exigir Conditional Conjugation
exigir — to demand
Exigir is regular in the conditional: exigiría, exigirías, exigiría, exigiríamos, exigiríais, exigirían.
exigir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for 'would demand' scenarios, expressing what would be required under certain conditions or for polite requests.
Notes on exigir in the Conditional
Exigir is regular. Add the endings (-ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían) to the infinitive 'exigir'.
Example Sentences
Yo no te exigiría eso si no fuera necesario.
I wouldn't demand that of you if it weren't necessary.
yo
¿Nos exigirían pagar por adelantado?
Would they demand we pay in advance?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Cualquier otro jefe exigiría más resultados.
Any other boss would demand more results.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing conditional with imperfect (exigía vs exigiría).
Correct: exigiría
Why: The conditional keeps the 'r' from the infinitive (exigir + ía), while the imperfect removes the -ir ending (exig + ía).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: exijo
Exigir has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (exijo) to keep the 'h' sound, but is regular otherwise.
Preterite
yo: exigí
Exigir is regular in the preterite: exigí, exigiste, exigió, exigimos, exigisteis, exigieron.
Imperfect
yo: exigía
Exigir is regular in the imperfect: exigía, exigías, exigía, exigíamos, exigíais, exigían.
Future
yo: exigiré
Exigir is regular in the future: exigiré, exigirás, exigirá, exigiremos, exigiréis, exigirán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: exija
The present subjunctive of exigir uses a 'j' in all forms: exija, exijas, exija, exijamos, exijáis, exijan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: exigiera
The imperfect subjunctive of exigir uses the stem 'exigier-': exigiera, exigieras, exigiera, exigiéramos, exigierais, exigieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: exige
The imperative forms are: exige (tú), exija (usted), exijamos (nosotros), exigid (vosotros), exijan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no exijas
All negative commands for exigir use 'j': no exijas, no exija, no exijamos, no exijáis, no exijan.