Present simplepresente
| I | pay |
|---|---|
| you | pay |
| he/she/it | pays |
| we | pay |
| you | pay |
| they | pay |
Más sobre esto: El Simple Present
Conjugación de pay
- Significado pagar
- Nivel A1
- Modelo irregular
Lo que tiene de especial este verbo
- Irregular en muchos tiempos: lo más seguro es aprender la tabla entera. → Los verbos irregulares
- Las tres formas básicas que hay que aprender: pay – paid – paid.
- De la lista de palabras: pay for something: I paid for the tickets.
En negrita y subrayado: la terminación. ◆ marca una forma que se aparta de la regla.
Indicativo
Past simplepasado terminado
| I | paid |
|---|---|
| you | paid |
| he/she/it | paid |
| we | paid |
| you | paid |
| they | paid |
Más sobre esto: El Simple Past
Present perfectperfecto
| I | have paid |
|---|---|
| you | have paid |
| he/she/it | has paid |
| we | have paid |
| you | have paid |
| they | have paid |
Más sobre esto: El Present Perfect
Past perfectpluscuamperfecto
| I | had paid |
|---|---|
| you | had paid |
| he/she/it | had paid |
| we | had paid |
| you | had paid |
| they | had paid |
Más sobre esto: El Past Perfect
Future (will)futuro
| I | will pay |
|---|---|
| you | will pay |
| he/she/it | will pay |
| we | will pay |
| you | will pay |
| they | will pay |
Más sobre esto: El futuro con will
Future perfectfuturo perfecto
| I | will have paid |
|---|---|
| you | will have paid |
| he/she/it | will have paid |
| we | will have paid |
| you | will have paid |
| they | will have paid |
Más sobre esto: El Future Perfect
Condicional
Conditional (would)condicional
| I | would pay |
|---|---|
| you | would pay |
| he/she/it | would pay |
| we | would pay |
| you | would pay |
| they | would pay |
Más sobre esto: Oración condicional de tipo 2
Conditional perfectcondicional compuesto
| I | would have paid |
|---|---|
| you | would have paid |
| he/she/it | would have paid |
| we | would have paid |
| you | would have paid |
| they | would have paid |
Más sobre esto: Oración condicional de tipo 3
Formas continuas
Present progressivepresente continuo
| I | am paying |
|---|---|
| you | are paying |
| he/she/it | is paying |
| we | are paying |
| you | are paying |
| they | are paying |
Más sobre esto: El Present Progressive
Past progressivepasado continuo
| I | was paying |
|---|---|
| you | were paying |
| he/she/it | was paying |
| we | were paying |
| you | were paying |
| they | were paying |
Más sobre esto: El Past Progressive
Present perfect progressiveperfecto continuo
| I | have been paying |
|---|---|
| you | have been paying |
| he/she/it | has been paying |
| we | have been paying |
| you | have been paying |
| they | have been paying |
Más sobre esto: El Present Perfect Progressive
Past perfect progressivepluscuamperfecto continuo
| I | had been paying |
|---|---|
| you | had been paying |
| he/she/it | had been paying |
| we | had been paying |
| you | had been paying |
| they | had been paying |
Más sobre esto: El Past Perfect Progressive
Future progressivefuturo continuo
| I | will be paying |
|---|---|
| you | will be paying |
| he/she/it | will be paying |
| we | will be paying |
| you | will be paying |
| they | will be paying |
Más sobre esto: El Future Progressive
Imperativo
Imperativeimperativo afirmativo
| you | pay |
|---|---|
| we | let's pay |
Más sobre esto: El imperativo
Formas no personales
Infinitive and participlesinfinitivo, gerundio, participio
| infinitive | pay |
|---|---|
| to-infinitive | to pay |
| -ing form | paying |
| past participle | paid |
Más sobre esto: Los verbos irregulares · Verbos con -ing
Frases de ejemplo del curso
Cada frase procede de las listas de palabras o de los temas de gramática de este curso. La forma del verbo está marcada y debajo se indica qué tiempo y qué persona es.
Can I pay by card?¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?
pay — Present simple · I; Present simple · you
I paid with my card.Pagué con la tarjeta.
paid — Past simple · I; Past simple · you
He always pays in cash.Siempre paga en efectivo.
pays — Present simple · he/she/it
A lower resolution setting saves data you may be paying for.Bajar el ajuste de la calidad de imagen salva una tarifa con límite.
paying — -ing form
Please pay at the till.Pague en la caja, por favor.
pay — Present simple · I; Present simple · you
Could we pay separately?¿Podemos pagar por separado?
pay — Present simple · I; Present simple · you
Más frases de ejemplo
I'll pay for the coffees today.Hoy pago yo los cafés.
Did you pay the electricity bill?¿Pagaste la factura de la luz?
They pay her very well at the new job.En el trabajo nuevo le pagan muy bien.
Errores típicos de los hispanohablantes
Incorrecto I paid the concert tickets with my card.
Correcto I paid for the concert tickets with my card.
En español se «paga algo» directamente. En inglés, lo que compras lleva for: pay for the tickets. Sin for van la factura, la cantidad o la persona: pay the bill, pay 20 euros.
Incorrecto You have to lend attention in class.
Correcto You have to pay attention in class.
«Prestar atención» no lleva lend: la atención se «paga» en inglés: pay attention to something.
Una trampa típica
Incorrecto ⟦I want pay⟧ by card.
Correcto ⟦I would like to pay⟧ by card.
«Quiero pagar con tarjeta» se traslada palabra por palabra y salen dos fallos a la vez: I want pay by card. Falta el to, que en inglés va siempre entre want o would like y el verbo. Y want suena brusco con alguien que te atiende, aunque «quiero» no lo sea en español: lo normal es I would like to pay.
Combinaciones frecuentes
- pay in cash — pagar en efectivo
- pay back a loan — devolver un préstamo
- pay a visit — hacer una visita
- pay off — dar resultado / valer la pena
Verbos que se confunden
Práctica rápida
5 huecos, primero de las frases de ejemplo de arriba y luego de la tabla. Cada respuesta cuenta para tus repasos.
Sigue aprendiendo
Verbos con el mismo modelo
Temas de gramática relacionados
Las formas se calculan a partir de las reglas de la lengua, dos veces y por dos caminos independientes, y se comparan con todas las formas escritas a mano en este curso. Las frases de ejemplo son propias del curso.