No. 3,697 in Spanish
pedía
"Pedía" means "I/he/she was asking for" or "I/he/she used to ask for," in the past tense.
In a sentence
Pedía ayuda cuando no podía resolver el problema.
I would ask for help when I couldn't solve the problem.
This use of 'pedía' demonstrates its function as an imperfect tense verb indicating a recurring action in the past—asking for help.
Ella pedía comida para llevar del restaurante todos los viernes.
She used to request takeaway food from the restaurant every Friday.
Here, 'pedía' is used again in the imperfect tense, emphasizing habitual actions in the past.
Yo pedía más tiempo para terminar la tarea.
I was asking for more time to finish the homework.
In this example, 'pedía' indicates an action in progress in the past, showing the speaker's past effort to accomplish a task.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “pedía” in actual Spanish podcasts.
Find “pedía” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Spanish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.
Get the appSpanish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).