pedir Conditional Conjugation
pedir — to ask for
The conditional of pedir is regular: pediría, pedirías, pediría, pediríamos, pediríais, pedirían.
pedir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to make polite requests ('I would like to ask...') or to talk about what you would order in a hypothetical situation.
Notes on pedir in the Conditional
Pedir is regular in the conditional. Attach the endings (-ía, -ías, etc.) directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo pediría el pescado si fuera tú.
I would order the fish if I were you.
yo
¿Pedirías una beca para estudiar?
Would you apply for (ask for) a scholarship to study?
tú
Nosotros pediríamos permiso, pero no hay tiempo.
We would ask for permission, but there is no time.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a stem change (pidiría).
Correct: Use pediría.
Why: The conditional, like the future, uses the full infinitive without stem changes.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: pido
Pedir features an 'e to i' stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: pedí
Pedir has a third-person stem change (e to i) in the preterite: pidió and pidieron.
Imperfect
yo: pedía
Pedir is regular in the imperfect: pedía, pedías, pedía, pedíamos, pedíais, pedían.
Future
yo: pediré
Pedir is regular in the future; simply add the endings to the infinitive: pediré, pedirás, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: pida
Pedir changes the stem to 'pid-' for all forms in the present subjunctive.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: pidiera
The imperfect subjunctive of pedir uses the stem 'pidie-': pidiera, pidieras, pidiera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: pide
Use 'pide' for informal commands and 'pida' for formal ones.
Negative Imperative
yo: no pidas
Negative commands for pedir use the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.