Some Spanish verbs end in -gar. They undergo a change when they are conjugated in the preterite tense.
Learn about -GAR verbs in El Pretérito Indefinido in Spanish
Verbs ending in -gar in Spanish, like: pagar (to pay), llegar (to arrive), apagar (to turn off) are irregular in El Pretérito Indefinido in Spanish because the spelling changes for pronunciation reasons only in the first person singular (yo).
Conjugation of "pagar" in El Pretérito Indefinido in Spanish
yo | pagué |
tú | pagaste |
él / ella / Ud. | pagó |
nosotros / nosotras | pagamos |
vosotros / vosotras | pagasteis |
ellos / ellas / Uds. | pagaron |
Have a look at and listen to these examples.
For more verbs that follow this pattern see the -gar Spanish verbs that change g > gu in the yo form in El Pretérito Indefinido
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