pedir

/peˈdiɾ/, [peˈð̞iɾ]

ask, ask for, order

Gerund: pidiendo

Past Participles

	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	pedido	pedida
Plural	pedidos	pedidas

Indicative

	Present	Imperfect	Preterite	Future	Conditional
yo	pido	pedía	pedí	pediré	pediría
tú	pides	pedías	pediste	pedirás	pedirías
él/ella/Ud.	pide	pedía	pidió	pedirá	pediría
nosotros	pedimos	pedíamos	pedimos	pediremos	pediríamos
vosotros	pedís	pedíais	pedisteis	pediréis	pediríais
ellos/ellas/Uds.	piden	pedían	pidieron	pedirán	pedirían
vos	pedís	pedías	pediste	pedirás	pedirías

Subjunctive

	Present	Imperfect (ra)	Imperfect (se)	Future
yo	pida	pidiera	pidiese	pidiere
tú	pidas	pidieras	pidieses	pidieres
él/ella/Ud.	pida	pidiera	pidiese	pidiere
nosotros	pidamos	pidiéramos	pidiésemos	pidiéremos
vosotros	pidáis	pidierais	pidieseis	pidiereis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	pidan	pidieran	pidiesen	pidieren
vos	pidás	pidieras	pidieses	pidieres

Imperative

Examples

Ayer fui con mi madre al Instituto Goethe en Bologna para pedir información sobre los cursos de alemán.

Yesterday I went to the Goethe-Institut in Bologna with my mother to ask for information about their German courses.

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Tenemos que pedir un volquete nuevo, este ya está lleno.

We need to ask for a new dump truck. This one's full.

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No sé qué pedir.

I don't know what to order.

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Le voy a pedir a John que repare mi reloj.

I am going to have John repair my watch.

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¿Es eso mucho pedir?

Is that too much to ask?

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Todo el mundo puede ofender a un boxeador, pero no todo el mundo tiene tiempo para pedir disculpas.

Everyone can offend a boxer, but not everyone has time to apologize.

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No vine aquí a pedir disculpas.

I didn't come here to apologize.

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Tú me lo tienes que pedir.

You have to ask me for it.

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No estás en condiciones de pedir nada.

You are not in a position to ask for anything.

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Quisiera pedir un sándwich.

I would like to order a sandwich.

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