exigir Negative Imperative Conjugation
exigir — to demand
All negative commands for exigir use 'j': no exijas, no exija, no exijamos, no exijáis, no exijan.
exigir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to demand something (e.g., 'Don't demand the impossible').
Notes on exigir in the Negative Imperative
Since all negative commands are pulled from the present subjunctive, they all use 'j' to keep the 'h' sound before the 'a' endings.
Example Sentences
No me exijas cosas que no puedo hacer.
Don't demand things from me that I can't do.
tú
No exijan el pago todavía.
Don't demand the payment yet.
No exijamos imposibles.
Let's not demand the impossible.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no exige' instead of 'no exijas'.
Correct: no exijas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the present indicative form.
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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.
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).