requerirConjugation
requerir means to require.
Complete Conjugation Tables
Reference all tenses and moods
Subjunctive
Present Subjunctive
Requerir changes its stem from e to ie (requiera) and e to i in the nosotros/vosotros forms (requiramos).
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive of requerir uses the 'requir-' stem derived from the preterite third person.
Imperative
Imperative
The imperative uses 'requiere' for tú and 'requiera(n)' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms.
Indicative
Present
Requerir follows an e to ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
Requerir is a 'slipper verb', changing e to i only in the third-person forms (requirió, requirieron).
Future
The future tense of requerir is regular: requeriré, requerirás, requerirá...
Imperfect
The imperfect of requerir is regular: requería, requerías, requería...
Conditional
The conditional of requerir is regular: requeriría, requerirías, requeriría...
Practice Conjugations
Test your knowledge with interactive exercises
Take requerir from tables to real Spanish
Conjugation tables are the start. Read 200+ illustrated and narrated Spanish stories to see 'requerir' in action across real sentences — and build the instinct that native speakers have.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does requerir mean in Spanish?
requerir means "to require".
Is requerir a regular or irregular verb?
requerir is a irregular (e to ie and e to i change) -ir verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate requerir in the present tense?
The present tense of requerir is: yo requiero, tú requieres, él/ella/usted requiere, nosotros requerimos, vosotros requerís, ellos/ellas/ustedes requieren.
How do you conjugate requerir in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of requerir is: yo requerí, tú requeriste, él/ella/usted requirió, nosotros requerimos, vosotros requeristeis, ellos/ellas/ustedes requirieron.
requerir conjugation cheat sheet
