exigir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
exigir — to demand
The imperfect subjunctive of exigir uses the stem 'exigier-': exigiera, exigieras, exigiera, exigiéramos, exigierais, exigieran.
exigir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past requests, hypothetical 'if' situations, or after 'como si' (as if).
Notes on exigir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is formed from the 3rd person plural preterite (exigieron). It uses a 'g' because the 'g' is followed by 'ie'.
Example Sentences
Si el jefe me exigiera más, renunciaría.
If the boss demanded more from me, I would quit.
él/ella/usted
Me pidió que le exigiera puntualidad al grupo.
He asked me to demand punctuality from the group.
yo
No era justo que nos exigieran tanto dinero.
It wasn't fair that they demanded so much money from us.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'j' instead of 'g' (exijiera).
Correct: exigiera
Why: The 'j' is only needed before 'a' or 'o'. Before 'ie', the 'g' already makes the correct 'h' sound.
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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.
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.
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.