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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

pedir

to ask for

  • #38 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: pedindo
  • Past participle: pedido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I ask for
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you ask for
  3. nós we ask for
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all ask for

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I asked for
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you asked for
  3. nós we asked for
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all asked for

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to ask for
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to ask for
  3. nós we are going to ask for
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to ask for

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to ask for
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to ask for
  3. nós we used to ask for
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to ask for

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would ask for
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would ask for
  3. nós we would ask for
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would ask for

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I ask for
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you ask for
  3. nós (that) we ask for
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all ask for

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I asked for
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you asked for
  3. nós (if) we asked for
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all asked for

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I ask for
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you ask for
  3. nós (when) we ask for
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all ask for

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você ask for!
  2. vocês ask for! (all of you)

How to use pedir

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Eu sempre peço o mesmo prato aqui.

    I always order the same dish here.

  2. Past

    Ele pediu desculpas pelo atraso.

    He apologized for being late.

  3. Future

    A gente vai pedir uma pizza hoje à noite.

    We're going to order a pizza tonight.

  4. Imperfect

    Ela pedia ajuda só quando precisava muito.

    She only asked for help when she really needed it.

  5. Conditional

    Eu pediria a conta agora.

    I would ask for the bill now.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quer que eu peça um táxi?

    Do you want me to order a taxi?

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você pedisse com jeitinho, ele diria sim.

    If you asked nicely, he'd say yes.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando pedir o café, pede um para mim.

    When you order the coffee, order one for me.

  9. Imperative

    Peça um copo d'água para ela.

    Ask for a glass of water for her.

Good to know

  • "Pedir" is to ask for something; to ask a question is "perguntar".

Where you hear pedir

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu sempre peço o peixe. I always order the fish.
  • Eu pedi um café. I ordered a coffee.
  • A médica vai pedir um exame. The doctor is going to order a test.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • Eu sempre peço o peixe. I always order the fish.
  • Eu pedi peixe, não frango. I ordered fish, not chicken.
  • Eu vou pedir um desconto. I'm going to ask for a discount.
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At the Doctor's

Beginner Level 2 · pedir

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This Isn't What I Ordered

Beginner Level 3 · eu pedi · você pediu

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It Was My Fault

Beginner Level 3 · pedir desculpas

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She Said Yes

Intermediate Level 1 · ela pediu para eu

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I Wish She Would Stay

Intermediate Level 1 · pedisse

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I Would Have Put More Cheese

Intermediate Level 2 · pedido

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It's the Dog That Chooses You

Intermediate Level 3 · ele está pedindo

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It Hasn't Sunk In Yet

Intermediate Level 3 · eu pedi

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.