exigir Imperfect Conjugation
exigir — to demand
Exigir is regular in the imperfect: exigía, exigías, exigía, exigíamos, exigíais, exigían.
exigir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe ongoing demands or what was expected of you habitually in the past (e.g., 'My old job used to demand...').
Notes on exigir in the Imperfect
Exigir is fully regular in the imperfect. All -ir verbs in this tense use the -ía endings with an accent on the 'i'.
Example Sentences
Antes, la ley no exigía este documento.
Before, the law didn't require this document.
él/ella/usted
Nuestros abuelos nos exigían mucha disciplina.
Our grandparents used to demand a lot of discipline from us.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo exigía mis derechos cada vez que podía.
I used to demand my rights every time I could.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Omitting the accent mark (exigia).
Correct: exigía
Why: All -ir verbs in the imperfect must have an accent on the 'i' to indicate the correct stress.
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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.
Future
yo: exigiré
Exigir is regular in the future: exigiré, exigirás, exigirá, exigiremos, exigiréis, exigirán.
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.