How to conjugate porfiar in Subjunctive Imperfect in Spanish

porfiar
to insist, to persist, to argue
regular verb

Porfiar means to insist or persist in doing something, often in an argumentative or stubborn manner. It can also imply arguing or debating persistently.

How to conjugate porfiar in Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

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Subjunctive Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
porfiara
porfiaras
Él / Ella / Usted
porfiara
Nosotros / Nosotras
porfiáramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
porfiarais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
porfiaran

Examples of porfiar in Subjunctive Imperfect

Yo
Esperaba que él porfiara en sus decisiones.
I hoped that he would insist on his decisions.
No creía que tú porfiaras tanto.
I didn't believe that you would insist so much.
Él / Ella / Usted
Era posible que ella porfiara en el tema.
It was possible that she insisted on the topic.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Queríamos que nosotros porfiáramos juntos.
We wanted us to insist together.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Esperaban que vosotros porfiarais en la discusión.
They hoped that you all would insist in the discussion.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
No pensaba que ellos porfiaran tanto.
I didn't think that they would insist so much.

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