pagarConjugation
pagar means to pay.
Complete Conjugation Tables
Reference all tenses and moods
Indicative
Present
Pagar is fully regular in the present tense: pago, pagas, paga, pagamos, pagáis, pagan.
Future
The future of pagar is regular: add endings to the full infinitive (pagaré, pagarás, etc.).
Imperfect
The imperfect of pagar is regular: pagaba, pagabas, pagaba, pagábamos, pagabais, pagaban.
Conditional
The conditional of pagar is regular: add -ía endings to the infinitive (pagaría, pagarías).
Preterite
The preterite of pagar has a spelling change in the first person (pagué) to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperative
Negative Imperative
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive: no pagues, no pague, no paguemos.
Imperative
Use 'paga' for informal 'tú' and 'pague' for formal 'usted'.
Subjunctive
Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive of pagar uses the 'gu' spelling change in all forms: pague, pagues, pague, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive of pagar is regular: pagara, pagaras, pagara, pagáramos, pagarais, pagaran.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does pagar mean in Spanish?
pagar means "to pay".
Is pagar a regular or irregular verb?
pagar is a Regular (with spelling change) -ar verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate pagar in the present tense?
The present tense of pagar is: yo pago, tú pagas, él/ella/usted paga, nosotros pagamos, vosotros pagáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes pagan.
How do you conjugate pagar in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of pagar is: yo pagué, tú pagaste, él/ella/usted pagó, nosotros pagamos, vosotros pagasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes pagaron.
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