Questions & Answers about Él pidió un turno ayer.
Why is it pidió and not "pedió"?
Pidió comes from the verb pedir (to ask for). In the past tense (preterite), -ir verbs that have an "e" in their stem often change that "e" to an "i", but only in the "he/she/it" and "they/you all" forms. So, él pidió (he asked) gets the change, but yo pedí (I asked) does not. Why isn't there a word for "for" after pidió?
The verb pedir already means "to ask for" or "to request." You don't need to add a word like por or para after it. Él pidió covers the whole phrase "He asked for." (Note: to "ask a question," you would use a different verb, preguntar). Why does Él have an accent mark?
The accent mark is used to tell the difference between él (he) and el (the). Without the accent mark, the sentence would look like it was saying "The asked for..." Does turno only mean "turn" like in a game?
It can mean a turn in a game or a waiting line, but in many Latin American countries, un turno is also a very common way to say an "appointment" (like at the doctor) or a work "shift." Learn Él pidió un turno ayer and more in Spanish
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