pedir
A2to ask for something
pedir in every tense
All six simple tenses of pedir, every person included.
Presente (present)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | pido |
| tú | pides |
| él/ella/usted | pide |
| nosotros | pedimos |
| vosotros | pedís |
| ellos/ustedes | piden |
Pretérito indefinido (preterite)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | pedí |
| tú | pediste |
| él/ella/usted | pidió |
| nosotros | pedimos |
| vosotros | pedisteis |
| ellos/ustedes | pidieron |
Pretérito imperfecto (imperfect)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | pedía |
| tú | pedías |
| él/ella/usted | pedía |
| nosotros | pedíamos |
| vosotros | pedíais |
| ellos/ustedes | pedían |
Futuro simple (future)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | pediré |
| tú | pedirás |
| él/ella/usted | pedirá |
| nosotros | pediremos |
| vosotros | pediréis |
| ellos/ustedes | pedirán |
Condicional simple (conditional)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | pediría |
| tú | pedirías |
| él/ella/usted | pediría |
| nosotros | pediríamos |
| vosotros | pediríais |
| ellos/ustedes | pedirían |
Presente de subjuntivo (present subjunctive)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | pida |
| tú | pidas |
| él/ella/usted | pida |
| nosotros | pidamos |
| vosotros | pidáis |
| ellos/ustedes | pidan |
stem change e>i
pedir in example sentences
Forms of pedir appear in 833 of 223,093 short Tatoeba Spanish sentences that have an English translation. The conjugated form is highlighted.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.
Words from the pedir family
Forms of pedir with their own word page:
pidió#1116pido#1280pedí#1493pide#1957pidiendo#1990pediste#3103pedimos#3855pediré#4143pides#4371pida#4803
Verbs conjugated like pedir
The same pattern (stem change e>i), nearest in the frequency list:
Make pedir automatic
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