exigir
to demandPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | exijoI demand | nosotros | exigimoswe demand |
| tú | exigesyou demand | vosotros | exigísyou all demand |
| él/ella/Ud. | exigehe/she demands | ellos/Uds. | exigenthey demand |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he exigidoI have demanded | nosotros | hemos exigidowe have demanded |
| tú | has exigidoyou have demanded | vosotros | habéis exigidoyou all have demanded |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha exigidohe/she has demanded | ellos/Uds. | han exigidothey have demanded |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | exija(that) I demand | nosotros | exijamos(that) we demand |
| tú | exijas(that) you demand | vosotros | exijáis(that) you all demand |
| él/ella/Ud. | exija(that) he/she demands | ellos/Uds. | exijan(that) they demand |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya exigido(that) I have demanded | nosotros | hayamos exigido(that) we have demanded |
| tú | hayas exigido(that) you have demanded | vosotros | hayáis exigido(that) you all have demanded |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya exigido(that) he/she has demanded | ellos/Uds. | hayan exigido(that) they have demanded |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | exigíI demanded | nosotros | exigimoswe demanded |
| tú | exigisteyou demanded | vosotros | exigisteisyou all demanded |
| él/ella/Ud. | exigióhe/she demanded | ellos/Uds. | exigieronthey demanded |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | exigíaI used to demand | nosotros | exigíamoswe used to demand |
| tú | exigíasyou used to demand | vosotros | exigíaisyou all used to demand |
| él/ella/Ud. | exigíahe/she used to demand | ellos/Uds. | exigíanthey used to demand |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había exigidoI had demanded | nosotros | habíamos exigidowe had demanded |
| tú | habías exigidoyou had demanded | vosotros | habíais exigidoyou all had demanded |
| él/ella/Ud. | había exigidohe/she had demanded | ellos/Uds. | habían exigidothey had demanded |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | exigiera(that) I demanded | nosotros | exigiéramos(that) we demanded |
| tú | exigieras(that) you demanded | vosotros | exigierais(that) you all demanded |
| él/ella/Ud. | exigiera(that) he/she demanded | ellos/Uds. | exigieran(that) they demanded |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | exigiese(that) I demanded | nosotros | exigiésemos(that) we demanded |
| tú | exigieses(that) you demanded | vosotros | exigieseis(that) you all demanded |
| él/ella/Ud. | exigiese(that) he/she demanded | ellos/Uds. | exigiesen(that) they demanded |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera exigido(that) I had demanded | nosotros | hubiéramos exigido(that) we had demanded |
| tú | hubieras exigido(that) you had demanded | vosotros | hubierais exigido(that) you all had demanded |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera exigido(that) he/she had demanded | ellos/Uds. | hubieran exigido(that) they had demanded |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube exigidoI had demanded | nosotros | hubimos exigidowe had demanded |
| tú | hubiste exigidoyou had demanded | vosotros | hubisteis exigidoyou all had demanded |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo exigidohe/she had demanded | ellos/Uds. | hubieron exigidothey had demanded |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | exigiréI will demand | nosotros | exigiremoswe will demand |
| tú | exigirásyou will demand | vosotros | exigiréisyou all will demand |
| él/ella/Ud. | exigiráhe/she will demand | ellos/Uds. | exigiránthey will demand |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | exigiríaI would demand | nosotros | exigiríamoswe would demand |
| tú | exigiríasyou would demand | vosotros | exigiríaisyou all would demand |
| él/ella/Ud. | exigiríahe/she would demand | ellos/Uds. | exigiríanthey would demand |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré exigidoI will have demanded | nosotros | habremos exigidowe will have demanded |
| tú | habrás exigidoyou will have demanded | vosotros | habréis exigidoyou all will have demanded |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá exigidohe/she will have demanded | ellos/Uds. | habrán exigidothey will have demanded |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría exigidoI would have demanded | nosotros | habríamos exigidowe would have demanded |
| tú | habrías exigidoyou would have demanded | vosotros | habríais exigidoyou all would have demanded |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría exigidohe/she would have demanded | ellos/Uds. | habrían exigidothey would have demanded |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | exigiere(should) I demand | nosotros | exigiéremos(should) we demand |
| tú | exigieres(should) you demand | vosotros | exigiereis(should) you all demand |
| él/ella/Ud. | exigiere(should) he/she demand | ellos/Uds. | exigieren(should) they demand |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | exijamoslet's demand |
| tú | exigedemand! | vosotros | exigiddemand! |
| él/ella/Ud. | exijademand! | ellos/Uds. | exijandemand! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no exijamoslet's not demand |
| tú | no exijasdon't demand | vosotros | no exijáisdon't demand |
| él/ella/Ud. | no exijadon't demand | ellos/Uds. | no exijandon't demand |
