What does pagar mean in English?

Pagar means "to pay" in English.

How do you conjugate pagar in Spanish?

Pagar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with pagar?

Common idiomatic expressions using pagar include: "pagar el pato" (to take the blame / to be the scapegoat), "pagar las consecuencias" (to face the consequences). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What should I know about using pagar?

Pagar is a regular -ar verb with spelling change

How do you use pagar in a sentence?

Example: "Pagué la cuenta del restaurante." which means "I paid the restaurant bill." in English.

Pagar

to pay

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

pagar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

pagando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

pagado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pago I pay	I pay
tú	pagas you pay	you pay
él/ella/usted	paga he/she/you pays	he/she/you pays
nosotros	pagamos we pay	we pay
vosotros	pagáis you all pay	you all pay
ellos/ustedes	pagan they/you all pay	they/you all pay

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pagaba I used to pay	I used to pay
tú	pagabas you used to pay	you used to pay
él/ella/usted	pagaba he/she/you used to pay	he/she/you used to pay
nosotros	pagábamos we used to pay	we used to pay
vosotros	pagabais you all used to pay	you all used to pay
ellos/ustedes	pagaban they/you all used to pay	they/you all used to pay

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pagé I paid	I paid
tú	pagaste you paid	you paid
él/ella/usted	pagó he/she/you paid	he/she/you paid
nosotros	pagamos we paid	we paid
vosotros	pagasteis you all paid	you all paid
ellos/ustedes	pagaron they/you all paid	they/you all paid

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pagaré I will pay	I will pay
tú	pagarás you will pay	you will pay
él/ella/usted	pagará he/she/you will pay	he/she/you will pay
nosotros	pagaremos we will pay	we will pay
vosotros	pagaréis you all will pay	you all will pay
ellos/ustedes	pagarán they/you all will pay	they/you all will pay

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pagaría I would pay	I would pay
tú	pagarías you would pay	you would pay
él/ella/usted	pagaría he/she/you would pay	he/she/you would pay
nosotros	pagaríamos we would pay	we would pay
vosotros	pagaríais you all would pay	you all would pay
ellos/ustedes	pagarían they/you all would pay	they/you all would pay

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	page that I pay	that I pay
tú	pages that you pay	that you pay
él/ella/usted	page that he/she/you pay	that he/she/you pay
nosotros	pagemos that we pay	that we pay
vosotros	pagéis that you all pay	that you all pay
ellos/ustedes	pagen that they/you all pay	that they/you all pay

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pagara or pagase that I paid	that I paid
tú	pagaras or pagases that you paid	that you paid
él/ella/usted	pagara or pagase that he/she/you paid	that he/she/you paid
nosotros	pagáramos or pagásemos that we paid	that we paid
vosotros	pagarais or pagaseis that you all paid	that you all paid
ellos/ustedes	pagaran or pagasen that they/you all paid	that they/you all paid

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he pagado I have paid	I have paid
tú	has pagado you have paid	you have paid
él/ella/usted	ha pagado he/she/you have paid	he/she/you have paid
nosotros	hemos pagado we have paid	we have paid
vosotros	habéis pagado you all have paid	you all have paid
ellos/ustedes	han pagado they/you all have paid	they/you all have paid

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había pagado I had paid	I had paid
tú	habías pagado you had paid	you had paid
él/ella/usted	había pagado he/she/you had paid	he/she/you had paid
nosotros	habíamos pagado we had paid	we had paid
vosotros	habíais pagado you all had paid	you all had paid
ellos/ustedes	habían pagado they/you all had paid	they/you all had paid

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube pagado I had paid	I had paid
tú	hubiste pagado you had paid	you had paid
él/ella/usted	hubo pagado he/she/you had paid	he/she/you had paid
nosotros	hubimos pagado we had paid	we had paid
vosotros	hubisteis pagado you all had paid	you all had paid
ellos/ustedes	hubieron pagado they/you all had paid	they/you all had paid

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré pagado I will have paid	I will have paid
tú	habrás pagado you will have paid	you will have paid
él/ella/usted	habrá pagado he/she/you will have paid	he/she/you will have paid
nosotros	habremos pagado we will have paid	we will have paid
vosotros	habréis pagado you all will have paid	you all will have paid
ellos/ustedes	habrán pagado they/you all will have paid	they/you all will have paid

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría pagado I would have paid	I would have paid
tú	habrías pagado you would have paid	you would have paid
él/ella/usted	habría pagado he/she/you would have paid	he/she/you would have paid
nosotros	habríamos pagado we would have paid	we would have paid
vosotros	habríais pagado you all would have paid	you all would have paid
ellos/ustedes	habrían pagado they/you all would have paid	they/you all would have paid

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya pagado that I have paid	that I have paid
tú	hayas pagado that you have paid	that you have paid
él/ella/usted	haya pagado that he/she/you have paid	that he/she/you have paid
nosotros	hayamos pagado that we have paid	that we have paid
vosotros	hayáis pagado that you all have paid	that you all have paid
ellos/ustedes	hayan pagado that they/you all have paid	that they/you all have paid

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera pagado that I had paid	that I had paid
tú	hubieras pagado that you had paid	that you had paid
él/ella/usted	hubiera pagado that he/she/you had paid	that he/she/you had paid
nosotros	hubiéramos pagado that we had paid	that we had paid
vosotros	hubierais pagado that you all had paid	that you all had paid
ellos/ustedes	hubieran pagado that they/you all had paid	that they/you all had paid

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	paga	pay! (you)
usted	page	pay! (you formal)
nosotros	pagemos	let's pay!
vosotros	pagad	pay! (you all)
ustedes	pagen	pay! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no pages	don't pay! (you)
usted	no page	don't pay! (you formal)
nosotros	no pagemos	let's not pay!
vosotros	no pagéis	don't pay! (you all)
ustedes	no pagen	don't pay! (you all)

More About "pagar"

Idiomatic Expressions

pagar el pato

to take the blame / to be the scapegoat

💡 Being blamed for something

pagar las consecuencias

to face the consequences

💡 Dealing with results of actions

Examples in Context

Pagué la cuenta del restaurante.

I paid the restaurant bill.

Preterite

¿Cuánto pagas de alquiler?

How much do you pay in rent?

Present

He pagado todas mis deudas.

I have paid all my debts.

Present Perfect

Pagaré con tarjeta.

I will pay by card.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms:

cobrar(to charge, collect)

Usage Notes

•Pagar is a regular -ar verb with spelling change
•Spelling change: g→gu before e (pagué, pague)
•Main meaning: to pay
•Can mean to pay for consequences figuratively

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