Verbo pay: pasado, participio y conjugación
pay significa «pagar, prestar (atención)». Es un verbo irregular: su pasado es paid y su participio paid.
Formas del verbo pay
| Forma | Inglés | Pronunciación |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | pay | /peɪ/ |
| Pasado simple | paid | /peɪd/ |
| Participio pasado | paid | /peɪd/ |
| Gerundio (-ing) | paying | |
| 3.ª persona (he/she/it) | pays |
Conjugación del verbo pay
Formas afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa en inglés americano. «You» sirve para tú y para ustedes/vosotros.
Presente simple (Present simple)Hábitos, rutinas y verdades generales.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I pay | I don't pay | Do I pay? |
| tú | You pay | You don't pay | Do you pay? |
| él / ella | He/she/it pays | He/she/it doesn't pay | Does he/she/it pay? |
| nosotros | We pay | We don't pay | Do we pay? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You pay | You don't pay | Do you pay? |
| ellos / ellas | They pay | They don't pay | Do they pay? |
Presente continuo (Present continuous)Acciones en curso ahora o planes cercanos.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I am paying | I'm not paying | Am I paying? |
| tú | You are paying | You aren't paying | Are you paying? |
| él / ella | He/she/it is paying | He/she/it isn't paying | Is he/she/it paying? |
| nosotros | We are paying | We aren't paying | Are we paying? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You are paying | You aren't paying | Are you paying? |
| ellos / ellas | They are paying | They aren't paying | Are they paying? |
Pasado simple (Past simple)Acciones terminadas en un momento del pasado.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I paid | I didn't pay | Did I pay? |
| tú | You paid | You didn't pay | Did you pay? |
| él / ella | He/she/it paid | He/she/it didn't pay | Did he/she/it pay? |
| nosotros | We paid | We didn't pay | Did we pay? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You paid | You didn't pay | Did you pay? |
| ellos / ellas | They paid | They didn't pay | Did they pay? |
Pasado continuo (Past continuous)Acciones en curso en un momento del pasado.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I was paying | I wasn't paying | Was I paying? |
| tú | You were paying | You weren't paying | Were you paying? |
| él / ella | He/she/it was paying | He/she/it wasn't paying | Was he/she/it paying? |
| nosotros | We were paying | We weren't paying | Were we paying? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You were paying | You weren't paying | Were you paying? |
| ellos / ellas | They were paying | They weren't paying | Were they paying? |
Presente perfecto (Present perfect)Experiencias y acciones pasadas con relación con el presente.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I have paid | I haven't paid | Have I paid? |
| tú | You have paid | You haven't paid | Have you paid? |
| él / ella | He/she/it has paid | He/she/it hasn't paid | Has he/she/it paid? |
| nosotros | We have paid | We haven't paid | Have we paid? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You have paid | You haven't paid | Have you paid? |
| ellos / ellas | They have paid | They haven't paid | Have they paid? |
Presente perfecto continuo (Present perfect continuous)Acciones que empezaron en el pasado y siguen o acaban de terminar.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I have been paying | I haven't been paying | Have I been paying? |
| tú | You have been paying | You haven't been paying | Have you been paying? |
| él / ella | He/she/it has been paying | He/she/it hasn't been paying | Has he/she/it been paying? |
| nosotros | We have been paying | We haven't been paying | Have we been paying? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You have been paying | You haven't been paying | Have you been paying? |
| ellos / ellas | They have been paying | They haven't been paying | Have they been paying? |
Pasado perfecto (Past perfect)Una acción anterior a otra acción pasada.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I had paid | I hadn't paid | Had I paid? |
| tú | You had paid | You hadn't paid | Had you paid? |
| él / ella | He/she/it had paid | He/she/it hadn't paid | Had he/she/it paid? |
| nosotros | We had paid | We hadn't paid | Had we paid? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You had paid | You hadn't paid | Had you paid? |
| ellos / ellas | They had paid | They hadn't paid | Had they paid? |
Pasado perfecto continuo (Past perfect continuous)Duración de una acción hasta un momento del pasado.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I had been paying | I hadn't been paying | Had I been paying? |
| tú | You had been paying | You hadn't been paying | Had you been paying? |
| él / ella | He/she/it had been paying | He/she/it hadn't been paying | Had he/she/it been paying? |
| nosotros | We had been paying | We hadn't been paying | Had we been paying? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You had been paying | You hadn't been paying | Had you been paying? |
