Verbs ending in -gar like: pagar (to pay), llegar (to arrive), apagar (to turn off) are irregular in El Pretérito Indefinido because the spelling changes for pronunciation reasons only in the first person singular (yo).
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 Verb list: -gar verbs that change g > gu in the yo form in El Pretérito Indefinido
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