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preguntar

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verbo transitivo

1 preguntar (inquire about)

to ask somebody something -> preguntar algo a alguien
to ask (somebody) a question -> hacer una pregunta (a alguien)
to ask somebody the time -> preguntar la hora a alguien
to ask somebody the way -> preguntar a alguien el camino
don't ask me! -> ¿a mí me lo vas a preguntar?

2 pedir (request)

to ask somebody for something -> pedir algo a alguien
to ask to do something -> pedir hacer algo (español de España), pedir para hacer algo (Am)
to ask somebody to do something -> pedir a alguien que haga algo
to ask a favor of somebody, to ask somebody a favor -> pedir un favor a alguien
if it isn't asking too much -> si no es mucho pedir
to ask somebody's permission to do something -> pedir permiso a alguien para hacer algo

3 invitar, convidar (invite)

to ask somebody to lunch -> invitar a alguien a comer

verbo intransitivo

4 preguntar (inquire) (about por)

5 (request)

to ask for something -> pedir algo
you only have to ask! -> ¡no tienes más que pedirlo!
he was asking for it! (familiar) -> ¡se lo estaba buscando! (deserved it)

ask [ask]

1 Pedir, rogar.

2 Preguntar, interrogar.

I must ask you one question -> tengo que hacer a usted una pregunta, o tengo que preguntar a usted 3. Pedir, invitar
He asked me to come -> me pidió que viniese
I asked them for dinner -> les invité a cenar

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

3 Buscar, inquirir, rogar. (n)

To ask fo -> o after one, preguntar por alguno
To ask in, up, down -> rogar (a una persona) que entre, suba o baje
To ask for something back -> pedir que se devuelva algo
To ask for trouble -> buscarse problemas

va.

ask [ɑːsk]

verb:transitive

1 (inquire) preguntar

"how is Frank?" he asked —¿cómo está Frank? —preguntó

I don't know, ask your father asked if this was true, she replied ... to ask [how]/[what]/[when]/[where]/[why] ...

to ask sb sth preguntar algo a algn; I asked him his name/the time le pregunté su nombre/la hora; to ask o.s. sth preguntarse algo

I began to ask myself what I was doing there to ask sb [about] sth/sb make specific inquiry request general information

did you ask him about the job?about ¿le has preguntado por el trabajo?; (in more detail) ¿le has preguntado acerca del trabajo?

I've been meaning to ask you about that llevo tiempo queriendo hace tiempo que quiero preguntarte acerca de eso;or

they didn't ask me about my political views you will have to ask David about that

ask her about her plans for Christmas pregúntale qué planes tiene para la Navidad

why, I ask myself, am I wasting my time here? ask yourself whether you really want to do this here are some of the things you should ask yourself before accepting

ask me another!another ¡no tengo ni idea!

she asked me if I'd enjoyed my dinner "I'm afraid to ask what it cost" - "then don't ask" that silly old bat - I ask you, who does she think she is? who'd be a mother - I ask you! I can't even begin to guess - ask me another "why do you think she left?" - "ask me another"

don't ask me!don't (informal) ¡yo qué sé!; (informal) ¡qué sé yo!; especially (LAm) (informal)

I ask you!I (informal) (despairing) ¿te lo puedes creer?

ask him if he has seen herif pregúntale si la ha visto

if you ask me, I think she's crazy para mí que está loca

and where have you been, may I ask?may ¿y dónde has estado, si se puede saber?

to ask (sb) a questionquestion hacer una pregunta (a algn)

I wasn't the only one asking questions

I asked the teacher what to do nextwhat le pregunté al profesor lo que tenía que hacer después

ask them what time the party is pregúntales a qué hora es la fiesta

who asked you?who (informal) ¿quién te ha preguntado a ti?

ask her why she didn't comewhy pregúntale por qué no vino

2 (request) pedir

to ask sb a favourfavourask a favour of sbfavour pedir un favor a algn

how much are they asking for the car?for ¿cuánto piden por el coche?

they are asking £200,000 for the house piden 200.000 libras por la casa

that's asking the impossibleimpossible eso es pedir lo imposible

it's not a lot to asklot no es mucho pedir

that's asking a lot eso es mucho pedir

what more can you ask?more ¿qué más se puede pedir?

to ask sth of sbof

he did everything asked of him hizo todo lo que se le pidió; all he asked of us was that we tell people about his plight solo nos pidió que habláramos a la gente de la difícil situación en que se encontraba

to ask that sth be donethat pedir que se haga algo

all I'm asking is that you keep an open mind solo te pido que lo único que pido es que mantengas una actitud abierta;or

to ask to do sth: I asked to see the directorto pedí ver al director

he asked to go on the picnic preguntó si podía ir (con ellos) de picnic; to ask sb to do sth pedir a algn que haga algo

