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What is the preterite tense of pedir?

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Preterite of Pedir. Let's see thepreterite now. We use this tense to talk aboutfinished actions in the past. You could use pedir inthe preterite to say what you ordered last night or that youborrowed something last week or at any point in thepast.


People also ask, what is the preterite of pedir?

PEDIR

Present Preterit (Past)
yo pido pedí
pides pediste
el/ella/ Ud. pide pidió
nosotros pedimos pedimos

what are the irregular verbs in the preterite? Here you have a list of irregular verbs and their stems in thepreterite.
Irregular Verb Preterite Stem
hacer hic (exception: Él/Ella/Usted = hizo)
venir vin
querer quis
decir dij

Herein, what is pedir in present tense?

The indicative present tense is used to talkabout habits and actions that happen in the present. Theverb pedir is irregular in this tense.

What are the 16 preterite irregular verbs?

This is a concise one page chart that summarizes theconjugations and a few basic rules for the most popularirregular preterite verbs (16 verbs total).Verbs include: IR, SER, HACER, DAR, VER, ESTAR, TENER,ANDAR, PONER, SABER, PODER, QUERER, VENIR, DECIR, TRAER,CONDUCIR.

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