Pedir Conjugation | How to Conjugate Pedir in Spanish

If you’re learning Spanish, chances are you’ve had to use the verb pedir. It is one of the most useful verbs in everyday use of Spanish. In this article, I’ll introduce you to the verb and show you how to conjugate pedir in all the different tenses. Let’s get started!

Pedir is an especially versatile verb in Spanish. Most of the time, it’s used as the verb “to ask” or “to request.” However, it can also mean “to order” or “to call for.” Think about it as a verb used to ask for something: asking for food at a restaurant, asking someone out, asking for forgiveness, or asking if you can borrow something. For the verb conjugation tables in this article, I used the verb “ask.” However, I included other common meanings conjugated in the same tense in the example sentences.

Here are a few other things to keep in mind about this verb. Note that pedir and preguntar are different verbs. Preguntar means “to ask” and is used to make general questions rather than requests. Also, you might not be surprised to learn that pedir is an irregular Spanish verb. You’ll have to learn its different conjugations rather than a common pattern. However, you’ll soon realize how helpful pedir can be and get the gist of it!

The table below shows you the three most common conjugations of pedir: the infinitive, the gerund, and the past participle.

Here are three example sentences that use the conjugations of the Spanish verb pedir from the table above:

• Infinitive: Te voy a pedir un favor. (I am going to ask you for a favor.)
• Gerund: Ellos ya están pidiendo la comida. (They are ordering the food.)
• Past Participle: Nunca había pedido indicaciones. (I had never asked for indications.)

Now, it’s time to learn pedir in all of the different Spanish verb tenses. Click on the tense you want to learn from the table below to see a conjugation table and example sentences for each tense:

How to Conjugate Pedir in Indicative Tense

In Spanish, we use the indicative mood most frequently. This mood helps us describe facts, make statements, or talk about plans with certainty. Tenses that belong to this mood are used to describe things objectively. We’ll take a look at the indicative present, future, preterite, imperfect, and conditional tenses.

Indicative Present

The indicative present tense is the most common verb tense of pedir. It helps us describe actions that happen in the present or near future. We can use it with any time marker, which makes this quite a versatile verb form.

Below you can see a conjugation chart for the indicative present tense of pedir:

Pronoun	Pedir Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Pido	I ask
Tú	Pides	You ask
Vos	Pedís	You ask
Él/Ella/Usted	Pide	He/She asks, You ask
Nosotros	Pedimos	We ask
Vosotros	Pedís	You ask
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Piden	They ask, You ask

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate pedir in the indicative present tense:

• Siempre pido lo mismo en este retaurante. (I always order the same thing in this restaurant.)
• Siéntate en mi silla mientras pedimos sillas adicionales. (Sit in my chair while we ask for additional chairs.)
• Haremos la fila mientras vosotros pedís la comida. (We’ll be in line while you order the food.)

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Indicative Future

We use the indicative future to talk about what will most likely happen in the future. It helps us make plans, talk about intentions, or make predictions. This is a frequent form of the future tense in Spanish.

The following is a conjugation chart for pedir in the indicative future tense:

Pronoun	Pedir Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Pediré	I will ask
Tú	Pedirás	You will ask
Vos	Pedirás	You will ask
Él/Ella/Usted	Pedirá	He/She/You will ask
Nosotros	Pediremos	We will ask
Vosotros	Pediréis	You will ask
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Pedirán	They will ask, You will ask

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate pedir