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SPANISH VERB

exigir

to demand

  • #183 most used
  • Regular -ir verb
  • Gerund: exigiendo
  • Past participle: exigido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I demand
  2. tú you demand
  3. usted, él, ella he/she demands
  4. nosotros we demand
  5. vosotros Spain you all demand
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they demand

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I demanded
  2. tú you demanded
  3. usted, él, ella he/she demanded
  4. nosotros we demanded
  5. vosotros Spain you all demanded
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they demanded

Imperfect

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

  1. yo I used to demand
  2. tú you used to demand
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to demand
  4. nosotros we used to demand
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to demand
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to demand

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will demand
  2. tú you will demand
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will demand
  4. nosotros we will demand
  5. vosotros Spain you all will demand
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will demand

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would demand
  2. tú you would demand
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would demand
  4. nosotros we would demand
  5. vosotros Spain you all would demand
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would demand

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I demand
  2. tú (that) you demand
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she demand
  4. nosotros (that) we demand
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all demand
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they demand

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I demanded
  2. tú (if) you demanded
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she demanded
  4. nosotros (if) we demanded
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all demanded
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they demanded

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú demand!
  2. usted demand! (formal)
  3. nosotros demand! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain demand! (all of you)
  5. ustedes demand! (all of you)

How to use exigir

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

  1. Present

    Este trabajo exige mucha paciencia.

    This job demands a lot of patience.

  2. Past

    Exigí que me devolvieran el dinero.

    I demanded that they give me my money back.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi jefe exigía puntualidad a todos.

    My boss demanded punctuality from everyone.

  4. Future

    El hotel exigirá una tarjeta como garantía.

    The hotel will require a card as a guarantee.

  5. Conditional

    Yo exigiría una explicación al gerente.

    I'd demand an explanation from the manager.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No me gusta que me exijas tanto.

    I don't like you demanding so much of me.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Era normal que exigieran una identificación.

    It was normal for them to require an ID.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Exige tu recibo, es tu derecho!

    Demand your receipt, it's your right!

Good to know

  • "Exigir" is stronger than "pedir": you ask for ("pides") the bill, you demand ("exiges") a refund.

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