pedía

pedía

"Pedía" means "I/he/she was asking for" or "I/he/she used to ask for," in the past tense.

Here, 'pedía' is used again in the imperfect tense, emphasizing habitual actions in the past.

Ella pedía comida para llevar del restaurante todos los viernes.

She used to request takeaway food from the restaurant every Friday.

In this example, 'pedía' indicates an action in progress in the past, showing the speaker's past effort to accomplish a task.

Yo pedía más tiempo para terminar la tarea.

I was asking for more time to finish the homework.

This use of 'pedía' demonstrates its function as an imperfect tense verb indicating a recurring action in the past—asking for help.

Pedía ayuda cuando no podía resolver el problema.

I would ask for help when I couldn't solve the problem.