French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | exige | exigeais | exigerai | exigerais | exige | exigeasse | ||
| tu | exiges | exigeais | exigeras | exigerais | exiges | exigeasses | ||
| il | exige | exigeait | exigera | exigerait | exige | exigeât | ||
| nous | exigeons | exigions | exigerons | exigerions | exigions | exigeassions | ||
| vous | exigez | exigiez | exigerez | exigeriez | exigiez | exigeassiez | ||
| ils | exigent | exigeaient | exigeront | exigeraient | exigent | exigeassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai exigé | avais exigé | aurai exigé | aurais exigé | aie exigé | eusse exigé | ||
| tu | as exigé | avais exigé | auras exigé | aurais exigé | aies exigé | eusses exigé | ||
| il | a exigé | avait exigé | aura exigé | aurait exigé | ait exigé | eût exigé | ||
| nous | avons exigé | avions exigé | aurons exigé | aurions exigé | ayons exigé | eussions exigé | ||
| vous | avez exigé | aviez exigé | aurez exigé | auriez exigé | ayez exigé | eussiez exigé | ||
| ils | ont exigé | avaient exigé | auront exigé | auraient exigé | aient exigé | eussent exigé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | exigeai | eus exigé | (tu) | exige | Present | exigeant | ||
| tu | exigeas | eus exigé | (nous) | exigeons | Past | exigé | ||
| il | exigea | eut exigé | (vous) | exigez | Perfect | ayant exigé | ||
| nous | exigeâmes | eûmes exigé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | exigeâtes | eûtes exigé | (tu) | aie exigé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | exigèrent | eurent exigé | (nous) | ayons exigé | avoir exigé | |||
| (vous) | ayez exigé | |||||||
Exiger is a spelling change verb (g to ge).



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