exigir Present Subjunctive Conjugation
exigir — to demand
The present subjunctive of exigir uses a 'j' in all forms: exija, exijas, exija, exijamos, exijáis, exijan.
exigir Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this after verbs of influence or desire (e.g., 'Quiero que...'), or when expressing a need for someone to demand something.
Notes on exigir in the Present Subjunctive
Because the subjunctive endings for -ir verbs start with 'a', the 'g' must change to 'j' in every single person to keep the 'h' sound.
Example Sentences
Espero que no me exijan demasiado.
I hope they don't demand too much of me.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que exijas tus derechos.
It is important that you demand your rights.
tú
Dudo que el banco nos exija ese papel.
I doubt the bank will demand that paper from us.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'g' instead of 'j' (exiga).
Correct: exija
Why: In Spanish, 'ga' is a hard 'g' (like 'gas'). To get the 'h' sound required for 'exigir', you must use 'ja'.
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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.
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.