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payer
to pay
Stem change · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I pay |
| tu | you pay |
| il/elle/on | he/she pays |
| nous | we pay |
| vous | you (plural/formal) pay |
| ils/elles | they pay |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I paid; I have paid |
| tu | you paid; you have paid |
| il/elle/on | he/she paid; he/she has paid |
| nous | we paid; we have paid |
| vous | you (plural/formal) paid; you (plural/formal) have paid |
| ils/elles | they paid; they have paid |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to pay |
| tu | you used to pay |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to pay |
| nous | we used to pay |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to pay |
| ils/elles | they used to pay |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had paid |
| tu | you had paid |
| il/elle/on | he/she had paid |
| nous | we had paid |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had paid |
| ils/elles | they had paid |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will pay |
| tu | you will pay |
| il/elle/on | he/she will pay |
| nous | we will pay |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will pay |
| ils/elles | they will pay |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have paid |
| tu | you will have paid |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have paid |
| nous | we will have paid |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have paid |
| ils/elles | they will have paid |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to pay |
| tu | you are going to pay |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to pay |
| nous | we are going to pay |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to pay |
| ils/elles | they are going to pay |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just paid |
| tu | you have just paid |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just paid |
| nous | we have just paid |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just paid |
| ils/elles | they have just paid |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I paid |
| tu | you paid |
| il/elle/on | he/she paid |
| nous | we paid |
| vous | you (plural/formal) paid |
| ils/elles | they paid |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had paid |
| tu | you had paid |
| il/elle/on | he/she had paid |
| nous | we had paid |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had paid |
| ils/elles | they had paid |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would pay |
| tu | you would pay |
| il/elle/on | he/she would pay |
| nous | we would pay |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would pay |
| ils/elles | they would pay |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have paid |
| tu | you would have paid |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have paid |
| nous | we would have paid |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have paid |
| ils/elles | they would have paid |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have paid |
| tu | you would have paid |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have paid |
| nous | we would have paid |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have paid |
| ils/elles | they would have paid |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I pay |
| tu | (that) you pay |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she pays |
| nous | (that) we pay |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) pay |
| ils/elles | (that) they pay |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have paid |
| tu | (that) you have paid |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has paid |
| nous | (that) we have paid |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have paid |
| ils/elles | (that) they have paid |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I paid |
| tu | (that) you paid |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she paid |
| nous | (that) we paid |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) paid |
| ils/elles | (that) they paid |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had paid |
| tu | (that) you had paid |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had paid |
| nous | (that) we had paid |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had paid |
| ils/elles | (that) they had paid |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | pay! |
| nous | let's pay! |
| vous | pay! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have paid by then! |
| nous | let's have paid by then! |
| vous | have paid by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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