In stem-changing verbs of Class III (-ir verbs), the e of the stem changes to i in all the forms of the present indicative tense, except the nosotros and vosotros forms, and in the third-person singular and plural of the preterit.
Pedir to ask for
Present Indicative: pido, pides, pide, pedimos, pedís, piden I ask for, etc.
Imperfect: pedía, etc. I was looking for, etc.
Preterit: pedí, pediste, pidió, pedimos, pedisteis, pidieron I asked for, etc.
Future: pediré, etc. I will ask for, etc.
Conditional: pediría, etc. I would ask for, etc.
Present Participle: pidiendo asking for
Past Participle: pedido
Present Subjunctive: pida, pidas, pida, pidamos, pidáis, pidan that I ask for/will ask for, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive: pidiera (pidiese), etc. that I asked for/would ask for, etc.
Present Perfect Subjunctive: haya pedido, etc. that I (have) asked for, etc.
Pluperfect Subjunctive: hubiera (hubiese) pedido, etc. that I had asked for/would have asked for, etc.; if I had asked for, etc.
All Spanish forms not in italics are regular.
Change the verbs to the tense and person indicated:
Translate into English:
1. que ellos gimieran _________________________
2. que me vista _________________________
3. él pediría _________________________
4. medíamos _________________________
5. midáis _________________________
6. impedimos _________________________
7. Ud. gimió _________________________
8. competiré _________________________
9. sirviéramos _________________________
10. él gime _________________________
11. mediste _________________________
12. sirvieron _________________________
13. compito _________________________
14. se visten _________________________
15. que impidas _________________________
A. Write the third-person singular present indicative of the following verbs:
B. Write the first-person plural present subjunctive of the following verbs:
1. they understand _________________________
2. that we spoil/will spoil _________________________
3. that I dress/will dress _________________________
4. he is not amusing himself _________________________
5. that we close/will close _________________________
6. you (s., fam.) asked for _________________________
7. she did not notice _________________________
8. he meets _________________________
9. that you (s., fam.) groaned/would groan _________________________
10. that I die/will die _________________________
11. that you (s., fam.) move/will move _________________________
12. that we served/would serve _________________________
13. they notice _________________________
14. I close _________________________
15. he competes _________________________
16. that you (s., fam.) show/will show _________________________
17. that I amused/would amuse myself _________________________
18. they served _________________________
19. you (pl., fam.) do not lose _________________________
20. that she sleeps/will sleep _________________________
21. he prevents _________________________
22. that I give back/will give back _________________________
23. they felt _________________________
24. that you (pl., for.) prevent/will prevent _________________________
25. does he understand? _________________________
26. they are not dying _________________________
27. she did not compete _________________________
28. that it snows/will snow _________________________
29. you (s., fam.) are lying _________________________
30. that they asked for/would ask for _________________________