| ellos / ellas | They had been paying | They hadn't been paying | Had they been paying? |
Futuro con will (Future simple (will))Predicciones, decisiones en el momento y promesas.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I will pay | I won't pay | Will I pay? |
| tú | You will pay | You won't pay | Will you pay? |
| él / ella | He/she/it will pay | He/she/it won't pay | Will he/she/it pay? |
| nosotros | We will pay | We won't pay | Will we pay? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You will pay | You won't pay | Will you pay? |
| ellos / ellas | They will pay | They won't pay | Will they pay? |
Futuro con going to (Future (going to))Planes e intenciones, y predicciones con evidencia.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I am going to pay | I'm not going to pay | Am I going to pay? |
| tú | You are going to pay | You aren't going to pay | Are you going to pay? |
| él / ella | He/she/it is going to pay | He/she/it isn't going to pay | Is he/she/it going to pay? |
| nosotros | We are going to pay | We aren't going to pay | Are we going to pay? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You are going to pay | You aren't going to pay | Are you going to pay? |
| ellos / ellas | They are going to pay | They aren't going to pay | Are they going to pay? |
Futuro continuo (Future continuous)Acciones en curso en un momento del futuro.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I will be paying | I won't be paying | Will I be paying? |
| tú | You will be paying | You won't be paying | Will you be paying? |
| él / ella | He/she/it will be paying | He/she/it won't be paying | Will he/she/it be paying? |
| nosotros | We will be paying | We won't be paying | Will we be paying? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You will be paying | You won't be paying | Will you be paying? |
| ellos / ellas | They will be paying | They won't be paying | Will they be paying? |
Futuro perfecto (Future perfect)Acciones terminadas antes de un momento del futuro.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I will have paid | I won't have paid | Will I have paid? |
| tú | You will have paid | You won't have paid | Will you have paid? |
| él / ella | He/she/it will have paid | He/she/it won't have paid | Will he/she/it have paid? |
| nosotros | We will have paid | We won't have paid | Will we have paid? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You will have paid | You won't have paid | Will you have paid? |
| ellos / ellas | They will have paid | They won't have paid | Will they have paid? |
Condicional simple (Conditional (would))Situaciones hipotéticas y peticiones educadas.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I would pay | I wouldn't pay | Would I pay? |
| tú | You would pay | You wouldn't pay | Would you pay? |
| él / ella | He/she/it would pay | He/she/it wouldn't pay | Would he/she/it pay? |
| nosotros | We would pay | We wouldn't pay | Would we pay? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You would pay | You wouldn't pay | Would you pay? |
| ellos / ellas | They would pay | They wouldn't pay | Would they pay? |
Condicional perfecto (Conditional perfect)Situaciones hipotéticas en el pasado.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I would have paid | I wouldn't have paid | Would I have paid? |
| tú | You would have paid | You wouldn't have paid | Would you have paid? |
| él / ella | He/she/it would have paid | He/she/it wouldn't have paid | Would he/she/it have paid? |
| nosotros | We would have paid | We wouldn't have paid | Would we have paid? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You would have paid | You wouldn't have paid | Would you have paid? |
| ellos / ellas | They would have paid | They wouldn't have paid | Would they have paid? |
Imperativo: pay · negativo: don't pay · con nosotros: let's pay.
Ejemplos con pay
- I pay the rent on the first of the month.Pago el alquiler el primer día del mes.
- We paid by credit card.Pagamos con tarjeta de crédito.
- Have you paid the electric bill?¿Has pagado la cuenta de la luz?
Phrasal verbs frecuentes con pay: pay back, pay off, pay for.
Practica el verbo pay
Escribe o elige la respuesta y pulsa Comprobar. Las soluciones están debajo de cada pregunta.
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I (pay) the rent on the first of the month.
Presente simple. «Pago el alquiler el primer día del mes.»
Ver solución
pay I pay the rent on the first of the month. → pay.
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We (pay) by credit card.
Pasado simple. «Pagamos con tarjeta de crédito.»
Ver solución
paid We paid by credit card. → paid.
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Have you (pay) the electric bill?
Presente perfecto. «¿Has pagado la cuenta de la luz?»
Ver solución
paid Have you paid the electric bill? → paid.
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¿Cuál es el pasado de pay?
Ver solución
paid Pasado de pay: paid; participio: paid.
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