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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

exigir

to demand

  • #380 most used
  • Regular -ir verb
  • Gerund: exigindo
  • Past participle: exigido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I demand
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you demand
  3. nós we demand
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all demand

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I demanded
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you demanded
  3. nós we demanded
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all demanded

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to demand
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to demand
  3. nós we are going to demand
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to demand

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to demand
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to demand
  3. nós we used to demand
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to demand

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would demand
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would demand
  3. nós we would demand
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would demand

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I demand
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you demand
  3. nós (that) we demand
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all demand

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I demanded
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you demanded
  3. nós (if) we demanded
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all demanded

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I demand
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you demand
  3. nós (when) we demand
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all demand

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você demand!
  2. vocês demand! (all of you)

How to use exigir

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    O chefe exige pontualidade de todo mundo.

    The boss demands punctuality from everyone.

  2. Past

    A cliente exigiu o dinheiro de volta.

    The customer demanded her money back.

  3. Future

    O síndico vai exigir uma reunião essa semana.

    The building manager is going to demand a meeting this week.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha professora exigia silêncio total na sala.

    My teacher demanded total silence in the classroom.

  5. Conditional

    Eu exigiria uma explicação do gerente.

    I would demand an explanation from the manager.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não espere que eu exija nada de você.

    Don't expect me to demand anything from you.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se a lei exigisse, a gente faria.

    If the law required it, we would do it.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se o trabalho exigir, eu viajo no feriado.

    If the job demands it, I'll travel on the holiday.

  9. Imperative

    Exija a nota fiscal sempre que comprar algo.

    Demand the receipt whenever you buy something.

Good to know

  • "Exigir" is stronger than "pedir": a boss, a law or a situation "exige".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ir verb.