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pagar
to pay
Irregular · 24 form tables
Brazilian Portuguese, with você, a gente and vocês. The tables also include personal infinitives; supplied tu commands appear under other forms.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I pay |
| você, ele, ela | you pay; he/she pays |
| nós | we pay |
| a gente | we pay |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) pay; they pay |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am paying |
| você, ele, ela | you are paying; he/she is paying |
| nós | we are paying |
| a gente | we are paying |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are paying; they are paying |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was paying |
| você, ele, ela | you were paying; he/she was paying |
| nós | we were paying |
| a gente | we were paying |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were paying; they were paying |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I paid |
| você, ele, ela | you paid; he/she paid |
| nós | we paid |
| a gente | we paid |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) paid; they paid |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I used to pay |
| você, ele, ela | you used to pay; he/she used to pay |
| nós | we used to pay |
| a gente | we used to pay |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) used to pay; they used to pay |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have been paying |
| você, ele, ela | you have been paying; he/she has been paying |
| nós | we have been paying |
| a gente | we have been paying |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have been paying; they have been paying |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had paid |
| você, ele, ela | you had paid; he/she had paid |
| nós | we had paid |
| a gente | we had paid |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had paid; they had paid |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had paid |
| você, ele, ela | you had paid; he/she had paid |
| nós | we had paid |
| a gente | we had paid |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had paid; they had paid |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will pay |
| você, ele, ela | you will pay; he/she will pay |
| nós | we will pay |
| a gente | we will pay |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will pay; they will pay |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have paid |
| você, ele, ela | you will have paid; he/she will have paid |
| nós | we will have paid |
| a gente | we will have paid |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have paid; they will have paid |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to pay |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to pay; he/she is going to pay |
| nós | we are going to pay |
| a gente | we are going to pay |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to pay; they are going to pay |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to pay |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to pay; he/she was going to pay |
| nós | we were going to pay |
| a gente | we were going to pay |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to pay; they were going to pay |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would pay |
| você, ele, ela | you would pay; he/she would pay |
| nós | we would pay |
| a gente | we would pay |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would pay; they would pay |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have paid |
| você, ele, ela | you would have paid; he/she would have paid |
| nós | we would have paid |
| a gente | we would have paid |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have paid; they would have paid |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I pay |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you pay; (that) he/she pays |
| nós | (that) we pay |
| a gente | (that) we pay |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) pay; (that) they pay |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I paid |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you paid; (if) he/she paid |
| nós | (if) we paid |
| a gente | (if) we paid |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) paid; (if) they paid |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have paid |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have paid; (that) he/she has paid |
| nós | (that) we have paid |
| a gente | (that) we have paid |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have paid; (that) they have paid |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had paid |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had paid; (that) he/she had paid |
| nós | (that) we had paid |
| a gente | (that) we had paid |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had paid; (that) they had paid |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I pay |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you pay; (when/if) he/she pays |
| nós | (when/if) we pay |
| a gente | (when/if) we pay |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) pay; (when/if) they pay |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have paid |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have paid; (when/if) he/she has paid |
| nós | (when/if) we have paid |
| a gente | (when/if) we have paid |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have paid; (when/if) they have paid |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | pay! |
| nós | let's pay! |
| vocês, eles, elas | pay! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not pay! |
| nós | let's not pay! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not pay! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to pay |
| você, ele, ela | for you to pay; for him/her to pay |
| nós | for us to pay |
| a gente | for us to pay |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to pay; for them to pay |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have paid |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have paid; for him/her to have paid |
| nós | for us to have paid |
| a gente | for us to have paid |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have paid; for them to have paid |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- /
- Past infinitive
- /
- Past gerund
- /
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
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