yo pido
I ask for / order.
grammar · stem changing
Present: e → i
Recognize pedir's present pattern and its different preterite distribution.
Remember
pedir → pido preterite: él pidió
Pedir changes e → i in stressed present stems: pido, pides, pide, piden; nosotros pedimos and vosotros pedís keep e. In the preterite, e → i appears in the third-person pidió and pidieron, not in yo pedí. The vowel change and the people affected depend on tense.
See the difference
yo pedí
I asked for / ordered.
él pidió
He asked for / ordered.
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