Pedir Conjugation | How to Conjugate Pedir in Spanish

Pedir means “to ask for,” “to request,” or “to order.” You will learn its e → i stem change, pidió / pidieron preterite forms, gerund pidiendo, subjunctive families, and object patterns.

Pedir conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Pedir changes e → i in stressed present forms such as pido — “I ask for,” in third-person preterite pidió / pidieron, throughout the present subjunctive, and in the gerund pidiendo.

Pedir gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle pedido remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	pedir	to ask for / request
Gerund	pidiendo	asking for / requesting
Past participle	pedido	asked for / requested

Pedir meaning and essential uses

Pedir — “to ask for / request” — is transitive: Pido ayuda. — “I ask for help.” Unlike English “ask for,” Spanish does not require a preposition before the thing requested.

The person asked can be expressed with a and usually an indirect-object pronoun: Le pido ayuda a Marta. — “I ask Marta for help.” For a requested action by another person, use pedir que + subjunctive: Te pido que vengas. — “I ask you to come.” Pedir also commonly means ordering food or drink.

Pedir irregular conjugation patterns

In the present indicative, stressed forms use pid-: pido, pides, pide, piden. Nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras keep ped-: pedimos, pedís.

The third-person preterite uses pidió / pidieron, and related subjunctive families use pid-: pida, pidamos, pidiera, pidiere. The gerund is pidiendo; the participle pedido is regular.

Pedir indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Pedir present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. Stressed present forms use pid-; nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras retain ped-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pido	I ask for / request
Tú — you, singular informal	pides	you ask for / request
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pide	he / she asks for / requests; you ask for / request (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pedimos	we ask for / request
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pedís	you ask for / request (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	piden	they ask for / request; you ask for / request (plural)

• Pido un café sin azúcar. — I order a coffee without sugar.

Pedir preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The third-person preterite forms are pidió / pidieron; the remaining forms keep ped-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pedí	I asked for / requested
Tú — you, singular informal	pediste	you asked for / requested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pidió	he / she asked for / requested; you asked for / requested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pedimos	we asked for / requested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pedisteis	you asked for / requested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pidieron	they asked for / requested; you asked for / requested (plural)

• Ayer pedí ayuda al profesor. — Yesterday I asked the teacher for help.

Pedir imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle pedido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pedía	I used to ask for / request / was asking for / requesting
Tú — you, singular informal	pedías	you used to ask for / request / were asking for / requesting
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pedía	he / she used to ask for / request / was asking for / requesting; you used to ask for / request / were asking for / requesting (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pedíamos	we used to ask for / request / were asking for / requesting
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pedíais	you used to ask for / request / were asking for / requesting (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pedían	they used to ask for / request / were asking for / requesting; you used to ask for / request / were asking for / requesting (plural)

• Antes pedía el mismo plato cada viernes. — I used to order the same dish every Friday.

Pedir present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar plus the stem-changing gerund pidiendo — “asking for / requesting.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy pidiendo	I am asking for / requesting
Tú — you, singular informal	estás pidiendo	you are asking for / requesting
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está pidiendo	he / she is asking for / requesting; you are asking for / requesting (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos pidiendo	we are asking for / requesting
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis pidiendo	you are asking for / requesting (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están pidiendo	they are asking for / requesting; you are asking for / requesting (plural)

• Estoy pidiendo información sobre el curso. — I am requesting information about the course.

Pedir near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and pedir.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a pedir	I am going to ask for / request
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a pedir	you are going to ask for / request
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a pedir	he / she is going to ask for / request; you are going to ask for / request (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a pedir	we are going to ask for / request
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a pedir	you are going to ask for / request (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a pedir	they are going to ask for / request; you are going to ask for / request (plural)

• Voy a pedir una cita para mañana. — I am going to request an appointment for tomorrow.

Pedir future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The endings attach to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pediré	I will ask for / request
Tú — you, singular informal	pedirás	you will ask for / request
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pedirá	he / she will ask for / request; you will ask for / request (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pediremos	we will ask for / request
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pediréis	you will ask for / request (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pedirán	they will ask for / request; you will ask for / request (plural)

• Pediré una copia del documento. — I will request a copy of the document.

Pedir conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The endings attach to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pediría	I would ask for / request
Tú — you, singular informal	pedirías	you would ask for / request
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pediría	he / she would ask for / request; you would ask for / request (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pediríamos	we would ask for / request
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pediríais	you would ask for / request (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pedirían	they would ask for / request; you would ask for / request (plural)

• Pediría más información antes de decidir. — I would ask for more information before deciding.

Pedir present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle pedido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he pedido	I have asked for / requested
Tú — you, singular informal	has pedido	you have asked for / requested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha pedido	he / she has asked for / requested; you have asked for / requested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos pedido	we have asked for / requested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis pedido	you have asked for / requested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han pedido	they have asked for / requested; you have asked for / requested (plural)

• He pedido una mesa para cuatro. — I have requested a table for four.

Pedir past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle pedido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había pedido	I had asked for / requested
Tú — you, singular informal	habías pedido	you had asked for / requested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había pedido	he / she had asked for / requested; you had asked for / requested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos pedido	we had asked for / requested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais pedido	you had asked for / requested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían pedido	they had asked for / requested; you had asked for / requested (plural)

• Ya habíamos pedido la cuenta. — We had already asked for the bill.

