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yo pedía

was asking for, was requesting, was apologizing, apologized

→ pedir
ped ask for + ía 1st/3rd person singular imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #25,164
was asking for, was requesting In context, it can also mean “asked for” or “was asking.”
SP: El niño pedía agua.
EN: The boy was asking for water.
was apologizing, apologized Used in the expression pedir disculpas or pedir perdón.
SP: Pedía disculpas cuando llegaba tarde.
EN: He was apologizing when he arrived late.
Conjugation of pedir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First pedía —
Third pedía pedían
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First pedía —
Third pedía pedían
pidiera

Por qué pedía ayuda?

Why was he asking for help?

— Divorzio all'italiana (1961)

Le pedía a ella que, por favor, parara.

He asked her to please stop.

Él pedía mucho dinero.

He was asking for a lot of money.

El niño pedía ayuda a gritos.

The child was screaming for help.

Cuando eran niños, te pedía que encontraras a Dev cuando se perdía.

When they were children, I used to ask you to find Dev when he got lost.

— Devdas (2002)

Tom besaba a Mary y le pedía disculpas.

Tom kissed Mary and apologized to her.

Yo que usted le pedía perdón.

If I were you, I would apologize.

De vez en cuando pedía silencio, pero no se oía nada a la distancia.

Every now and then, he would ask for silence, but nothing could be heard in the distance.

Te pedía a ti.

I was asking for you.

— Devdas (2002)

Él corría y pedía ayuda.

He was running and calling for help.

Él constantemente me pedía dinero prestado.

He was constantly asking me to lend him money.

Pregunté por qué se le pedía a Tom hacer eso.

I asked why Tom was being asked to do that.

No tuve más alternativa que hacer lo que me pedía.

I had no alternative but to do what he asked.

Yo no pedía nada.

I didn't ask for anything.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Él no pedía mucho.

He wasn't asking for much.

— भाग मिल्खा भाग (2013)