The Spanish verb pedir means "to ask for". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of pedir is yo pido, tú pides, él/ella/usted pide, nosotros pedimos, vosotros pedís, ellos/ellas/ustedes piden. It is irregular: 4 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| yo | pido (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | pides (irregular) | |
| él/ | pide (irregular) | |
| nosotros | pedimos | |
| vosotros | pedís | |
| ellos/ | piden (irregular) |
| yo | pedí |
|---|---|
| tú | pediste |
| él/ | pidió (irregular) |
| nosotros | pedimos |
| vosotros | pedisteis |
| ellos/ | pidieron (irregular) |
| yo | pedía |
|---|---|
| tú | pedías |
| él/ | pedía |
| nosotros | pedíamos |
| vosotros | pedíais |
| ellos/ | pedían |
| yo | pediré |
|---|---|
| tú | pedirás |
| él/ | pedirá |
| nosotros | pediremos |
| vosotros | pediréis |
| ellos/ | pedirán |
| yo | pediría |
|---|---|
| tú | pedirías |
| él/ | pediría |
| nosotros | pediríamos |
| vosotros | pediríais |
| ellos/ | pedirían |
| yo | pida (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | pidas (irregular) |
| él/ | pida (irregular) |
| nosotros | pidamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | pidáis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | pidan (irregular) |
| tú | pide (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | pida (irregular) |
| nosotros | pidamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | pedid |
| ustedes | pidan (irregular) |
| yo | he pedido |
|---|---|
| tú | has pedido |
| él/ | ha pedido |
| nosotros | hemos pedido |
| vosotros | habéis pedido |
| ellos/ | han pedido |
Pedir is irregular. The stem changes to pid in present forms such as pido and piden, in the preterite forms pidió and pidieron, in the present subjunctive, and in several commands. Its gerund is pidiendo, while the past participle is regular: pedido.
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No. Pedir is irregular, with forms such as pido, pidió, pida, and pidiendo.
The forms are pida, pidas, pida, pidamos, pidáis, and pidan.
The gerund is pidiendo and the past participle is pedido. The present perfect uses haber plus pedido, such as he pedido.