pedir in Spanish: to ask for; to order (verb)

Translation

to ask for; to order

Word origin

From Latin petere ('to seek, to request, to make for'). The same root gives English petition, appetite and compete.

Verb type-ir stem-changing (e>i)

Regular spanish-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

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

Person	Present	Imperfect (-ra)	Imperfect (-se)
yo	pida	pidiera	pidiese
tú	pidas	pidieras	pidieses
él/ella/ud.	pida	pidiera	pidiese
nos.	pidamos	pidiéramos	pidiésemos
vos.	pidáis	pidierais	pidieseis
ellos/uds.	pidan	pidieran	pidiesen

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I am going to order a white coffee.

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He had to ask his parents for help.

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It is not easy to ask for forgiveness.

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My son asked me for a dog for his birthday.

camarero .

We asked the waiter for the bill half an hour ago.

preguntar

to ask, to question

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