eu exigia

required, demanded

→ exigir
exig to demand, to require + ia Imperfect tense (I/he/she)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #42,881
required, demanded The form can mean “was requiring” in context, but is often translated with the simple past in English.
PO: A situação exigia cuidado.
EN: The situation required care.
Conjugation of exigir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First exigia —
Third exigia —

O povo exigia respostas.

The people demanded answers.

A notificação exigia sete milhões de standards, mais os custos legais.

The notice demanded seven million standards, plus legal costs.

Governar o barco, na medida do possível, exigia toda a minha concentração.

Steering the boat, as best I could, required all of my concentration.