What does requerir mean in English?

Requerir means "to require" in English.

How do you conjugate requerir in Spanish?

Requerir is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What should I know about using requerir?

Requerir is a stem-changing verb: e→ie

How do you use requerir in a sentence?

Example: "El trabajo requiere experiencia." which means "The job requires experience." in English.

What are synonyms for requerir?

Spanish synonyms for requerir include: necesitar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Requerir

to require

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

requerir

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

requeriendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

requerido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	requero I require	I require
tú	requeres you require	you require
él/ella/usted	requere he/she/you requires	he/she/you requires
nosotros	requerimos we require	we require
vosotros	requerís you all require	you all require
ellos/ustedes	requeren they/you all require	they/you all require

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	requería I used to require	I used to require
tú	requerías you used to require	you used to require
él/ella/usted	requería he/she/you used to require	he/she/you used to require
nosotros	requeríamos we used to require	we used to require
vosotros	requeríais you all used to require	you all used to require
ellos/ustedes	requerían they/you all used to require	they/you all used to require

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	requerí I required	I required
tú	requeriste you required	you required
él/ella/usted	requerió he/she/you required	he/she/you required
nosotros	requerimos we required	we required
vosotros	requeristeis you all required	you all required
ellos/ustedes	requerieron they/you all required	they/you all required

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	requeriré I will require	I will require
tú	requerirás you will require	you will require
él/ella/usted	requerirá he/she/you will require	he/she/you will require
nosotros	requeriremos we will require	we will require
vosotros	requeriréis you all will require	you all will require
ellos/ustedes	requerirán they/you all will require	they/you all will require

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	requeriría I would require	I would require
tú	requerirías you would require	you would require
él/ella/usted	requeriría he/she/you would require	he/she/you would require
nosotros	requeriríamos we would require	we would require
vosotros	requeriríais you all would require	you all would require
ellos/ustedes	requerirían they/you all would require	they/you all would require

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	requera that I require	that I require
tú	requeras that you require	that you require
él/ella/usted	requera that he/she/you require	that he/she/you require
nosotros	requeramos that we require	that we require
vosotros	requeráis that you all require	that you all require
ellos/ustedes	requeran that they/you all require	that they/you all require

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	requeriera or requeriese that I required	that I required
tú	requerieras or requerieses that you required	that you required
él/ella/usted	requeriera or requeriese that he/she/you required	that he/she/you required
nosotros	requeriéramos or requeriésemos that we required	that we required
vosotros	requerierais or requerieseis that you all required	that you all required
ellos/ustedes	requerieran or requeriesen that they/you all required	that they/you all required

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he requerido I have required	I have required
tú	has requerido you have required	you have required
él/ella/usted	ha requerido he/she/you have required	he/she/you have required
nosotros	hemos requerido we have required	we have required
vosotros	habéis requerido you all have required	you all have required
ellos/ustedes	han requerido they/you all have required	they/you all have required

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había requerido I had required	I had required
tú	habías requerido you had required	you had required
él/ella/usted	había requerido he/she/you had required	he/she/you had required
nosotros	habíamos requerido we had required	we had required
vosotros	habíais requerido you all had required	you all had required
ellos/ustedes	habían requerido they/you all had required	they/you all had required

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube requerido I had required	I had required
tú	hubiste requerido you had required	you had required
él/ella/usted	hubo requerido he/she/you had required	he/she/you had required
nosotros	hubimos requerido we had required	we had required
vosotros	hubisteis requerido you all had required	you all had required
ellos/ustedes	hubieron requerido they/you all had required	they/you all had required

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré requerido I will have required	I will have required
tú	habrás requerido you will have required	you will have required
él/ella/usted	habrá requerido he/she/you will have required	he/she/you will have required
nosotros	habremos requerido we will have required	we will have required
vosotros	habréis requerido you all will have required	you all will have required
ellos/ustedes	habrán requerido they/you all will have required	they/you all will have required

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría requerido I would have required	I would have required
tú	habrías requerido you would have required	you would have required
él/ella/usted	habría requerido he/she/you would have required	he/she/you would have required
nosotros	habríamos requerido we would have required	we would have required
vosotros	habríais requerido you all would have required	you all would have required
ellos/ustedes	habrían requerido they/you all would have required	they/you all would have required

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya requerido that I have required	that I have required
tú	hayas requerido that you have required	that you have required
él/ella/usted	haya requerido that he/she/you have required	that he/she/you have required
nosotros	hayamos requerido that we have required	that we have required
vosotros	hayáis requerido that you all have required	that you all have required
ellos/ustedes	hayan requerido that they/you all have required	that they/you all have required

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera requerido that I had required	that I had required
tú	hubieras requerido that you had required	that you had required
él/ella/usted	hubiera requerido that he/she/you had required	that he/she/you had required
nosotros	hubiéramos requerido that we had required	that we had required
vosotros	hubierais requerido that you all had required	that you all had required
ellos/ustedes	hubieran requerido that they/you all had required	that they/you all had required

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	requere	require! (you)
usted	requera	require! (you formal)
nosotros	requeramos	let's require!
vosotros	requerid	require! (you all)
ustedes	requeran	require! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no requeras	don't require! (you)
usted	no requera	don't require! (you formal)
nosotros	no requeramos	let's not require!
vosotros	no requeráis	don't require! (you all)
ustedes	no requeran	don't require! (you all)