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yo pagaba

paid, was paying

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pag pay + aba imperfect indicative/subjunctive, 1st or 3rd person singular
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #33,020
paid, was paying Imperfect tense (past habitual/ongoing).
SP: Antes pagaba en efectivo, pero ahora uso tarjeta.
EN: Before, I used to pay in cash, but now I use a card.
Conjugation of pagar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First pagaba —
Third pagaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First pagaba —
Third pagaba —

Tom pagaba por adelantado.

Tom paid in advance.

Lo único cierto era que pagaba bien a su gente.

The only certainty was that he paid his people well.

— Nosferatu (1922)

Averigua quién le pagaba la renta y las cuentas.

Find out who paid his rent and bills.

En España yo tenía muchos sirvientes, y les pagaba.

In Spain I had many servants, and I paid them.

— Aguirre, la cólera de Dios (1972)

Las cuentas de Sandra ¿sabes quién las pagaba?

Do you know who paid Sandra's bills?

— Una segunda madre (2015)

No me agradaba, pero era un cliente y pagaba.

I didn't like him, but he was a customer and he paid.

El viejo granjero no le pagaba mucho.

The old farmer didn't pay him much.

Sito pagaba muy bien y tenía a todo el mundo muy contento.

Sito paid very well and had everyone very happy.

— Zeta (2026)