pagar Future Conjugation
pagar — to pay
The future of pagar is regular: add endings to the full infinitive (pagaré, pagarás, etc.).
pagar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to promise to pay someone back or to state when a future transaction will happen.
Notes on pagar in the Future
Pagar is fully regular in the future tense. Just use the infinitive 'pagar' as your stem.
Example Sentences
Te pagaré el dinero mañana sin falta.
I will pay you the money tomorrow without fail.
yo
Pagaremos la deuda el próximo mes.
We will pay the debt next month.
nosotros
Si no hay trabajo, no pagarán.
If there is no work, they won't pay.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the last syllable.
Correct: pagará
Why: All future tense forms except 'nosotros' require an accent to show the stress is at the end.
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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.
Conditional
yo: pagaría
The conditional of pagar is regular: add -ía endings to the infinitive (pagaría, pagarías).
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.