Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pido | |
| tú | pides | |
| él / ella / usted | pide | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pedimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pedís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | piden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pedí | |
| tú | pediste | |
| él / ella / usted | pidió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pedimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pedisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pidieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pedía | |
| tú | pedías | |
| él / ella / usted | pedía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pedíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pedíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pedían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pediré | |
| tú | pedirás | |
| él / ella / usted | pedirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pediremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pediréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pedirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pediría | |
| tú | pedirías | |
| él / ella / usted | pediría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pediríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pediríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pedirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pida | |
| tú | pidas | |
| él / ella / usted | pida | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pidamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pidáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pidan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to ask for something
- to request someone else to do something
- (reflexive) to order something
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations