Pedir (to ask / to order) is a semi-regular verb in El Presente.
Have a look at its conjugation:
| yo | pido |
| tú | pides |
| él / ella / Ud. | pide |
| nosotros / nosotras |
pedimos |
| vosotros / vosotras |
pedís |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | piden |
Notice how the first vowel -e- becomes -i-
EXCEPT for nosotros/nosotras and vosotros/vosotras where it remains -e-.
Look at and listen to these examples:
Siempre pido una cerveza fria.
I always order a cold beer.
Tú pides demasiado a la vida.
You ask too much from life.
Antonio pide mucho dinero a sus padres.
Antonio asks his parents for a lot of money.
¿Pedimos una pizza mediana?
¿Shall we order a medium pizza?
Vosotros pedís demasiadas explicaciones.
You ask for too many explanations.
Ellos piden 500 euros por el alquiler.
They are asking for 500 euros for the rent.
You can see more verbs that follow this pattern:
Comprehensive List of Spanish stem-changing (e > ie) verbs in the present tense
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¿Pedimos una pizza mediana?
¿Shall we order a medium pizza?
Siempre pido una cerveza fria.
I always order a cold beer.
Ellos piden 500 euros por el alquiler.
They are asking for 500 euros for the rent.
Vosotros pedís demasiadas explicaciones.
You ask for too many explanations.
Antonio pide mucho dinero a sus padres.
Antonio asks his parents for a lot of money.
Tú pides demasiado a la vida.
You ask too much from life.
Tonya
Kwiziq community member
4 March 2019
1 reply
Can pedir also mean 'to petition'?
Inma
Kwiziq language super star
5 March 2019
5/03/19
Hola Tonya
Yes, pedir could mean "to order" (e.g food and drinks in a bar) or to "ask/ask for" something. We have different examples in the lesson covering both meanings, for example:
"Siempre pido una cerveza fria."
I always order a cold beer.
"Ellos piden 500 euros por el alquiler."
They are asking for 500 euros for the rent.
Un saludo
Inma