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Spanish verb conjugation
pedir
to ask for, to order, to request
verb
irregular
Word 372 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday
How to conjugate pedir
The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.
Present
| yo | pido I ask for / I am asking for / I order / I am ordering / I request / I am requesting | |
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| tú | pides you ask for / you are asking for / you order / you are ordering / you request / you are requesting | |
| él/ella | pide he/she asks for / he/she is asking for / you ask for (formal) / you are asking for (formal) / he/she orders / he/she is ordering / you order (formal) / you are ordering (formal) / he/she requests / he/she is requesting / you request (formal) / you are requesting (formal) | |
| nosotros | pedimos we ask for / we are asking for / we order / we are ordering / we request / we are requesting | |
| ellos/ellas | piden they ask for / they are asking for / you all ask for / you all are asking for / they order / they are ordering / you all order / you all are ordering / they request / they are requesting / you all request / you all are requesting |
Preterite
| yo | pedí I asked for / I ordered / I requested | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | pediste you asked for / you ordered / you requested | |
| él/ella | pidió he/she asked for / you asked for (formal) / he/she ordered / you ordered (formal) / he/she requested / you requested (formal) | |
| nosotros | pedimos we asked for / we ordered / we requested | |
| ellos/ellas | pidieron they asked for / you all asked for / they ordered / you all ordered / they requested / you all requested |
Imperfect
| yo | pedía I was asking for / I used to ask for / I was ordering / I used to order / I was requesting / I used to request | |
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| tú | pedías you were asking for / you used to ask for / you were ordering / you used to order / you were requesting / you used to request | |
| él/ella | pedía he/she was asking for / he/she used to ask for / you were asking for (formal) / you used to ask for (formal) / he/she was ordering / he/she used to order / you were ordering (formal) / you used to order (formal) / he/she was requesting / he/she used to request / you were requesting (formal) / you used to request (formal) | |
| nosotros | pedíamos we were asking for / we used to ask for / we were ordering / we used to order / we were requesting / we used to request | |
| ellos/ellas | pedían they were asking for / they used to ask for / you all were asking for / you all used to ask for / they were ordering / they used to order / you all were ordering / you all used to order / they were requesting / they used to request / you all were requesting / you all used to request |
Future
| yo | pediré I will ask for / I will order / I will request | |
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| tú | pedirás you will ask for / you will order / you will request | |
| él/ella | pedirá he/she will ask for / you will ask for (formal) / he/she will order / you will order (formal) / he/she will request / you will request (formal) | |
| nosotros | pediremos we will ask for / we will order / we will request | |
| ellos/ellas | pedirán they will ask for / you all will ask for / they will order / you all will order / they will request / you all will request |
In a sentence
¿Qué vas a pedir de comer?
What are you going to order to eat?
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