pagar

to pay

to pay for

pagar(

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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

1. (to exchange money for)

a. to pay

Él está pagando la cuenta.He is paying the bill.

b. to pay off (a debt)

Yo acabo de pagar mis deudas de la universidad.I just paid off my college loans.

c. to repay (a debt)

Toma cinco años pagar el préstamo del carro.It takes five years to repay the loan on the car.

2. (to buy)

a. to pay for

Mi primo me pagó el almuerzo.My cousin paid for my lunch.

3. (to suffer the consequences of)

a. to pay

Me las pagarás por lo que me hiciste.You're going to pay for what you did to me.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

4. (to make a payment)

a. to pay

Ya pagué yo.I already paid.

Vocabulary Lists

Examples

Phrases

pagar la cuenta	to pay the check
pagar dinero cada mes por vivir en un lugar	to pay money every month to live in a place
pagar al contado	to pay cash
pagar en efectivo	to pay cash
pagar a plazos	to pay in installments
debo pagar en esta caja	I have to pay at this checkout
como vas a pagar por esto	as you're the one who's going to pay for this
pagar la factura	to pay the bill
en donde vas a pagar	where you go to pay
¿Cómo vas a pagar por esto?	How are you going to pay for this?
voy a pagar	I'm going to pay
pagar el abrigo con la tarjeta de crédito	to pay for the coat by credit card
como va a pagar	since he's paying since you're paying
pagar las cuentas	to pay the checks
en dónde vas a pagar	where you're going to pay
¿En dónde vas a pagar?	Where are you going to pay?
cuentas por pagar	accounts payable
voy a pagar todo en la	I'm going to pay for everything at the
para pagar	to pay
Leonor quiere pagar con	Leonor wants to pay with

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Conjugations

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Participles

Present:	pagando
Past:	pagado

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Indicative of "pagar"

	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	pago	pagué	pagaba	pagaría	pagaré
tú	pagas	pagaste	pagabas	pagarías	pagarás
él/ella/Ud.	paga	pagó	pagaba	pagaría	pagará
nosotros	pagamos	pagamos	pagábamos	pagaríamos	pagaremos
vosotros	pagáis	pagasteis	pagabais	pagaríais	pagaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	pagan	pagaron	pagaban	pagarían	pagarán