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How to conjugate Exigir in Spanish

exigir to require, to demand Irregular Verb

At a glance: Exigir (to require, to demand) is a widely used irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: exijo, exiges, exige, exigimos, exigís, exigen. Yo changes g to j (exijo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (exija).

Past participle
exigido required
Gerund
exigiendo requiring
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requerir

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Indicative tenses of Exigir

Exigir in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of exigir is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “exijo”, meaning “I require”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoexijoI require
Túexigesyou require
Ella / Él / Ustedexiges/he requires
Nosotras / Nosotrosexigimoswe require
Vosotras / Vosotrosexigísyou (plural) require
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesexigenthey require

How it’s built: Yo changes g to j (exijo); the other forms are regular.

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Exigir in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of exigir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “exigí”, meaning “I required”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoexigíI required
Túexigisteyou required
Ella / Él / Ustedexigiós/he required
Nosotras / Nosotrosexigimoswe required
Vosotras / Vosotrosexigisteisyou (plural) required
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesexigieronthey required

How it’s built: Regular: stem exig- plus the -ir endings.

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Exigir in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of exigir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “exigía”, meaning “I used to require”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoexigíaI used to require
Túexigíasyou used to require
Ella / Él / Ustedexigías/he used to require
Nosotras / Nosotrosexigíamoswe used to require
Vosotras / Vosotrosexigíaisyou (plural) used to require
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesexigíanthey used to require

How it’s built: Regular: stem exig- plus the -ir endings.

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Exigir in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of exigir is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy exigiendo”, meaning “I am requiring”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy exigiendoI am requiring
Túestás exigiendoyou are requiring
Ella / Él / Ustedestá exigiendos/he is requiring
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos exigiendowe are requiring
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis exigiendoyou (plural) are requiring
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán exigiendothey are requiring

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund exigiendo.

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Exigir in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of exigir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a exigir”, meaning “I am going to require”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a exigirI am going to require
Túvas a exigiryou are going to require
Ella / Él / Ustedva a exigirs/he is going to require
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a exigirwe are going to require
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a exigiryou (plural) are going to require
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a exigirthey are going to require

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive exigir.

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Exigir in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of exigir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “exigiré”, meaning “I will require”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoexigiréI will require
Túexigirásyou will require
Ella / Él / Ustedexigirás/he will require
Nosotras / Nosotrosexigiremoswe will require
Vosotras / Vosotrosexigiréisyou (plural) will require
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesexigiránthey will require

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive exigir plus the future endings.

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Exigir in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of exigir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “exigiría”, meaning “I would require”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoexigiríaI would require
Túexigiríasyou would require
Ella / Él / Ustedexigirías/he would require
Nosotras / Nosotrosexigiríamoswe would require
Vosotras / Vosotrosexigiríaisyou (plural) would require
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesexigiríanthey would require

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive exigir plus the conditional endings.

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Exigir in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of exigir is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he exigido”, meaning “I have required”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe exigidoI have required
Túhas exigidoyou have required
Ella / Él / Ustedha exigidos/he has required
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos exigidowe have required
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis exigidoyou (plural) have required
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan exigidothey have required

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle exigido.

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Exigir in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of exigir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había exigido”, meaning “I had required”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía exigidoI had required
Túhabías exigidoyou had required
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía exigidos/he had required
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos exigidowe had required
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais exigidoyou (plural) had required
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían exigidothey had required

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle exigido.

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Exigir in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of exigir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré exigido”, meaning “I will have required”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré exigidoI will have required
Túhabrás exigidoyou will have required
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá exigidos/he will have required
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos exigidowe will have required
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis exigidoyou (plural) will have required
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán exigidothey will have required

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle exigido.

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Exigir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of exigir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría exigido”, meaning “I would have required”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría exigidoI would have required
Túhabrías exigidoyou would have required
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría exigidos/he would have required
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos exigidowe would have required
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais exigidoyou (plural) would have required
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían exigidothey would have required

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle exigido.

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Subjunctive tenses of Exigir

Exigir in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “exija”, meaning “I require”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoexijaI require
Túexijasyou require
Ella / Él / Ustedexijas/he requires
Nosotras / Nosotrosexijamoswe require
Vosotras / Vosotrosexijáisyou (plural) require
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesexijanthey require

How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, exijo (exija, exijas, exija, exijamos, exijáis, exijan).

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Exigir in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “exigiera”, meaning “I required”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoexigieraI required
Túexigierasyou required
Ella / Él / Ustedexigieras/he required
Nosotras / Nosotrosexigiéramoswe required
Vosotras / Vosotrosexigieraisyou (plural) required
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesexigieranthey required

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, exigieron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (exigiéramos).

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Exigir in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “exigiere”, meaning “I will require”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoexigiereI will require
Túexigieresyou will require
Ella / Él / Ustedexigieres/he will require
Nosotras / Nosotrosexigiéremoswe will require
Vosotras / Vosotrosexigiereisyou (plural) will require
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesexigierenthey will require

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, exigieron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (exigiéremos).

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Exigir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya exigido”, meaning “I have required”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya exigidoI have required
Túhayas exigidoyou have required
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya exigidos/he has required
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos exigidowe have required
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis exigidoyou (plural) have required
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan exigidothey have required

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle exigido.

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Exigir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera exigido”, meaning “I had required”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera exigidoI had required
Túhubieras exigidoyou had required
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera exigidos/he had required
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos exigidowe had required
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais exigidoyou (plural) had required
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran exigidothey had required

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle exigido.

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Exigir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere exigido”, meaning “I will have required”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere exigidoI will have required
Túhubieres exigidoyou will have required
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere exigidos/he will have required
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos exigidowe will have required
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis exigidoyou (plural) will have required
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren exigidothey will have required

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle exigido.

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Imperative tenses of Exigir

Exigir in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “exija”, meaning “(to you formal) require!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túexige(to you) require!
Ella / Él / Ustedexija(to you formal) require!
Nosotras / Nosotrosexijamoslet's require!
Vosotras / Vosotrosexigid(to you plural) require!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesexijan(to you plural formal) require!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (exige); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (exija, exijamos, exijan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (exigid).

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Exigir in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no exija”, meaning “(to you formal) don't require!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno exijas(to you) don't require!
Ella / Él / Ustedno exija(to you formal) don't require!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno exijamoslet's not require!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno exijáis(to you plural) don't require!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno exijan(to you plural formal) don't require!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no exijas, no exija, no exijamos, no exijáis, no exijan.

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Frequently asked questions about Exigir

Is exigir a regular or irregular verb?

Exigir is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo changes g to j (exijo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (exija).

How do you conjugate exigir in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), exigir is conjugated as: yo exijo, tú exiges, él/ella/usted exige, nosotros exigimos, vosotros exigís, ellos/ellas/ustedes exigen. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.

How do you conjugate exigir in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), exigir is conjugated as: yo exigí, tú exigiste, él/ella/usted exigió, nosotros exigimos, vosotros exigisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes exigieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate exigir in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), exigir is conjugated as: yo exigía, tú exigías, él/ella/usted exigía, nosotros exigíamos, vosotros exigíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes exigían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.

How do you conjugate exigir in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), exigir is conjugated as: yo exigiré, tú exigirás, él/ella/usted exigirá, nosotros exigiremos, vosotros exigiréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes exigirán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate exigir in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), exigir is conjugated as: yo exija, tú exijas, él/ella/usted exija, nosotros exijamos, vosotros exijáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes exijan. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.


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