Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Exigir in Spanish
To require, to demand Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Exigir
- Exigir in the Indicative Present
- Exigir in the Indicative Preterite
- Exigir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Exigir in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Exigir in the Indicative Informal Future
- Exigir in the Indicative Future
- Exigir in the Indicative Conditional
- Exigir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Exigir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Exigir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Exigir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Exigir
- Imperative tenses of Exigir
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Exigir conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Exigir is the Spanish verb for "to require, to demand". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to exigir include: demandar, requerir.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | exigir | to require, to demand |
| Past participle | exigido | required |
| Gerund | exigiendo | requiring |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | exijo | I require |
| Tú | exiges | you require |
| Ella / Él / Usted | exige | s/he requires, you (formal) require |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | exigimos | we require |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | exigís | you (plural) require |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | exigen | they require, you (plural formal) require |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | exigí | I required |
| Tú | exigiste | you required |
| Ella / Él / Usted | exigió | s/he required, you (formal) required |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | exigimos | we required |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | exigisteis | you (plural) required |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | exigieron | they required, you (plural formal) required |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | exigía | I used to require |
| Tú | exigías | you used to require |
| Ella / Él / Usted | exigía | s/he used to require, you (formal) used to require |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | exigíamos | we used to require |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | exigíais | you (plural) used to require |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | exigían | they used to require, you (plural formal) used to require |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy exigiendo | I am requiring |
| Tú | estás exigiendo | you are requiring |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está exigiendo | s/he is requiring, you (formal) are requiring |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos exigiendo | we are requiring |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis exigiendo | you (plural) are requiring |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están exigiendo | they are requiring, you (plural formal) are requiring |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a exigir | I am going to require |
| Tú | vas a exigir | you are going to require |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a exigir | s/he is going to require, you (formal) are going to require |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a exigir | we are going to require |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a exigir | you (plural) are going to require |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a exigir | they are going to require, you (plural formal) are going to require |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | exigiré | I will require |
| Tú | exigirás | you will require |
| Ella / Él / Usted | exigirá | s/he will require, you (formal) will require |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | exigiremos | we will require |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | exigiréis | you (plural) will require |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | exigirán | they will require, you (plural formal) will require |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | exigiría | I would require |
| Tú | exigirías | you would require |
| Ella / Él / Usted | exigiría | s/he would require, you (formal) would require |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | exigiríamos | we would require |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | exigiríais | you (plural) would require |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | exigirían | they would require, you (plural formal) would require |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he exigido | I have required |
| Tú | has exigido | you have required |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha exigido | s/he has required, you (formal) have required |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos exigido | we have required |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis exigido | you (plural) have required |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han exigido | they have required, you (plural formal) have required |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había exigido | I had required |
| Tú | habías exigido | you had required |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había exigido | s/he had required, you (formal) had required |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos exigido | we had required |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais exigido | you (plural) had required |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían exigido | they had required, you (plural formal) had required |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré exigido | I will have required |
| Tú | habrás exigido | you will have required |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá exigido | s/he will have required, you (formal) will have required |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos exigido | we will have required |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis exigido | you (plural) will have required |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán exigido | they will have required, you (plural formal) will have required |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría exigido | I would have required |
| Tú | habrías exigido | you would have required |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría exigido | s/he would have required, you (formal) would have required |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos exigido | we would have required |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais exigido | you (plural) would have required |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían exigido | they would have required, you (plural formal) would have required |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | exija | I require |
| Tú | exijas | you require |
| Ella / Él / Usted | exija | s/he requires, you (formal) require |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | exijamos | we require |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | exijáis | you (plural) require |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | exijan | they require, you (plural formal) require |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | exigiera | I required |
| Tú | exigieras | you required |
| Ella / Él / Usted | exigiera | s/he required, you (formal) required |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | exigiéramos | we required |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | exigierais | you (plural) required |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | exigieran | they required, you (plural formal) required |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | exigiere | I will require |
| Tú | exigieres | you will require |
| Ella / Él / Usted | exigiere | s/he will require, you (formal) will require |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | exigiéremos | we will require |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | exigiereis | you (plural) will require |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | exigieren | they will require, you (plural formal) will require |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya exigido | I have required |
| Tú | hayas exigido | you have required |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya exigido | s/he has required, you (formal) have required |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos exigido | we have required |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis exigido | you (plural) have required |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan exigido | they have required, you (plural formal) have required |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera exigido | I had required |
| Tú | hubieras exigido | you had required |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera exigido | s/he had required, you (formal) had required |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos exigido | we had required |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais exigido | you (plural) had required |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran exigido | they had required, you (plural formal) had required |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere exigido | I will have required |
| Tú | hubieres exigido | you will have required |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere exigido | s/he will have required, you (formal) will have required |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos exigido | we will have required |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis exigido | you (plural) will have required |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren exigido | they will have required, you (plural formal) will have required |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | exige | (to you) require! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | exija | (to you formal) require! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | exijamos | let's require! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | exigid | (to you plural) require! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | exijan | (to you plural formal) require! |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no exijas | (to you) don't require! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no exija | (to you formal) don't require! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no exijamos | let's not require! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no exijáis | (to you plural) don't require! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no exijan | (to you plural formal) don't require! |
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