-ir verb irregular · spelling-change -cer/cir Advanced

exigir — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to demand / to require

The imperfect conjugation of exigir (irregular spelling-change -cer/cir, ranked #323). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo exigía
exigías
él/ella/Ud. exigía
nosotros exigíamos
vosotros exigíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. exigían

* Red forms deviate from the regular -ir imperfect pattern.

Example sentence

Antes yo exigía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to demand / to require often.

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