
pagar Conditional Conjugation
pagar — to pay
The conditional of pagar is regular: add -ía endings to the infinitive (pagaría, pagarías).
pagar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would pay' if you had the money, or to make polite offers to pay.
Notes on pagar in the Conditional
Pagar is fully regular in the conditional. The stem is the complete infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo pagaría, pero no traje mi cartera.
I would pay, but I didn't bring my wallet.
yo
¿Pagarías mil euros por un teléfono?
Would you pay a thousand euros for a phone?
tú
Ellos pagarían más si el servicio fuera mejor.
They would pay more if the service were better.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional 'pagaría' with the imperfect 'pagaba'.
Correct: pagaría
Why: Pagaría means 'would pay' (hypothetical), while pagaba means 'used to pay' (past habit).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: pago
Pagar is fully regular in the present tense: pago, pagas, paga, pagamos, pagáis, pagan.
Preterite
yo: pagué
The preterite of pagar has a spelling change in the first person (pagué) to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: pagaba
The imperfect of pagar is regular: pagaba, pagabas, pagaba, pagábamos, pagabais, pagaban.
Future
yo: pagaré
The future of pagar is regular: add endings to the full infinitive (pagaré, pagarás, etc.).
Present Subjunctive
yo: pague
The present subjunctive of pagar uses the 'gu' spelling change in all forms: pague, pagues, pague, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: pagara
The imperfect subjunctive of pagar is regular: pagara, pagaras, pagara, pagáramos, pagarais, pagaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: paga
Use 'paga' for informal 'tú' and 'pague' for formal 'usted'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no pagues
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive: no pagues, no pague, no paguemos.