pedir
to ask for, to order
Pedí una pizza por teléfono.
I ordered a pizza by phone.
pedir present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
pedir present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
pedir preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
pedir imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
pedir present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
pedir future
Actions yet to happen.
pedir informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
pedir future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
pedir conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
pedir conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
pedir pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
pedir subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
pedir subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
pedir subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
pedir subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
pedir imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
pedir imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.