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Pedir (to ask) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of pedir (to ask) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Pedir (to ask) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 3: Día a día (Day to day)

Lesson 18: Preguntar cosas (Asking things)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Pedir (to ask) Pidiendo (Asking) Pedido (Asked)

Pedir (to ask): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) pido I ask
(tú) pides You ask
(él/ella) pide he/she asks
(nosotros/nosotras) pedimos we ask
(vosotros/vosotras) pedís you ask
(ellos/ellas) piden they ask

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he pedido I have asked
(tú) has pedido You have asked
(él/ella) ha pedido he/she has asked
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos pedido We have asked
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis pedido You have asked
(ellos/ellas) han pedido they have asked

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) pida I ask
(tú) pidas You ask
(él/ella) pida he/she asks
(nosotros/nosotras) pidamos we ask
(vosotros/vosotras) pidáis you ask
(ellos/ellas) pidan they ask

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya pedido I have asked
(tú) hayas pedido you have asked
(él/ella) haya pedido he/she has asked
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos pedido we have asked
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis pedido you have asked
(ellos/ellas) hayan pedido they have asked

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) pedía I used to ask
(tú) pedías You were asking
(él/ella) pedía he/she was asking
(nosotros/nosotras) pedíamos we asked
(vosotros/vosotras) pedíais You asked
(ellos/ellas) pedían they asked

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había pedido I had asked
(tú) habías pedido you had asked
(él/ella) había pedido he/she had asked
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos pedido we had asked
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais pedido You had asked
(ellos/ellas) habían pedido they had asked

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) pidiera/pidiese I asked
(tú) pidieras/pidieses you asked
(él/ella) pidiera/pidiese he/she asked
(nosotros/nosotras) pidiéramos/pidiésemos we would ask
(vosotros/vosotras) pidierais/pidieseis you would ask
(ellos/ellas) pidieran/pidiesen they asked

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese pedido I had asked
(tú) hubieras/hubieses pedido you had asked
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese pedido he/she had asked
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos pedido we had asked
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis pedido you would have asked
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen pedido they had asked

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) pedí I asked
(tú) pediste You asked
(él/ella) pidió he/she asked
(nosotros/nosotras) pedimos we asked
(vosotros/vosotras) pedisteis you asked
(ellos/ellas) pidieron they asked

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube pedido I had asked
(tú) hubiste pedido You had asked
(él/ella) hubo pedido he/she had asked
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos pedido we had asked
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis pedido You had asked
(ellos/ellas) hubieron pedido they had asked

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) pidiere I will ask
(tú) pidieres You will ask
(él/ella) pidiere he/she were to ask
(nosotros/nosotras) pidiéremos we will ask
(vosotros/vosotras) pidiereis You will ask
(ellos/ellas) pidieren they will ask

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere pedido I will have asked
(tú) hubieres pedido you would have asked
(él/ella) hubiere pedido he/she will have asked
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos pedido we will have asked
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis pedido You would have asked
(ellos/ellas) hubieren pedido they had asked

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) pediré I will ask
(tú) pedirás You will ask
(él/ella) pedirá he will ask/she will ask
(nosotros/nosotras) pediremos we will ask
(vosotros/vosotras) pediréis you will ask
(ellos/ellas) pedirán they will ask

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré pedido I will have asked
(tú) habrás pedido you will have asked
(él/ella) habrá pedido he/she will have asked
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos pedido we will have asked
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis pedido You will have asked
(ellos/ellas) habrán pedido They will have asked
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Pide! He asks
¡Pida! Ask!
¡Pidamos! You all ask
¡Pedid! They/they ask
¡Pidan! They ask

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
¡No pidas! he/she do not ask
¡No pida! You do not ask
¡No pidamos! You all do not ask
¡No pidáis! They do not ask.
¡No pidan! They do not ask

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) pediría I would ask
(tú) pedirías You would ask
(él/ella) pediría he/she would ask
(nosotros/nosotras) pediríamos we would ask
(vosotros/vosotras) pediríais you would ask
(ellos/ellas) pedirían they would ask

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría pedido I would have asked
(tú) habrías pedido You would have asked
(él/ella) habría pedido he/she would have asked
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos pedido we would have asked
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais pedido You would have asked
(ellos/ellas) habrían pedido they would have asked

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. He orders homemade tapas for dinner.
Él pide tapas caseras para la cena.
2. They will ask permission to leave early.
Ellos/ellas pedirán permiso para salir temprano.
3. We will ask for the bill after dinner.
Nosotros/nosotras pediremos la cuenta después de cenar.
4. You (plural) will ask for more information in the meeting.
Vosotros/vosotras pediréis más información en la reunión.
5. I will ask for help tomorrow.
Yo pediré ayuda mañana.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I ordered the patatas bravas to try them.
Pedí las patatas bravas para probarlas.
2. They were asking for a break after work.
Ellos pedían un descanso después del trabajo.
3. I was asking for a favor every week.
Yo pedía un favor todas las semanas.
4. They have ordered the dishes and left a generous tip.
Han pedido los platos y dejado una propina generosa.
5. He ordered dessert at the pizzeria this afternoon.
Ha pedido el postre en la pizzería esta tarde.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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pidieran/pidiesen, pidiera/pidiese, pidas, pida

1.
Si yo ... más ayuda, completaría el proyecto a tiempo.
(If I were to ask for more help, I would complete the project on time.)
2.
Es necesario que tú ... ayuda si la necesitas.
(It is necessary that you ask for help if you need it.)
3.
Si ellos ... el favor, recibirían ayuda.
(If they asked for a favour, they would receive help.)
4.
Espero que yo ... un aumento de sueldo.
(I hope that I ask for a raise.)
5.
Prefiero que él ... la cuenta.
(I prefer that he asks for the bill.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. If you had asked for permission, we could have planned better.
Si tú hubieras/hubieses pedido permiso, habríamos podido planear mejor.
2. You had apologized before the meeting started.
Hubiste pedido disculpas antes de que comenzara la reunión.
3. When he had asked for the bill, we decided to leave.
Cuando él hubo pedido la cuenta, decidimos irnos.
4. I hope that I have ordered the food correctly.
Espero que yo haya pedido la comida correctamente.
5. If he/she had apologized, everything would be fine now.
Si él/ella hubiera/hubiese pedido disculpas, todo estaría bien ahora.