we kindly ask vs we kindly asked

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'We kindly ask' is used when making a polite request in the present or future, while 'We kindly asked' is used when referring to a polite request made in the past.

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we kindly ask

This phrase is correct and commonly used when making a polite request in the present or future.

Use 'we kindly ask' when you want to make a polite request in the present or future. It conveys a sense of politeness and respect.

Examples:

We kindly ask that you refrain from smoking in this area.
We kindly ask for your cooperation in keeping the noise level down.
We kindly ask for your understanding in this matter.

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We kindly ask you to take into consideration the fact that the 5 defendants admit and sincerely regret their actions.
We kindly ask you to leave the premises, sir.
We kindly ask you to make your way back to your seats at this time.
In this respect we kindly ask you to identify any confidential information or business secrets.
Taking the above arguments into consideration, we kindly ask the Council to state whether, and how, the European Union has reacted to Russian-Belarusian manoeuvres in which one or two EU Member States are perceived as aggressors.
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We therefore kindly ask you to have the good sense, first and foremost, to use the European Parliament resolution as a negotiating mandate.
Due to minor technical problems, we will kindly ask you to sit in your seats for a few more minutes.
For this reason we would kindly ask our customers to stick to the rules of use (max. power, indoor/outdoor use etc.) for this frequency range!
We shall never ask kindly for our rights to be respected!
We ask your kindly indulgence for a cast never on stage before coming to Charenton but each inmate, I can assure you, will try to pull his weight.
I would kindly ask you to consider my situation.
Doctor Watson, I would kindly ask you to get dressed.
Kindly ask one of them to come out.
Then I would kindly ask you to prostrate yourself on the grass.
We cannot, as Commissioner Rehn said in the Foreign Affairs Committee, just kindly ask again.
I kindly ask the Presidency of Parliament to take the necessary measures to improve the quality of interpretation.
I'd like to kindly ask any finder...
Maybe the butcher will give me something, if I kindly ask him.
On behalf of the Committee on Development, I kindly ask you to integrate this opinion into your report.

Alternatives:

We would appreciate it if you could...
Could you please...
We request that you...
We would like to ask...
We invite you to...

we kindly asked

This phrase is correct and is used when referring to a polite request made in the past.

Use 'we kindly asked' when you want to refer to a polite request that was made in the past. It indicates that the request was made in a courteous manner.