Pagar (to pay) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of pagar (to pay) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

 Pagar (to pay) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 3: Día a día (Day to day)

Lesson 19: Precios y dinero (Prices and money)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Pagar (to pay) Pagando (Paying) Pagado (Paid)

Pagar (to pay): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo pago I pay
tú pagas You pay
él/ella paga he/she pays
nosotros/nosotras pagamos We pay
vosotros/vosotras pagáis you pay
ellos/ellas pagan they pay

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo he pagado I have paid
tú has pagado You have paid.
él/ella ha pagado he has paid
nosotros/nosotras hemos pagado We have paid
vosotros/vosotras habéis pagado you have paid
ellos/ellas han pagado They have paid

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo pague I pay
tú pagues you pay
él/ella pague he pays
nosotros/nosotras paguemos we pay
vosotros/vosotras paguéis you pay
ellos/ellas paguen They pay

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya pagado I have paid
tú hayas pagado you have paid
él/ella haya pagado he has paid
nosotros/nosotras hayamos pagado we have paid
vosotros/vosotras hayáis pagado You have paid
ellos/ellas hayan pagado they have paid

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo pagaba I was paying
tú pagabas You paid
él/ella pagaba he paid
nosotros/nosotras pagábamos we paid
vosotros/vosotras pagabais you paid
ellos/ellas pagaban They paid

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había pagado I had paid
tú habías pagado You had paid
él/ella había pagado he had paid
nosotros/nosotras habíamos pagado We had paid
vosotros/vosotras habíais pagado You had paid
ellos/ellas habían pagado They had paid

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo pagara/pagase I would pay
tú pagaras/pagases You would pay
él/ella pagara/pagase he would pay
nosotros/nosotras pagáramos/pagásemos we paid
vosotros/vosotras pagarais/pagaseis You would pay.
ellos/ellas pagaran/pagasen they would pay

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese pagado I would have paid
tú hubieras/hubieses pagado You had paid
él/ella hubiera/hubiese pagado he would have paid
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos pagado we had paid
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis pagado you would have paid
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen pagado they had paid

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo pagué I paid
tú pagaste You paid
él/ella pagó he paid
nosotros/nosotras pagamos we paid
vosotros/vosotras pagasteis You paid
ellos/ellas pagaron They paid

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube pagado I had paid
tú hubiste pagado You had paid
él/ella hubo pagado he had paid
nosotros/nosotras hubimos pagado we had paid
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis pagado you had paid
ellos/ellas hubieron pagado they had paid

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo pagare I will pay
tú pagares You will pay
él/ella pagare he will pay
nosotros/nosotras pagáremos we shall pay
vosotros/vosotras pagareis you will pay
ellos/ellas pagaren they will pay

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere pagado I will have paid
tú hubieres pagado You will have paid
él/ella hubiere pagado he will have paid
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos pagado we will have paid
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis pagado you will have paid
ellos/ellas hubieren pagado They will have paid

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo pagaré I will pay
tú pagarás You will pay
él/ella pagará He/She will pay
nosotros/nosotras pagaremos we will pay
vosotros/vosotras pagaréis You will pay
ellos/ellas pagarán they will pay

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habré pagado I will have paid
tú habrás pagado You will have paid
él/ella habrá pagado he will have paid
nosotros/nosotras habremos pagado we will have paid
vosotros/vosotras habréis pagado you will have paid
ellos/ellas habrán pagado they will have paid
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡(No se usa)! You pay
¡Paga! He pays
¡Pague! Pay!
¡Paguemos! Let's pay!
¡Pagad! They to pay

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No pague! You do not pay!
No pagues! He/she doesn't pay!
No pague! You do not pay!
No paguemos! You all do not pay!
No paguéis! They do not pay!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo pagaría I would pay
tú pagarías You would pay
él/ella pagaría he would pay
nosotros/nosotras pagaríamos We would pay
vosotros/vosotras pagaríais You all would pay
ellos/ellas pagarían they would pay

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habría pagado I would have paid
tú habrías pagado You would have paid
él/ella habría pagado He would have paid
nosotros/nosotras habríamos pagado We would have paid
vosotros/vosotras habríais pagado you would have paid
ellos/ellas habrían pagado They would have paid

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You will pay for the tickets at the entrance.
Vosotros pagaréis por los boletos en la entrada.
2. We pay for the supermarket shopping.
Nosotros pagamos las compras del supermercado.
3. He pays the rent on time.
Él paga el alquiler puntualmente.
4. They pay the electricity bill.
Ellos pagan la factura de la luz.
5. You all pay the cinema ticket.
Vosotros pagáis la entrada al cine.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You were paying the rent every month.
Tú pagabas el alquiler cada mes.
2. I have paid the bill.
Yo he pagado la cuenta.
3. We paid the university tuition.
Nosotros pagamos la matrícula de la universidad.
4. He used to pay for all our meals.
Él pagaba por todas nuestras comidas.
5. You have paid the rent.
Tú has pagado el alquiler.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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pague, pagaras/pagases, pagues, pagáramos/pagásemos, paguemos

1.
Es necesario que nosotros ... antes de irnos.
(It is necessary that we pay before we leave.)
2.
Es posible que tú ... mañana.
(It is possible that you pay tomorrow.)
3.
Espero que yo ... la cuenta.
(I hope that I pay the bill.)
4.
Si tú ... la factura, podríamos seguir viendo televisión.
(If you were to pay the bill, we could continue watching television.)
5.
Si nosotros ... ahora, obtendríamos un descuento.
(If we were to pay now, we would get a discount.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. When we arrived, we had already paid all the expenses.
Cuando llegamos, ya hubimos pagado todos los gastos.
2. It is good that we have paid before the deadline.
Es bueno que hayamos pagado antes del plazo.
3. I doubt that he had paid so much money for that.
Dudo que él hubiera/hubiese pagado tanto dinero por eso.
4. I hoped that you had paid the bill.
Esperaba que tú hubieras/hubieses pagado la cuenta.
5. When I called, you had already paid for the food.
Cuando llamé, ya hubiste pagado por la comida.