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pedir
to ask for; to order; to request
Irregular · 24 form tables
Brazilian Portuguese, with você, a gente and vocês. The tables also include personal infinitives; supplied tu commands appear under other forms.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I ask for |
| você, ele, ela | you ask for; he/she asks for |
| nós | we ask for |
| a gente | we ask for |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) ask for; they ask for |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am asking for |
| você, ele, ela | you are asking for; he/she is asking for |
| nós | we are asking for |
| a gente | we are asking for |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are asking for; they are asking for |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was asking for |
| você, ele, ela | you were asking for; he/she was asking for |
| nós | we were asking for |
| a gente | we were asking for |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were asking for; they were asking for |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I asked for |
| você, ele, ela | you asked for; he/she asked for |
| nós | we asked for |
| a gente | we asked for |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) asked for; they asked for |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I used to ask for |
| você, ele, ela | you used to ask for; he/she used to ask for |
| nós | we used to ask for |
| a gente | we used to ask for |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) used to ask for; they used to ask for |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have been asking for |
| você, ele, ela | you have been asking for; he/she has been asking for |
| nós | we have been asking for |
| a gente | we have been asking for |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have been asking for; they have been asking for |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had asked for |
| você, ele, ela | you had asked for; he/she had asked for |
| nós | we had asked for |
| a gente | we had asked for |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had asked for; they had asked for |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had asked for |
| você, ele, ela | you had asked for; he/she had asked for |
| nós | we had asked for |
| a gente | we had asked for |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had asked for; they had asked for |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will ask for |
| você, ele, ela | you will ask for; he/she will ask for |
| nós | we will ask for |
| a gente | we will ask for |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will ask for; they will ask for |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have asked for |
| você, ele, ela | you will have asked for; he/she will have asked for |
| nós | we will have asked for |
| a gente | we will have asked for |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have asked for; they will have asked for |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to ask for |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to ask for; he/she is going to ask for |
| nós | we are going to ask for |
| a gente | we are going to ask for |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to ask for; they are going to ask for |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to ask for |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to ask for; he/she was going to ask for |
| nós | we were going to ask for |
| a gente | we were going to ask for |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to ask for; they were going to ask for |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would ask for |
| você, ele, ela | you would ask for; he/she would ask for |
| nós | we would ask for |
| a gente | we would ask for |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would ask for; they would ask for |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have asked for |
| você, ele, ela | you would have asked for; he/she would have asked for |
| nós | we would have asked for |
| a gente | we would have asked for |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have asked for; they would have asked for |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I ask for |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you ask for; (that) he/she asks for |
| nós | (that) we ask for |
| a gente | (that) we ask for |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) ask for; (that) they ask for |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I asked for |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you asked for; (if) he/she asked for |
| nós | (if) we asked for |
| a gente | (if) we asked for |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) asked for; (if) they asked for |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have asked for |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have asked for; (that) he/she has asked for |
| nós | (that) we have asked for |
| a gente | (that) we have asked for |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have asked for; (that) they have asked for |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had asked for |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had asked for; (that) he/she had asked for |
| nós | (that) we had asked for |
| a gente | (that) we had asked for |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had asked for; (that) they had asked for |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I ask for |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you ask for; (when/if) he/she asks for |
| nós | (when/if) we ask for |
| a gente | (when/if) we ask for |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) ask for; (when/if) they ask for |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have asked for |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have asked for; (when/if) he/she has asked for |
| nós | (when/if) we have asked for |
| a gente | (when/if) we have asked for |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have asked for; (when/if) they have asked for |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | ask for! |
| nós | let's ask for! |
| vocês, eles, elas | ask for! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not ask for! |
| nós | let's not ask for! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not ask for! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to ask for |
| você, ele, ela | for you to ask for; for him/her to ask for |
| nós | for us to ask for |
| a gente | for us to ask for |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to ask for; for them to ask for |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have asked for |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have asked for; for him/her to have asked for |
| nós | for us to have asked for |
| a gente | for us to have asked for |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have asked for; for them to have asked for |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
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