Pedir conjugation

Pedir means "to ask for / to order". Here it is in every main tense, with real example sentences and a free checker for your own.

Meaningto ask for / to order

Type-ir verb

Gerundpidiendo

Past participlepedido

Pedir changes form (an irregular, stem-changing or spelling-changing form) in the present, preterite and present subjunctive. Juntos teaches Latin American Spanish, where ustedes replaces vosotros; the vosotros forms are shown for completeness.

Quick answer. Present: pido, pides, pide, pedimos, piden. Preterite: pedí, pediste, pidió, pedimos, pidieron. All tenses below.

Pedir conjugation tables

Jump to: present · preterite · imperfect · future · conditional · present subjunctive · present perfect · commands (imperative)

Pedir in the present

what happens now or usually

yo	pido
tú	pides
él / ella / usted	pide
nosotros	pedimos
vosotros (Spain)	pedís
ellos / ustedes	piden

Pedir in the preterite

a finished action at a specific time

yo	pedí
tú	pediste
él / ella / usted	pidió
nosotros	pedimos
vosotros (Spain)	pedisteis
ellos / ustedes	pidieron

Pedir in the imperfect

habits, descriptions and background in the past

yo	pedía
tú	pedías
él / ella / usted	pedía
nosotros	pedíamos
vosotros (Spain)	pedíais
ellos / ustedes	pedían

Pedir in the future

what will happen

yo	pediré
tú	pedirás
él / ella / usted	pedirá
nosotros	pediremos
vosotros (Spain)	pediréis
ellos / ustedes	pedirán

Pedir in the conditional

what would happen

yo	pediría
tú	pedirías
él / ella / usted	pediría
nosotros	pediríamos
vosotros (Spain)	pediríais
ellos / ustedes	pedirían

Pedir in the present subjunctive

after wishes, doubts and requests (quiero que…)

yo	pida
tú	pidas
él / ella / usted	pida
nosotros	pidamos
vosotros (Spain)	pidáis
ellos / ustedes	pidan

Pedir in the present perfect

what has happened, up to now (he comido)

yo	he pedido
tú	has pedido
él / ella / usted	ha pedido
nosotros	hemos pedido
vosotros (Spain)	habéis pedido
ellos / ustedes	han pedido

Pedir in the commands (imperative)

telling someone to do something (habla, no hables)

tú	pide
tú (no)	no pidas
usted	pida
nosotros	pidamos
vosotros (Spain)	pedid
ustedes	pidan

Pedir in real sentences

Example sentences from the Juntos exercise bank, each checked before learners see it.

Preterite

Le pidió que llegara a tiempo.
She asked him to arrive on time.
Me pidió que asistiera a la reunión mañana.
She asked me to attend the meeting tomorrow.

Mistakes learners make with pedir

Pedir is asking for something; preguntar is asking a question: pido la cuenta, pregunto la hora.
Pedir already includes "for": pedí un café, not pedí por un café.
The stem changes e to i: pido, pides, but pedimos. The preterite has it too: pidió, pidieron.

Write your own sentence with pedir

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Questions people ask

Is pedir irregular in Spanish?

Partly. Pedir changes form in the present, preterite and present subjunctive, through an irregular stem, a stem change or a spelling change. The other tenses follow the regular -ir pattern.

What is the preterite of pedir?

Yo pedí, tú pediste, él/ella pidió, nosotros pedimos, ellos/ustedes pidieron.

How do you conjugate pedir in the present?

Yo pido, tú pides, él/ella pide, nosotros pedimos, ellos/ustedes piden.

What is the future of pedir?

Yo pediré, tú pedirás, él/ella pedirá, nosotros pediremos, ellos/ustedes pedirán.

What is the present subjunctive of pedir?

Que yo pida, que tú pidas, que él/ella pida, que nosotros pidamos, que ellos/ustedes pidan.