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je payais

was paying, paid

→ payer
pay pay + ais imperfect tense, je/tu
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #45,379
was paying, paid
FR: Je payais toujours en espèces.
EN: I always paid in cash.
Conjugation of payer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First payais —
Second payais —
Third payait payaient

Je payais.

I was paying.

Si tu payais de ta poche, tu ne dirais pas ça.

If you were paying out of your own pocket, you wouldn’t say that.

Je les payais.

I paid them.

— Aguirre, la colère de Dieu (1972)

C'est toi qui la payais en riz !

You were the one paying her in rice!

— Mother (2009)