Irregular Verb – pedir = to ask    | Grammar Index |
  
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(only irregular in the first person singular of the present indicative)

IMPERSONAL: pedir = to ask

PERSONAL INFINITIVE: (me to ask) (Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

PARTICIPLES -- PAST, PRESENT: (asking, asked)

(Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

PRESENT INDICATIVE: (I ask)

(eu) peço = (I ask)

(p) (tu) pedir - ir = ped + es = pedes = (thou ask(s)

(ele, (p) êle, ela, você, o senhor, a senhora, (p) a senhorita) pedir - ir = ped + e = pede = (he/she/you ask)

(b) (nós) pedir - ir = ped + imos = pedimos = (we ask)

(p) (vós) pedir - ir = ped + is = pedis = (ye ask)

(eles, (p) êles, elas, vocês, os senhores, as senhoras (p) as senhoritas) pedir - ir = ped + em = pedem = (they ask)

IMPERFECT INDICATIVE: (I was measuring, I used to ask)

(Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

PRETERIT INDICATIVE: (I asked) (Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

SIMPLE PLUPERFECT INDICATIVE: (I had asked)

(Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

FUTURE INDICATIVE: (I will or shall ask) (Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

COMPOUND OR PERFECT

PRESENT PERFECT INDICATIVE: (I have asked/have been measuring)

(Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

Spoken Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb ter = to have to form the Present Perfect Indicative) (Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

(Written Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb haver = to have to form the Present Perfect Indicative) (Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

Past Perfect or Pluperfect Indicative: (I had asked)

(Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

Spoken Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb ter = to have to form the Past Perfect or Pluperfect Indicative) (Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

Written Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb haver = to have to form the Past Perfect or Pluperfect Indicative) (Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

Future Perfect Indicative: (I will/shall have asked)

(Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

Spoken Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb ter = to have to form the Future Perfect Indicative) (Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

Written Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb haver = to have to form the Present Perfect Indicative) (Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

Subjunctive Mood (Simple)

Present Subjunctive: (I may ask)

(eu) peça = (I may ask)

(p) (tu) peças = (thou may ask)

(ele, (p) êle, ela, você, o senhor, a senhora, (p) a senhorita) peça = (he/she/you may ask)

(b) (nós) peçamos = (we may ask)

(p) (vós) peçais = (ye may ask)

(eles, (p) êles, elas, vocês, os senhores, as senhoras (p) as senhoritas) peçam = (they may ask)

Imperfect Subjunctive: (I might ask) (Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

Future Subjunctive: NO DEFINITE FORM IN ENGLISH -- Present and Past Subjunctive and Conditional forms are employed to express Future Subjunctive (if I were to ask, if I should ask, if I may ask, if I might ask) (Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

Subjunctive Mood (Compound)

Present Perfect Subjunctive (I may have asked)

(Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

Spoken Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb ter = to have to form the Present Perfect Subjunctive) (Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

Written Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb haver = to have to form the Present Perfect Subjunctive) (Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

Past Perfect or Pluperfect Subjunctive (I might have asked)

(Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

Spoken Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb ter = to have to form the Past Perfect or Pluperfect Subjunctive) (Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

Written Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb haver = to have to form the Past Perfect or Pluperfect Subjunctive) (Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

Future Perfect Subjunctive NO DEFINITE FORM IN ENGLISH -- Present and Past Subjunctive and Conditional forms are employed to express Future Subjunctive (if I were to ask, if I should ask, if I may ask, if I might ask) (Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

Spoken Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb ter = to have to form the Future Perfect Subjunctive) (Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

Written Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb haver = to have to form the Future Perfect or Pluperfect Subjunctive) (Regular in this form forverbs ending in -ir)

CONDITIONAL MOOD

(SIMPLE) (I would/should ask) (Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

(COMPOUND)

Conditional Perfect: (I would/should have asked)

(Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

Spoken Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb ter = to have to form the Compound Conditional Perfect) (Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

Written Form: (uses a conjugation of the irregular verb haver = to have to form the Compound Conditional Perfect) (Regular in this form for verbs ending in -ir)

IMPERATIVE MOOD (ask thou, ask ye, ask)

(p) (tu) pede = (ask thou)

(p) (vós) pedir - ir = ped +i = pedi = (ask ye)

(b) (você) peça = (ask)
 

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