Pagar affirmative commands conjugation
Pagar in the affirmative commands: paga, pague, paguemos, pagad, paguen.
- to pay; to pay for
- spelling change (g→gu)
- Participle: pagado
- Gerund: pagando
Affirmative commands imperativo afirmativo
| tú | paga |
|---|---|
| usted | pague |
| nosotros | paguemos |
| vosotros | pagad |
| ustedes | paguen |
Negative commands imperativo negativo
| tú | no pagues |
|---|---|
| usted | no pague |
| nosotros | no paguemos |
| vosotros | no paguéis |
| ustedes | no paguen |
How to use pagar in the affirmative commands
The tú command is paga; the others use gu: pague (usted), paguemos (nosotros), paguen (ustedes). You'll see pague and paguen on signs, payment portals and invoices. Negative commands use the subjunctive: no pagues nada por adelantado. Paguemos a medias is a natural way to suggest splitting a bill. With friends, pronouns attach to the command and add an accent: Págame cuando puedas, Pay me back when you can. The ustedes form paguen is typical of instructions to customers on websites.
Examples
Paguemos a medias, ¿te parece?
Let's split it, okay?
Paga la luz antes de que la corten.
Pay the electric bill before they cut it off.
Paguen en línea para evitar filas.
Pay online to avoid lines.
Quick check: pagar in the affirmative commands
More pagar tenses
- All pagar tenses
- Pagar present
- Pagar preterite
- Pagar imperfect
- Pagar future
- Pagar conditional
- Pagar present subjunctive
Other verbs in the affirmative commands
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