Pedir future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle pedido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré pedido	I will have asked for / requested
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás pedido	you will have asked for / requested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá pedido	he / she will have asked for / requested; you will have asked for / requested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos pedido	we will have asked for / requested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis pedido	you will have asked for / requested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán pedido	they will have asked for / requested; you will have asked for / requested (plural)

• Para entonces habrán pedido todos los documentos. — By then they will have requested all the documents.

Pedir conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle pedido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría pedido	I would have asked for / requested
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías pedido	you would have asked for / requested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría pedido	he / she would have asked for / requested; you would have asked for / requested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos pedido	we would have asked for / requested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais pedido	you would have asked for / requested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían pedido	they would have asked for / requested; you would have asked for / requested (plural)

• Habría pedido otra opción. — I would have asked for another option.

Pedir subjunctive conjugations

Pedir present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. All present-subjunctive forms use pid-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pida	that I ask for / request
Tú — you, singular informal	pidas	that you ask for / request
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pida	that he / she ask for / request; that you ask for / request (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pidamos	that we ask for / request
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pidáis	that you ask for / request (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pidan	that they ask for / request; that you ask for / request (plural)

• Quiero que pidas ayuda si la necesitas. — I want you to ask for help if you need it.

Pedir imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. These forms use the pidier- family; the main table shows the -ra series.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pidiera	that I asked for / requested
Tú — you, singular informal	pidieras	that you asked for / requested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pidiera	that he / she asked for / requested; that you asked for / requested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pidiéramos	that we asked for / requested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pidierais	that you asked for / requested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pidieran	that they asked for / requested; that you asked for / requested (plural)

• Preferían que pidiéramos una cita primero. — They preferred that we request an appointment first.
• Era mejor que pidieses permiso antes de entrar. — It was better for you to ask for permission before entering.

Pedir future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare forms use the pidier- family.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	pidiere	if / when I should ask for / request
Tú — you, singular informal	pidieres	if / when you should ask for / request
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	pidiere	if / when he / she should ask for / request; if / when you should ask for / request (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	pidiéremos	if / when we should ask for / request
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pidiereis	if / when you should ask for / request (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	pidieren	if / when they should ask for / request; if / when you should ask for / request (plural)

• Quien pidiere una copia deberá identificarse. — Whoever should request a copy must identify themselves.

Pedir present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle pedido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya pedido	that I have asked for / requested
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas pedido	that you have asked for / requested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya pedido	that he / she has asked for / requested; that you have asked for / requested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos pedido	that we have asked for / requested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis pedido	that you have asked for / requested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan pedido	that they have asked for / requested; that you have asked for / requested (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas pedido ayuda. — I am glad that you asked for help.

Pedir past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle pedido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera pedido	that I had asked for / requested
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras pedido	that you had asked for / requested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera pedido	that he / she had asked for / requested; that you had asked for / requested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos pedido	that we had asked for / requested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais pedido	that you had asked for / requested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran pedido	that they had asked for / requested; that you had asked for / requested (plural)

• Si hubiéramos pedido una mesa antes, no esperaríamos. — If we had requested a table earlier, we would not be waiting.
• Si hubieses pedido permiso, te lo habrían concedido. — If you had asked for permission, they would have granted it.

Pedir future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle pedido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere pedido	if / when I should have asked for / requested
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres pedido	if / when you should have asked for / requested
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere pedido	if / when he / she should have asked for / requested; if / when you should have asked for / requested (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos pedido	if / when we should have asked for / requested
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis pedido	if / when you should have asked for / requested (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren pedido	if / when they should have asked for / requested; if / when you should have asked for / requested (plural)

• Si hubieren pedido información adicional, deberá proporcionarse. — If they should have requested additional information, it must be provided.

Pedir imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Pedir affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	pide	ask for
Usted — you, singular formal	pida	ask for (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	pidamos	let’s ask for
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	pedid	ask for (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	pidan	ask for (plural)

• Pide la cuenta cuando termines. — Ask for the bill when you finish.

Pedir negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no pidas	do not ask for
Usted — you, singular formal	no pida	do not ask for (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no pidamos	let’s not ask for
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no pidáis	do not ask for (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no pidan	do not ask for (plural)

• No pidas más de lo que necesitas. — Do not ask for more than you need.

Common constructions with Pedir

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• pedir algo. — to ask for / request something.
• pedir algo a alguien. — to ask someone for something.
• pedir que + subjunctive. — to ask / request that someone do something.
• pedir comida o bebida. — to order food or drink.

Example sentences with Pedir

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Voy a pedir una ensalada. — I am going to order a salad.
• Le pedí ayuda a Marta. — I asked Marta for help.
• ¿Has pedido ya la cuenta? — Have you asked for the bill yet?
• Te pido que llegues a tiempo. — I ask you to arrive on time.
• Espero que pidas permiso primero. — I hope you ask for permission first.
• Pide una copia para tus archivos. — Request a copy for your records.

Regional and usage notes for Pedir

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos pedís ayuda cuando la necesitás. — You ask for help when you need it. (voseo)
• Pedí la cuenta ahora. — Ask for the bill now. (affirmative vos command)

For pedir, track the e → i family carefully: pido, pidió / pidieron, pida, pidiera / pidiere, and pidiendo. The future and conditional return to the full infinitive pedir.