Breakdown of La secretaria me pidió remitir el informe por correo electrónico antes del viernes.
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Questions & Answers about La secretaria me pidió remitir el informe por correo electrónico antes del viernes.
What does me mean in this sentence?
Me is the indirect object pronoun meaning to me.
So:
- La secretaria me pidió... = The secretary asked me...
It shows who received the request. In fuller English, you could think of it as asked me to...
Why is it pidió?
Pidió is the preterite (simple past) form of pedir, meaning asked.
It is used because the sentence refers to a completed action in the past: the secretary asked at a specific moment.
A few useful points:
- pedir = to ask for / to request
- pidió = he/she asked, he/she requested
- The stem changes from e to i in this form:
pedir → pidió
Compare:
- me pidió = asked me / requested
- me pedía = was asking me / used to ask me
So pidió fits a single completed request.
Why is there an infinitive, remitir, after pidió?