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exigirConjugation

exigir means to demand.

spelling change-ir9 tenses52 forms
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Subjunctive

Present Subjunctive

yoexija
túexijas
él/ella/ustedexija
nosotrosexijamos
vosotrosexijáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesexijan

The present subjunctive of exigir uses a 'j' in all forms: exija, exijas, exija, exijamos, exijáis, exijan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yoexigiera
túexigieras
él/ella/ustedexigiera
nosotrosexigiéramos
vosotrosexigierais
ellos/ellas/ustedesexigieran

The imperfect subjunctive of exigir uses the stem 'exigier-': exigiera, exigieras, exigiera, exigiéramos, exigierais, exigieran.

Imperative

Imperative

túexige
ustedexija
nosotrosexijamos
vosotrosexigid
ustedesexijan

The imperative forms are: exige (tú), exija (usted), exijamos (nosotros), exigid (vosotros), exijan (ustedes).

Negative Imperative

túno exijas
ustedno exija
nosotrosno exijamos
vosotrosno exijáis
ustedesno exijan

All negative commands for exigir use 'j': no exijas, no exija, no exijamos, no exijáis, no exijan.

Indicative

Present

yoexijo
túexiges
él/ella/ustedexige
nosotrosexigimos
vosotrosexigís
ellos/ellas/ustedesexigen

Exigir has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (exijo) to keep the 'h' sound, but is regular otherwise.

Preterite

yoexigí
túexigiste
él/ella/ustedexigió
nosotrosexigimos
vosotrosexigisteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesexigieron

Exigir is regular in the preterite: exigí, exigiste, exigió, exigimos, exigisteis, exigieron.

Future

yoexigiré
túexigirás
él/ella/ustedexigirá
nosotrosexigiremos
vosotrosexigiréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesexigirán

Exigir is regular in the future: exigiré, exigirás, exigirá, exigiremos, exigiréis, exigirán.

Imperfect

yoexigía
túexigías
él/ella/ustedexigía
nosotrosexigíamos
vosotrosexigíais
ellos/ellas/ustedesexigían

Exigir is regular in the imperfect: exigía, exigías, exigía, exigíamos, exigíais, exigían.

Conditional

yoexigiría
túexigirías
él/ella/ustedexigiría
nosotrosexigiríamos
vosotrosexigiríais
ellos/ellas/ustedesexigirían

Exigir is regular in the conditional: exigiría, exigirías, exigiría, exigiríamos, exigiríais, exigirían.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does exigir mean in Spanish?

exigir means "to demand".

Is exigir a regular or irregular verb?

exigir is a spelling change -ir verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate exigir in the present tense?

The present tense of exigir is: yo exijo, tú exiges, él/ella/usted exige, nosotros exigimos, vosotros exigís, ellos/ellas/ustedes exigen.

How do you conjugate exigir in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of exigir is: yo exigí, tú exigiste, él/ella/usted exigió, nosotros exigimos, vosotros exigisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes exigieron.

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