Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pago | |
| tú | pagas | |
| él / ella / usted | paga | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pagamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pagáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pagan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pagué | |
| tú | pagaste | |
| él / ella / usted | pagó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pagamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pagasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pagaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pagaba | |
| tú | pagabas | |
| él / ella / usted | pagaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pagábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pagabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pagaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pagaré | |
| tú | pagarás | |
| él / ella / usted | pagará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pagaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pagaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pagarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pagaría | |
| tú | pagarías | |
| él / ella / usted | pagaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pagaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pagaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pagarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pague | |
| tú | pagues | |
| él / ella / usted | pague | |
| nosotros / nosotras | paguemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | paguéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | paguen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to pay
- to be worthwhile, to have a pay off
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Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations