Exigir

to demand

🎯
Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
exigir
🏃
Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
exigiendo
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Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
exigido

Simple Tenses

Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
PersonConjugation
yo
exijo
I demand
exiges
you demand
él/ella/usted
exige
he/she/you demands
nosotros
exigimos
we demand
vosotros
exigís
you all demand
ellos/ustedes
exigen
they/you all demand
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
PersonConjugation
yo
exigía
I used to demand
exigías
you used to demand
él/ella/usted
exigía
he/she/you used to demand
nosotros
exigíamos
we used to demand
vosotros
exigíais
you all used to demand
ellos/ustedes
exigían
they/you all used to demand
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
PersonConjugation
yo
exigí
I demanded
exigiste
you demanded
él/ella/usted
exigió
he/she/you demanded
nosotros
exigimos
we demanded
vosotros
exigisteis
you all demanded
ellos/ustedes
exigieron
they/you all demanded
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
PersonConjugation
yo
exigiré
I will demand
exigirás
you will demand
él/ella/usted
exigirá
he/she/you will demand
nosotros
exigiremos
we will demand
vosotros
exigiréis
you all will demand
ellos/ustedes
exigirán
they/you all will demand
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
PersonConjugation
yo
exigiría
I would demand
exigirías
you would demand
él/ella/usted
exigiría
he/she/you would demand
nosotros
exigiríamos
we would demand
vosotros
exigiríais
you all would demand
ellos/ustedes
exigirían
they/you all would demand
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
PersonConjugation
yo
exija
that I demand
exijas
that you demand
él/ella/usted
exija
that he/she/you demand
nosotros
exijamos
that we demand
vosotros
exijáis
that you all demand
ellos/ustedes
exijan
that they/you all demand
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
PersonConjugation
yo
exigiera
or
exigiese
that I demanded
exigieras
or
exigieses
that you demanded
él/ella/usted
exigiera
or
exigiese
that he/she/you demanded
nosotros
exigiéramos
or
exigiésemos
that we demanded
vosotros
exigierais
or
exigieseis
that you all demanded
ellos/ustedes
exigieran
or
exigiesen
that they/you all demanded

Compound Tenses

Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
PersonConjugation
yo
he exigido
I have demanded
has exigido
you have demanded
él/ella/usted
ha exigido
he/she/you have demanded
nosotros
hemos exigido
we have demanded
vosotros
habéis exigido
you all have demanded
ellos/ustedes
han exigido
they/you all have demanded
Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
PersonConjugation
yo
había exigido
I had demanded
habías exigido
you had demanded
él/ella/usted
había exigido
he/she/you had demanded
nosotros
habíamos exigido
we had demanded
vosotros
habíais exigido
you all had demanded
ellos/ustedes
habían exigido
they/you all had demanded
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
PersonConjugation
yo
hube exigido
I had demanded
hubiste exigido
you had demanded
él/ella/usted
hubo exigido
he/she/you had demanded
nosotros
hubimos exigido
we had demanded
vosotros
hubisteis exigido
you all had demanded
ellos/ustedes
hubieron exigido
they/you all had demanded
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
PersonConjugation
yo
habré exigido
I will have demanded
habrás exigido
you will have demanded
él/ella/usted
habrá exigido
he/she/you will have demanded
nosotros
habremos exigido
we will have demanded
vosotros
habréis exigido
you all will have demanded
ellos/ustedes
habrán exigido
they/you all will have demanded
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
PersonConjugation
yo
habría exigido
I would have demanded
habrías exigido
you would have demanded
él/ella/usted
habría exigido
he/she/you would have demanded
nosotros
habríamos exigido
we would have demanded
vosotros
habríais exigido
you all would have demanded
ellos/ustedes
habrían exigido
they/you all would have demanded
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
PersonConjugation
yo
haya exigido
that I have demanded
hayas exigido
that you have demanded
él/ella/usted
haya exigido
that he/she/you have demanded
nosotros
hayamos exigido
that we have demanded
vosotros
hayáis exigido
that you all have demanded
ellos/ustedes
hayan exigido
that they/you all have demanded
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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
PersonConjugation
yo
hubiera exigido
that I had demanded
hubieras exigido
that you had demanded
él/ella/usted
hubiera exigido
that he/she/you had demanded
nosotros
hubiéramos exigido
that we had demanded
vosotros
hubierais exigido
that you all had demanded
ellos/ustedes
hubieran exigido
that they/you all had demanded
Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
PersonCommandEnglish
exige
demand! (you)
usted
exija
demand! (you formal)
nosotros
exijamos
let's demand!
vosotros
exigid
demand! (you all)
ustedes
exijan
demand! (you all)
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
PersonCommandEnglish
no exijas
don't demand! (you)
usted
no exija
don't demand! (you formal)
nosotros
no exijamos
let's not demand!
vosotros
no exijáis
don't demand! (you all)
ustedes
no exijan
don't demand! (you all)

More About "exigir"

Examples in Context

Exigí una explicación.

I demanded an explanation.

Preterite

Exijo respeto.

I demand respect.

Present

Han exigido sus derechos.

They have demanded their rights.

Present Perfect

Exigiré mejores condiciones.

I will demand better conditions.

Future
Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

requerir(to require)

More formal

Usage Notes
  • Exigir is a regular -ir verb with spelling change
  • Spelling change: g→j before a/o (exijo, exija)
  • Main meanings: to demand, to require