pedir Negative Imperative Conjugation
pedir — to ask for
Negative commands for pedir use the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.
pedir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to ask for or order something.
Notes on pedir in the Negative Imperative
All forms follow the present subjunctive 'i' stem change (no pidas, no pida, no pidamos).
Example Sentences
No pidas el postre todavía.
Don't order dessert yet.
tú
No pidamos comida rápida hoy.
Let's not order fast food today.
nosotros
No pidan nada caro.
Don't (you all) order anything expensive.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no pide' instead of 'no pidas'.
Correct: Use no pidas.
Why: Negative 'tú' commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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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.
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.