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French Verbs

Infinitive - payer - "pay" - regular "er" verb

Present participle - payant

Past participle - payé

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présent de l'indicatif

je paye

I pay

tu payes

you pay

il paye

he pays

elle paye

she pays

nous payons

we pay

vous payez

you pay

ils payent

they pay

elles payent

they pay

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imparfait de l'indicatif

je payais

I was paying

tu payais

you were paying

il payait

he was paying

elle payait

she was paying

nous payions

we were paying

vous payiez

you were paying

ils payaient

they were paying

elles payaient

they were paying

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passé simple

je payai

I paid

tu payas

you paid

il paya

he paid

elle paya

she paid

nous payâmes

we paid

vous payâtes

you paid

ils payèrent

they paid

elles payèrent

they paid

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futur

je payerai

I will pay

tu payeras

you will pay

il payera

he will pay

elle payera

she will pay

nous payerons

we will pay

vous payerez

you will pay

ils payeront

they will pay

elles payeront

they will pay

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conditionnel

je payerais

I would pay

tu payerais

you would pay

il payerait

he would pay

elle payerait

she would pay

nous payerions

we would pay

vous payeriez

you would pay

ils payeraient

they would pay

elles payeraient

they would pay

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présent du subjonctif

je paye

I were to pay

tu payes

you were to pay

il paye

he were to pay

elle paye

she were to pay

nous payions

we were to pay

vous payiez

you were to pay

ils payent

they were to pay

elles payent

they were to pay

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imparfait du subjonctif

je payasse

I were to be paying

tu payasses

you were to be paying

il payât

he were to be paying

elle payât

she were to be paying

nous payassions

we were to be paying

vous payassiez

you were to be paying

ils payassent

they were to be paying

elles payassent

they were to be paying

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passé composé

j'ai payé

I have paid

tu as payé

you have paid

il a payé

he has paid

elle a payé

she has paid

nous avons payé

we have paid

vous avez payé

you have paid

ils ont payé

they have paid

elles ont payé

they have paid

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plus-que-parfait de l'indicatif

j'avais payé

I had paid

tu avais payé

you had paid

il avait payé

he had paid

elle avait payé

she had paid

nous avions payé

we had paid

vous aviez payé

you had paid

ils avaient payé

they had paid

elles avaient payé

they had paid

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passé antérieur

j'eus payé

I had paid

tu eus payé

you had paid

il eut payé

he had paid

elle eut payé

she had paid

nous eûmes payé

we had paid

vous eûtes payé

you had paid

ils eurent payé

they had paid

elles eurent payé

they had paid

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futur antérieur

j'aurai payé

I will have paid

tu auras payé

you will have paid

il aura payé

he will have paid

elle aura payé

she will have paid

nous aurons payé

we will have paid

vous aurez payé

you will have paid

ils auront payé

they will have paid

elles auront payé

they will have paid

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conditionnel passé

j'aurais payé

I would have paid

tu aurais payé

you would have paid

il aurait payé

he would have paid

elle aurait payé

she wwould have paid

nous aurions payé

we would have paid

vous auriez payé

you would have paid

ils auraient payé

they would have paid

elles auraient payé

they would have paid

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passé du subjonctif

j'aie payé

I were to have paid

tu aies payé

you were to have paid

il ait payé

he were to have paid

elle ait payé

she were to have paid

nous ayons payé

we were to have paid

vous ayez payé

you were to have paid

ils aient payé

they were to have paid

elles aient payé

they were to have paid

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plus-que-parfait du subjonctif

j'eusse payé

I were to have had paid

tu eusses payé

you were to have had paid

il eût payé

he were to have had paid

elle eût payé

she were to have had paid

nous eussions payé

we were to have had paid

vous eussiez payé

you were to have had paid

ils eussent payé

they were to have had paid

elles eussent payé

they were to have had paid

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impératif

Paye!

Pay! [you (familiar)]

Payons

Let's pay!

Payez!

Pay! [you (formal / plural)]