pedir

to ask for/request

irregular verb

IR Boot Gerund Present Subjunctive Preterite Imp.Subj. Future Conditional Imperfect yo él nosotros vosotros ellos pid o pid a ped í pid iera ped iré ped iría ped ía pid es pid as ped iste pid ieras ped irás ped irías ped ías pid e pid a pid pid iera ped irá ped iría ped ía ped imos pid amos ped imos pid iéramos ped iremos ped iríamos ped íamos ped ís pid áis ped isteis pid ierais ped iréis ped iríais ped íais pid en pid an pid ieron pid ieran ped irán ped irían ped ían Gerund: pid iendo Participle: ped ido

pedir is the model for -ir verbs with the ei Boot-stem change. These verbs also change e → i in the gerund (pidiendo).

“Ni pidas a quien pidió, ni sirvas a quien sirvió.”

Neither ask of one who has had to ask, nor serve one who has had to serve.

— Refrán tradicional