
1st person weren't we persisting? were we not persisting?
2nd person weren't you persisting? were you not persisting?
3rd person weren't they persisting? were they not persisting?
Future continuous I'll be persisting
Positive I'll be persisting
Singular
1st person I'll be persisting I will be persisting
2nd person you'll be persisting you will be persisting
3rd person he/she/it'll be persisting he/she/it will be persisting
Plural
1st person we'll be persisting we will be persisting
2nd person you'll be persisting you will be persisting
3rd person they'll be persisting they will be persisting
Negative I won't be persisting
Singular
1st person I won't be persisting I will not be persisting
2nd person you won't be persisting you will not be persisting
3rd person he/she/it won't be persisting he/she/it will not be persisting
Plural
1st person we won't be persisting we will not be persisting
2nd person you won't be persisting you will not be persisting
3rd person they won't be persisting they will not be persisting
Question will I be persisting?
Singular
1st person will I be persisting?
2nd person will you be persisting?
3rd person will he/she/it be persisting?
Plural
1st person will we be persisting?
2nd person will you be persisting?
3rd person will they be persisting?
Negative question won't I be persisting?
Singular
1st person won't I be persisting? will I not be persisting?
2nd person won't you be persisting? will you not be persisting?
3rd person won't he/she/it be persisting? will he/she/it not be persisting?
Plural
1st person won't we be persisting? will we not be persisting?
2nd person won't you be persisting? will you not be persisting?
3rd person won't they be persisting? will they not be persisting?
Conditional continuous I'd be persisting
Positive I'd be persisting
Singular
1st person I'd be persisting I would be persisting
2nd person you'd be persisting you would be persisting
3rd person he/she/it'd be persisting he/she/it would be persisting
Plural
1st person we'd be persisting we would be persisting
2nd person you'd be persisting you would be persisting
3rd person they'd be persisting they would be persisting
Negative I wouldn't be persisting
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be persisting I would not be persisting
2nd person you wouldn't be persisting you would not be persisting
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be persisting he/she/it would not be persisting
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be persisting we would not be persisting
2nd person you wouldn't be persisting you would not be persisting
3rd person they wouldn't be persisting they would not be persisting
Question would I be persisting?
Singular
1st person would I be persisting?
2nd person would you be persisting?
3rd person would he/she/it be persisting?
Plural
1st person would we be persisting?
2nd person would you be persisting?
3rd person would they be persisting?
Negative question wouldn't I be persisting?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be persisting? would I not be persisting?
2nd person wouldn't you be persisting? would you not be persisting?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be persisting? would he/she/it not be persisting?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be persisting? would we not be persisting?
2nd person wouldn't you be persisting? would you not be persisting?
3rd person wouldn't they be persisting? would they not be persisting?
Present perfect I've persisted
Positive I've persisted
Singular
1st person I've persisted I have persisted
2nd person you've persisted you have persisted
3rd person he/she/it's persisted he/she/it has persisted
Plural
1st person we've persisted we have persisted
2nd person you've persisted you have persisted
3rd person they've persisted they have persisted
Negative I haven't persisted
Singular
1st person I haven't persisted I have not persisted
2nd person you haven't persisted you have not persisted
3rd person he/she/it hasn't persisted he/she/it has not persisted
Plural
1st person we haven't persisted we have not persisted
2nd person you haven't persisted you have not persisted
3rd person they haven't persisted they have not persisted
Question have I persisted?
Singular
1st person have I persisted?
2nd person have you persisted?
3rd person has he/she/it persisted?
Plural
1st person have we persisted?
2nd person have you persisted?
3rd person have they persisted?
Negative question haven't I persisted?
Singular
1st person haven't I persisted? have I not persisted?
2nd person haven't you persisted? have you not persisted?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it persisted? has he/she/it not persisted?
Plural
1st person haven't we persisted? have we not persisted?
2nd person haven't you persisted? have you not persisted?
3rd person haven't they persisted? have they not persisted?
Past perfect I had persisted
Positive I had persisted
Singular
1st person I had persisted
2nd person you had persisted
3rd person he/she/it had persisted
Plural
1st person we had persisted
2nd person you had persisted
3rd person they had persisted
Negative I hadn't persisted
Singular
1st person I hadn't persisted I had not persisted
2nd person you hadn't persisted you had not persisted
3rd person he/she/it hadn't persisted he/she/it had not persisted
Plural
1st person we hadn't persisted we had not persisted
2nd person you hadn't persisted you had not persisted
3rd person they hadn't persisted they had not persisted
Question had I persisted?
