pedir Future Conjugation
pedir — to ask for
Pedir is regular in the future; simply add the endings to the infinitive: pediré, pedirás, etc.
pedir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to state what you will request or order later, or to make a prediction about someone's future request.
Notes on pedir in the Future
Pedir is completely regular in the future tense. Use the full infinitive 'pedir' as your base.
Example Sentences
Te pediré un favor mañana.
I will ask you a favor tomorrow.
yo
Mañana pediremos comida china.
Tomorrow we will order Chinese food.
nosotros
Él pedirá un aumento el próximo mes.
He will ask for a raise next month.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Applying a stem change (pidiré).
Correct: The future uses the infinitive: pediré.
Why: Stem changes (e:i) usually don't apply to the future indicative tense.
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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.
Conditional
yo: pediría
The conditional of pedir is regular: pediría, pedirías, pediría, pediríamos, pediríais, pedirían.
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'.