payer: Conjugation

The payer conjugation tables below show how to form the French verb payer according to tense and person. To listen to the pronunciation of a given tense of payer, click on the loudspeaker icon at the bottom of the table. See the notes on the conjugation of payer at the end of this page.

PresentPerfect

jepaye / paie
tupayes / paies
il/ellepaye / paie
nouspayons
vouspayez
ils/ellespayent / paient
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j'ai payé
tuas payé
il/ellea payé
nousavons payé
vousavez payé
ils/ellesont payé
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ImperfectPluperfect

jepayais
tupayais
il/ellepayait
nouspayions
vouspayiez
ils/ellespayaient
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j'avais payé
tuavais payé
il/elleavait payé
nousavions payé
vousaviez payé
ils/ellesavaient payé
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FutureFuture-perfect

jepayerai / paierai
tupayeras / paieras
il/ellepayera / paiera
nouspayerons / paierons
vouspayerez / paierez
ils/ellespayeront / paieront
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j'aurai payé
tuauras payé
il/elleaura payé
nousaurons payé
vousaurez payé
ils/ellesauront payé
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ConditionalConditional perfect

jepayerais / paierais
tupayerais / paierais
il/ellepayerait / paierait
nouspayerions / paierions
vouspayeriez / paieriez
ils/ellespayeraient / paieraient
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j'aurais payé
tuaurais payé
il/elleaurait payé
nousaurions payé
vousauriez payé
ils/ellesauraient payé
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Present subjunctivePerfect subjunctive

jepaye / paie
tupayes / paies
il/ellepaye / paie
nouspayions
vouspayiez
ils/ellespayent / paient
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j'aie payé
tuaies payé
il/elleait payé
nousayons payé
vousayez payé
ils/ellesaient payé
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Past historicPast anterior

jepayai
tupayas
il/ellepaya
nouspayâmes
vouspayâtes
ils/ellespayèrent
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j'eus payé
tueus payé
il/elleeut payé
nouseûmes payé
vouseûtes payé
ils/elleseurent payé
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