I asked him to come

we had to ask him to leave tuvimos que decirle pedirle que se marchara;or

she said she had been asked to take two suitcases to Africa by a man called Sean to ask that

that's asking too muchtoo much eso es pedir demasiado

I think she's asking too much creo que está exigiendo demasiado

all I'm asking of you is a little more time He did everything that was asked of him, took wickets at important times and deserved everything he got

permission

3 (invite) invitar

have you been asked? ¿te han invitado?

to ask sb to dinnerto invitar a algn a cenar

I was asked into the drawing room couldn't you ask John to the party?

verb:intransitive

1 (inquire) preguntar

he was too shy to ask le dio vergüenza preguntar

to ask [about] sth/sb make specific inquiry preguntar por algo/algn request general information preguntar acerca de algo/algn

ask about our reduced rates for studentsabout pregunta por infórmate sobre nuestros descuentos para estudiantes;or

he was asking about the Vikings preguntaba acerca de sobre los vikingos;or I asked about the possibility of staying on pregunté acerca de sobre la posibilidad de quedarme más tiempo;or pregunté si era posible que me quedara más tiempo

I don't want people asking about my past

he was asking about you estaba preguntando por ti

I asked about the children and how they are getting on

"what's the matter?" — "don't ask"don't —¿qué pasa? —más te vale no saberlo

now you're asking!now (informal) (what a difficult question) ¡vaya con la preguntita!; (informal)

"what year did England win the World Cup?" - "now you're asking!"

(who knows) ¡quién sabe!; (wouldn't we all like to know) ¡eso quisiera saber yo!; (informal)

"how long is it since you had a holiday?" - "now you're asking!" "when do you think we'll get a pay rise?" - "now you're asking!" "what year did England win the World Cup?" - "now you're asking!" "When am I going to see you again" - "Now you're asking!" She shrugged her shoulders

I was only askingonly era solo una pregunta

"what has he gone and done now?" — "you may well ask!"well —¿qué es lo que ha hecho ahora? —¡buena pregunta!

2 (make request) pedir

if you need anything, just ask si quieres algo no tienes más que pedirlo

this is the third time of asking

the asking priceprice el precio que se pide/pedía etc;etc

they just come in and pay the asking price without asking any questions houses are selling for 5-10% over the asking price the flats were sold at less than half their original asking price

I offered £5,000 below the asking price les ofrecí 5.000 libras menos de lo que pedían

it's yours for the askingthe no tienes más que pedirlo y es tuyo

he knew the nomination was his for the asking \COB2

Translate ask by preguntar only in contexts where information is being sought:

askpreguntar

I'll ask him Voy a preguntárselo;Voy a preguntárselo

Ask her what she thinks Pregúntale qué le parece;Pregúntale qué le parece

We asked everywhere Preguntamos en todas partes;Preguntamos en todas partes

Use pedir when ask means "request" or "demand":

pedirask

No one asked to see my passport Nadie me pidió el pasaporte;Nadie me pidió el pasaporte

We asked them to be here before five Les pedimos que estuviesen estuvieran aquí antes de las cinco;Les pedimos que estuviesenorestuvieran aquí antes de las cinco

He was asked to explain his behaviour Le pidieron que explicara su comportamiento;Le pidieron que explicara su comportamiento

Pedir que is followed by the subjunctive.

Pedir que

ask ask for

Verb Conjugation for "ask"

Imperative

ask
you ask
he/she asks
we ask
you ask
they ask

Preterite

I asked
you asked
he/she asked
we asked
you asked
they asked

Present Continuous

I am asking
you are asking
he/she is asking
we are asking
you are asking
they are asking

Present Perfect

I have asked
you have asked
he/she has asked
we have asked
you have asked
they have asked

Past Continuous

I was asking
you were asking
he/she was asking
we were asking
you were asking
they were asking

Past Perfect

I had asked
you had asked
he/she had asked
we had asked
you had asked
they had asked

Future

I will ask
you will ask
he/she will ask
we will ask
you will ask
they will ask

Future Perfect

I will have asked
you will have asked
he/she will have asked
we will have asked
you will have asked
they will have asked

Future Continuous

I will be asking
you will be asking
he/she will be asking
we will be asking
you will be asking
they will be asking

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been asking
you have been asking
he/she has been asking
we have been asking
you have been asking
they have been asking

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been asking
you will have been asking
he/she will have been asking
we will have been asking
you will have been asking
they will have been asking

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been asking
you had been asking
he/she had been asking
we had been asking
you had been asking
they had been asking

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