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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 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 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 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 may have asked
tú hayas pedido you have asked
él/ella haya pedido he 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 was asking
tú pedías You were asking
él/ella pedía he was asking
nosotros/nosotras pedíamos we asked
vosotros/vosotras pedíais you asked
ellos/ellas pedían They were asking

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había pedido I had asked
tú habías pedido You had asked
él/ella había pedido he 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 would ask
tú pidieras/pidieses you asked
él/ella pidiera/pidiese he would ask
nosotros/nosotras pidiéramos/pidiésemos we asked
vosotros/vosotras pidierais/pidieseis you would ask
ellos/ellas pidieran/pidiesen they asked

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

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

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo pedí I asked
tú pediste You asked
él/ella pidió he 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 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 would ask
tú pidieres you will ask
él/ella pidiere he would ask
nosotros/nosotras pidiéremos we shall ask
vosotros/vosotras pidiereis You will ask
ellos/ellas pidieren They would ask

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

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

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo pediré I will ask
tú pedirás You will ask
él/ella pedirá He will ask
nosotros/nosotras pediremos we will ask
vosotros/vosotras pediréis you (all) 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 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 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 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. She asks for permission to leave.
Ella pide permiso para salir.
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 take away.
Pedí las patatas bravas para llevar.
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 asked for a table in the bar.
Han pedido una mesa en el bar.
5. He/She has asked the waiter for a drink.
Ha pedido una bebida al camarero.

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.