exigir Future Conjugation
exigir — to demand
Exigir is regular in the future: exigiré, exigirás, exigirá, exigiremos, exigiréis, exigirán.
exigir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to state what will be required or demanded in upcoming situations or contracts.
Notes on exigir in the Future
Exigir is regular. Simply add the future endings (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án) to the full infinitive 'exigir'.
Example Sentences
El nuevo contrato exigirá más horas de trabajo.
The new contract will demand more work hours.
él/ella/usted
Te exigiré que seas puntual a partir de ahora.
I will demand that you be on time from now on.
yo
Los clientes exigirán un reembolso.
The clients will demand a refund.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Removing the -ir before adding endings (exigiré vs exigeré).
Correct: exigiré
Why: The future tense uses the entire infinitive as the stem, not just the root.
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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.
Conditional
yo: exigiría
Exigir is regular in the conditional: exigiría, exigirías, exigiría, exigiríamos, exigiríais, exigirían.
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.