Singular
1st person had I persisted?
2nd person had you persisted?
3rd person had he/she/it persisted?
Plural
1st person had we persisted?
2nd person had you persisted?
3rd person had they persisted?
Negative question hadn't I persisted?
Singular
1st person hadn't I persisted? had I not persisted?
2nd person hadn't you persisted? had you not persisted?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it persisted? had he/she/it not persisted?
Plural
1st person hadn't we persisted? had we not persisted?
2nd person hadn't you persisted? had you not persisted?
3rd person hadn't they persisted? had they not persisted?
Future perfect I'll have persisted
Positive I'll have persisted
Singular
1st person I'll have persisted I will have persisted
2nd person you'll have persisted you will have persisted
3rd person he/she/it'll have persisted he/she/it will have persisted
Plural
1st person we'll have persisted we will have persisted
2nd person you'll have persisted you will have persisted
3rd person they'll have persisted they will have persisted
Negative I won't have persisted
Singular
1st person I won't have persisted I will not have persisted
2nd person you won't have persisted you will not have persisted
3rd person he/she/it won't have persisted he/she/it will not have persisted
Plural
1st person we won't have persisted we will not have persisted
2nd person you won't have persisted you will not have persisted
3rd person they won't have persisted they will not have persisted
Question +'ll I have persisted?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have persisted? will I have persisted?
2nd person +'ll you have persisted? will you have persisted?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have persisted? will he/she/it have persisted?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have persisted? will we have persisted?
2nd person +'ll you have persisted? will you have persisted?
3rd person +'ll they have persisted? will they have persisted?
Negative question won't I have persisted?
Singular
1st person won't I have persisted? will I not have persisted?
2nd person won't you have persisted? will you not have persisted?
3rd person won't he/she/it have persisted? will he/she/it not have persisted?
Plural
1st person won't we have persisted? will we not have persisted?
2nd person won't you have persisted? will you not have persisted?
3rd person won't they have persisted? will they not have persisted?
Conditional perfect I'd have persisted
Positive I'd have persisted
Singular
1st person I'd have persisted I would have persisted
2nd person you'd have persisted you would have persisted
3rd person he/she/it'd have persisted he/she/it would have persisted
Plural
1st person we'd have persisted we would have persisted
2nd person you'd have persisted you would have persisted
3rd person they'd have persisted they would have persisted
Negative I wouldn't have persisted
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have persisted I would not have persisted
2nd person you wouldn't have persisted you would not have persisted
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have persisted he/she/it would not have persisted
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have persisted we would not have persisted
2nd person you wouldn't have persisted you would not have persisted
3rd person they wouldn't have persisted they would not have persisted
Question would I have persisted?
Singular
1st person would I have persisted?
2nd person would you have persisted?
3rd person would he/she/it have persisted?
Plural
1st person would we have persisted?
2nd person would you have persisted?
3rd person would they have persisted?
Negative question wouldn't I have persisted?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have persisted? would I not have persisted?
2nd person wouldn't you have persisted? would you not have persisted?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have persisted? would he/she/it not have persisted?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have persisted? would we not have persisted?
2nd person wouldn't you have persisted? would you not have persisted?
3rd person wouldn't they have persisted? would they not have persisted?
Imperative persist!
Positive
you persist!
we let's persist!
Negative
you don't persist!
we let's not persist!
Examples persist examples
How do I use persist in a sentence?
Simple sentences
Most aspects of climate change will persist for many centuries even if emissions are stopped.
The anthropologist says odd customs do persist in the region.
To err is human, but to persist in error is diabolical.
We intend to persist.
Movie subtitles
The key question is; how far down does the water persist beneath the surface and if you go far enough, is the pressure and temperature high enough that the water would be liquid, not in the form of ice?
Your health will be ruined if you persist in this madness.
Oh, why do you persist?
Do you still persist in your intentions?
Do you persist in it?
But to persist in obstinate condolement is a course of impious stubbornness.
If you persist in your attitude, if give way to that commandment.
So you persist in lying about that, too.
Why do you persist in embarrassing me?
They won't be able to go on if you persist in driving.
