Translation of "Pedían" in English

Pedían auxilio, llamaban a la ambulancia...

some asked for help, and they even called an ambulance ...

Ese día, los padres nos pedían entre lágrimas,

That day, her parents asked us, in tears,

¿por qué no pedían ayuda a las mujeres?

why didn't they just ask women for a little help?

Te pedían la tarjeta de estudiante para hacer el examen.

They asked me for my student ID card to take the exam.

Todo lo que me pedían era que caminara de una determinada forma.

I mean, all they were asking me to do was walk like I was supposed to walk.

Antiguamente me pedían los niños que les dibujara una oveja, ahora quieren que les enseñe como hacer un commit. Los tiempos cambian.

Before, young ones used to ask me to draw them a sheep, now they want me to teach them how to make a commit. Times, they are a-changin'.