< Portuguese Grammar

present vs. past: pedir, ouvir

PEDIR and OUVIR have similar ~irregulr conjugations in the present and the simple past. These are very common verbs and worth remembering!

Present tense

pedir > Eu peço desculpas amiga (Excuse me my friend.)

ouvir > Eu ouço bem. (I hear well.)

Past tense

*this is the preterit indicative tense.

pedir > Eu pedi uma Coca-Cola. (I ordered a Coca-Cola.)

ouvir > Eu ouvi um barulho. (I heard a noise.)