Pedir Preterite Tense Conjugation - Spanish Preterite Tense Verb Conjugation - Conjugate Pedir in Spanish Preterite Tense
Pedir is a Spanish verb meaning to order, to ask for. Pedir is conjugated as an irregular verb in the preterite tense. Pedir appears on the 100 Most Used Spanish Preterite Tense Verbs Poster as the 24th most used irregular verb.
For the present tense conjugation, go to Pedir Conjugation - Present Tense.
Pedir Conjugation: Preterite Tense
| yo | pedí |
| tú | pediste |
| él/ella | pidió |
| ns. | pedimos |
| vs. | pedisteis |
| ellos/ellas | pidieron |
*Irregular forms in bold.
Pedir Participio
The participio of Pedir is pedido. The present perfect tense is formed by combining the auxiliary verb haber with the participio.
Pedir Imperfect Root
The imperfect root of Pedir is pedía. The imperfect tense is rarely irregular and can be easily conjugated from this form, which is the yo, and él/ella conjugation.
Regular vs. Irregular Verbs
A verb is called a regular verb when its conjugation follows a typical pattern. A verb which does not follow these patterns exactly is called an irregular verb. In Spanish Preterite Tense, the 3 regular patterns are for verbs ending in ar, er, and ir.
Spanish Preterite Tense Conjugation Chart
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