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Pagar (to pay) - Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

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

Pagar - Conjugation of to pay in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive tense (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo).

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo (Pluperfect subjunctive, subjunctive)

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 Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto

  • yo hubiera/hubiese pagado I would have paid
  • tú hubieras/hubieses pagado You had paid
  • él/ella hubiera/hubiese pagado he would have paid
  • nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos pagado we had paid
  • vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis pagado you would have paid
  • ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen pagado they had paid

Example phrases

  • Si hubiera/hubiese pagado a tiempo, no tendríamos este problema. If I had paid on time, we wouldn't have this problem.
  • Esperaba que tú hubieras/hubieses pagado la cuenta. I hoped that you had paid the bill.
  • Dudo que él hubiera/hubiese pagado tanto dinero por eso. I doubt that he had paid so much money for that.
  • Si nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos pagado juntos, habríamos ahorrado más. If we had paid together, we would have saved more.
  • Mejor si vosotros hubierais/hubieseis pagado antes. Better if you had paid before.
  • No creo que ellos hubieran/hubiesen pagado sin recibir la factura. I don't think they would have paid without receiving the bill.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - pagar (to pay)

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

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Pagar (Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Esperaba que tú ... la cuenta.

Esperaba que tú hubieras/hubieses pagado la cuenta.
(I hoped that you had paid the bill.)

2. Dudo que él ... tanto dinero por eso.

Dudo que él hubiera/hubiese pagado tanto dinero por eso.
(I doubt that he had paid so much money for that.)

3. No creo que ellos ... sin recibir la factura.

No creo que ellos hubieran/hubiesen pagado sin recibir la factura.
(I don't think they would have paid without receiving the bill.)

4. Si nosotros ... juntos, habríamos ahorrado más.

Si nosotros hubiéramos/hubiésemos pagado juntos, habríamos ahorrado más.
(If we had paid together, we would have saved more.)

5. Si ... a tiempo, no tendríamos este problema.

Si hubiera/hubiese pagado a tiempo, no tendríamos este problema.
(If I had paid on time, we wouldn't have this problem.)

6. Mejor si vosotros ... antes.

Mejor si vosotros hubierais/hubieseis pagado antes.
(Better if you had paid before.)