Must you persist in the face of everything?
If you persist in denying us our landings, then we must only accept that you do not want us on friendly terms.
If you persist in continuing, I cannot answer for the consequences.
And you persist in declaring your occupation as being a librarian.
But deep within me would still persist something, understand me, something like an aching consolation.
Or rather, if they had let him persist. my son would be today a great painter, or a great sculptor.
You persist in trying to provoke me.
If we persist and follow them, and wait for the opportunity their guard will be down some time during the long journey.
Then I am not joking when I tell you that if you persist in this ridiculous notion of joining our profession your wisest course is to register at once for unemployment pay.
Do not persist against who no longer exists.
And it is good you've inhaled a little of the spirit of the West, for it has become necessary that our aged Nippon can persist in the struggle for the space of the earth.
Cornusse and the Baron persist in their contradictory statements and the body remains unindentified.
If you persist, there's one thing I shall have to do.
If you persist in thinking I am, you're going to be terribly disappointed.
I assure you that it is absolutely useless for you to persist in this sentiment.
If you persist in denying us our landings,.then we must only accept that you do not want us on friendly terms.
Why do you persist, Muratova?
To the men on both sides, exhausted for want of food and rest, the doubt began to come whether they should still persist in slaughtering one another.
Captain, may I enquire if you intend to persist in your unusual course of action regarding the Halkans?
Yes, I persist.
Yet you persist?
The readings persist.
If they persist, they will be so charged and forever barred from Eden.
News and current affairs
Otherwise, speculation on member states' national debt will persist, keeping borrowing costs at levels that are inconsistent with the conditions required to sustain economic recovery.
Moreover, political gridlock over fiscal adjustment is likely to persist, regardless of whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney wins November's presidential election.
Yet without shareholder pressure, all the signs are that the problem will persist.
Instead of leaving the world's most vulnerable people without access to family planning, education, and basic health care, we need to end extreme poverty and reduce the soaring fertility rates that persist in the poorest parts of the world.
They also explained why shocks to the economy might be amplified, and their effects persist, well after the original disturbance disappeared.
The costs would also come much sooner than the benefits and persist much longer.
But, while this disconnect could continue for some time if no alternative program emerges, the huge gap between financial markets' performance and most people's well-being is unlikely to persist in the longer term.
But no progress is possible as long as the Bush administration and Ehud Olmert's Israeli government persist in refusing to recognize a unity government that includes Hamas.
The stakes for a peaceful regional order are too high for Israel and the United States to persist in refusing to put Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's current peace offensive to the test.
As a result, structural unemployment in France and Southern Europe would persist.
The status quo will also likely persist in Colombia.
Pockets of polio transmission also persist in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
Not only are key issues such as Jerusalem and Palestinian refugees insoluble without an all-Arab consensus, but any country that is left out of the peace process is bound to persist in its role as a revolutionary power bent on regional destabilization.
Surely, elements of corporatist thinking persist today.
Third, the corporate sector faces a glut of capacity, and a weak recovery of profitability is likely if growth is anemic and deflationary pressures still persist.
The conference ground rules exclude radical forces - Syria and Hamas - thus encouraging them to persist in their role as spoilers.
Nonetheless, the child-liberation movement that Satyarthi, Yousafzai, and others have helped to mobilize is growing by the day, and new, courageous voices are speaking out against injustices that cannot be allowed to persist for another generation.
To the extent that those fears persist, additional monetary easing can be expected.
The positive correlation between income and democracy that one sees across countries could be due to reverse causation: democracy is more likely to persist as a country grows richer.
If Fretilin persists in its decision to obstruct the government, instability will persist.
Even more important, inflation expectations have started to de-anchor: forecasters and investors expect the undershooting of the target to persist over the medium term.
But Europe should move more decisively in this direction. Otherwise, speculation on member states' national debt will persist, keeping borrowing costs at levels that are inconsistent with the conditions required to sustain economic recovery.
Such subsidies are a global scandal, yet large payments to largely wealthy American and Greek cotton growers seem likely to persist for many years.
As a result, America's cold war with Iran is likely to persist.
The Bush administration may be correct in arguing that the extremely high costs and risks of promoting democracy are less than the costs and risks of allowing the authoritarian status quo in the Middle east to persist indefinitely.
Anti-Americanism, they say, will persist because some people see America as a cultural threat.