10K+ students - 4.8/5

Self study Conversation classes Personalized learning path

Pagar (to pay) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

 Pagar (to pay) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Pagar - Conjugation of to pay in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the anterior preterite, indicative tense (Pretérito anterior, indicativo).

Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Pagar (to pay) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Precios y dinero (Prices and money)

Conjugation of to pay in Pretérito anterior

  • yo hube pagado I had paid
  • tú hubiste pagado You had paid
  • él/ella hubo pagado he had paid
  • nosotros/nosotras hubimos pagado we had paid
  • vosotros/vosotras hubisteis pagado you had paid
  • ellos/ellas hubieron pagado they had paid

Example phrases

  • Cuando llegué, ya hube pagado la cuenta. When I arrived, I had already paid the bill.
  • Cuando llamé, ya hubiste pagado por la comida. When I called, you had already paid for the food.
  • Cuando ella llegó, ya hubo pagado las facturas. When she arrived, I had already paid the bills.
  • Cuando llegamos, ya hubimos pagado todos los gastos. When we arrived, we had already paid all the expenses.
  • Cuando llamasteis, ya hubisteis pagado al repartidor. When you called, you had already paid the delivery man.
  • Cuando ellos llegaron, ya hubieron pagado la deuda. When they arrived, they had already paid the debt.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - pagar (to pay)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

Show answers Show translation

Pagar (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Cuando ellos llegaron, ya ... la deuda.

Cuando ellos llegaron, ya hubieron pagado la deuda.
(When they arrived, they had already paid the debt.)

2. Cuando llegamos, ya ... todos los gastos.

Cuando llegamos, ya hubimos pagado todos los gastos.
(When we arrived, we had already paid all the expenses.)

3. Cuando llegué, ya ... la cuenta.

Cuando llegué, ya hube pagado la cuenta.
(When I arrived, I had already paid the bill.)

4. Cuando llamé, ya ... por la comida.

Cuando llamé, ya hubiste pagado por la comida.
(When I called, you had already paid for the food.)

5. Cuando ella llegó, ya ... las facturas.

Cuando ella llegó, ya hubo pagado las facturas.
(When she arrived, I had already paid the bills.)

6. Cuando llamasteis, ya ... al repartidor.

Cuando llamasteis, ya hubisteis pagado al repartidor.
(When you called, you had already paid the delivery man.)