Payer (to pay) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of payer (to pay) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

 Payer (to pay) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 3: Au jour le jour (Day to day)

Lesson 19: Prix et argent (Prices and money)

Infinitif Participe passé
Payer (to pay) payé (paid)

Verb conjugations

Indicatif

Present 

French English
(je/j') paie/payé/paye I pay/paid/pay
(tu) paies/payé/payes You pay
(il/elle/on) paie/payé/paye he/she/one pays
(nous) payons/payé/payons we pay
(vous) payez/payé/payez You pay
(ils/elles) paient/payé/payent they pay

Imparfait 

French English
(je/j') payais I was paying
(tu) payais you were paying
(il/elle/on) payait he/she/one was paying
(nous) payions/payions we were paying
(vous) payiez/payiez you were paying
(ils/elles) pay aient/payaient they were paying

Passé composé 

French English
(je/j') j'ai payé I paid
tu as payé You have paid
il/elle/on a payé He/she/one has paid
nous avons payé We have paid
vous avez payé You have paid
ils/elles ont payé They have paid

Plus-que-parfait 

French English
(je/j') avais payé I had paid
(tu) avais payé you had paid
(il/elle/on) avait payé he/she/one had paid
(nous) avions payé we had paid
(vous) aviez payé You had paid
(ils/elles) avaient payé They had paid

Futur simple 

French English
(je/j') paierai/payrai I will pay
(tu) paieras/payras you will pay
(il/elle/on) paiera/payra he/she/one will pay
(nous) paierons/payrons we will pay
(vous) paierez/payrez You will pay
(ils/elles) paieront/payront they will pay

Futur antérieur 

French English
(je/j') aurai payé I will have paid
(tu) auras payé You will have paid
(il/elle/on) aura payé he/she/one will have paid
(nous) aurons payé we will have paid
(vous) aurez payé you will have paid
(ils/elles) auront payé they will have paid

Conditionnel

Conditionnel présent 

French English
(je/j') je paierais/payerei I would pay
tu paierais/payereis You would pay
(il/elle/on) il paierait/payereit he would pay
nous paierions/payereions we would pay
vous paieriez/payereiez you would pay
(ils/elles) ils paieraient/payereient they would pay

Conditionnel passé 

French English
(je/j') aurais payé I would have paid
(tu) aurais payé you would have paid
(il/elle/on) aurait payé he/she/one would have paid
(nous) aurions payé we would have paid
(vous) auriez payé You would have paid
(ils/elles) auraient payé they would have paid

Subjonctif

Subjonctif présent 

French English
(je/j') paie/pay I pay
(tu) paies/pay you pay
(il/elle/on) paie/pay he/she/one pays
(nous) payions we pay
(vous) payiez you pay
(ils/elles) paient/pay they pay

Subjonctif passé 

French English
(je/j') aie payé / aies payé I have paid
(tu) aies payé you have paid
(il/elle/on) ait payé he/she/one has paid
(nous) ayons payé we have paid
(vous) ayez payé you have paid
(ils/elles) aient payé they have paid

Impératif

Impératif 

French English
You pay
Paye!/Payez! You pay!/You pay!