Conjugation verb payer in French
Model : marcher / balayer
Auxiliary : avoir
Other forms: se payer / ne pas payer / ne pas se payer
The regular verbs of the 1st group follow this conjugation model (verbs ending in -er). Verbs ending in -ayer follow at the same time this model (il balaye) and the model of balayer (il balaie)
The verb has several variants of conjugation, which may correspond to different meanings. Please use the menu to select one or all variants.
- il/elle paye
- nous payons
- ils/elles payent
- il/elle paie
- ils/elles paient
- il/elle payait
- nous payions
- vous payiez
- ils/elles payaient
- il/elle payera
- nous payerons
- vous payerez
- ils/elles payeront
- il/elle paiera
- nous paierons
- vous paierez
- ils/elles paieront
Passé simple
- il/elle paya
- nous payâmes
- vous payâtes
- ils/elles payèrent
Passé composé
- il/elle a payé
- nous avons payé
- vous avez payé
- ils/elles ont payé
Plus-que-parfait
- j' avais payé
- tu avais payé
- il/elle avait payé
- nous avions payé
- vous aviez payé
- ils/elles avaient payé
Passé antérieur
- j' eus payé
- tu eus payé
- il/elle eut payé
- nous eûmes payé
- vous eûtes payé
- ils/elles eurent payé
Futur antérieur
- j' aurai payé
- tu auras payé
- il/elle aura payé
- nous aurons payé
- vous aurez payé
- ils/elles auront payé
- que je paye
- que tu payes
- qu' il/elle paye
- que nous payions
- que vous payiez
- qu' ils/elles payent
- que je paie
- que tu paies
- qu' il/elle paie
- qu' ils/elles paient
- que je payasse
- que tu payasses
- qu' il/elle payât
- que nous payassions
- que vous payassiez
- qu' ils/elles payassent
- que j' eusse payé
- que tu eusses payé
- qu' il/elle eût payé
- que nous eussions payé
- que vous eussiez payé
- qu' ils/elles eussent payé
- que j' aie payé
- que tu aies payé
- qu' il/elle ait payé
- que nous ayons payé
- que vous ayez payé
- qu' ils/elles aient payé

Conditionnel
- je payerais
- tu payerais
- il/elle payerait
- nous payerions
- vous payeriez
- ils/elles payeraient
- je paierais
- tu paierais
- il/elle paierait
- nous paierions
- vous paieriez
- ils/elles paieraient
Passé première forme
- j' aurais payé
- tu aurais payé
- il/elle aurait payé
- nous aurions payé
- vous auriez payé
- ils/elles auraient payé
Passé deuxième forme
- j' eusse payé
- tu eusses payé
- il/elle eût payé
- nous eussions payé
- vous eussiez payé
- ils/elles eussent payé
- masc.sg.: payé
- masc.pl.: payés
- fém.sg.: payée
- fém.pl.: payées
How to Conjugate the French Verb "Payer" (to Pay)
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When you want to say "to pay" in French, you'll use the verb payer . This is different than acheter , which means "to buy," though studying both is not a bad idea because they're both useful for expanding your French shopping vocabulary .
You will also need to know how to conjugate these verbs. This lesson will walk you through the basic conjugations for payer so you can say things such as "I will pay" and "we paid" in French.
The Basic Conjugations of Payer
Payer is an optional stem-changing verb , which is common for words that end in - ayer . This means that in the present singular and all future tenses the y changes to an i in the verb's stem of pay- . However, this is optional, so you will notice two conjugations for each case where the stem may change.
Use the chart to study and memorize the most basic conjugations of payer . You will match the subject pronoun to the appropriate tense for your sentence. For instance, "I am paying" is je paie or je paye and "we paid" is nous payions .
Practicing these conjugations in context will help you commit them to memory. Luckily, there are many common expressions with payer , so you can use those include those in your studies.
The Present Participle of Payer
There is no stem change when you form the present participle of payer . Instead, the - ant ending is added to the verb stem to produce payant.
Payer in the Compound Past Tense
In French, one of the most common compound past tenses is known as the passé composé . Rather than use the subject pronoun alone, you'll form it with the auxiliary verb avoir and the past participle payé .
When constructing this, you'll conjugate avoir into the present tense that matches the subject, then attach the past participle. For example, "I paid" is j'ai payé and "we paid" is nous avons payé .
More Simple Conjugations of Payer
The conjugations above will be used most often, though there are a few more forms that you may need or encounter. Again, you'll notice the optional stem change in the subjunctive and conditional moods, so pay attention to those changes.
You might not use these forms of payer often, though they can be useful. The subjunctive , for instance, says that the action may or may not happen. In a similar fashion, the conditional says that the action is dependent on another action. The other two— the passé simple and imperfect subjunctive —are used less often, though it is a good idea to at least be able to recognize them as a form of payer .
You might also find it useful to use the imperative forms of payer . These are reserved for short commands and requests and there's no need to include the subject pronoun. Rather than nous payons , you can simplify it to payons .
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Payer – to pay
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Payer Conjugation - Conjugate Payer in French
Payer is a French regular er verb meaning to pay . Payer appears on the 100 Most Used French Verbs Poster as the 15th most used regular er verb.
Payer Conjugation: Present Tense
Payer passé composé.
The passé composé of Payer is formed by combining the auxiliary verb avoir with the past participle payé.
Payer Participe Présent
The participe présent of Payer is payant.
Regular vs. Irregular Verbs
A verb is called a regular verb when its conjugation follows a typical pattern. A verb which does not follow these patterns exactly is called an irregular verb . In French, the 3 regular patterns are for verbs ending in er, re, and ir.

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Conjugation French verb payer
Translation payer, indicatif (indicative), présent (present), passé composé (present perfect), imparfait (imperfect), plus-que-parfait (pluperfect), passé simple (simple past), passé antérieur (past perfect), futur simple (future), futur antérieur (past future), conditionnel (conditional), passé (perfect), subjonctif (subjunctive), passé (past), impératif (imperative), infinitif (infinitive), participe (participle), gérondif (gerund), synonyms for the verb payer.

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French verb conjugation for payer
First group verb Conjugated with avoir English translation: to pay payer for a woman | 2 nd form | passive form | Without ? | ne pas payer | Print verb | Export to Word
Subjunctive
Conditional.
Verbs in -ayer have two ways to be conjugated : 1/ either they keep the y eveywhere : je paye... 2/ either they replace the y with a i in front of a silent e so in front of terminations e, es, ent, erai, erais : je paie. Remark the i to the two first plural persons to indicative imperfect and subjonctive present
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balayer - bayer - bégayer - brayer - déblayer - débrayer - défrayer - délayer - dérayer - désembrayer - désenrayer - drayer - effrayer - égayer - embrayer - enrayer - érayer - essayer - étayer - frayer - layer - monnayer - pagayer - payer - prépayer - rayer - réessayer - relayer - remblayer - rentrayer - ressayer - zézayer
Conjugation of verb "payer" in French
- payer, Verb paye / payai / payé
Conjugation of the verb payer Verb paye / payai / payé pay , remit , treat
Passé Simple
Futur Simple
Subjonctif Présent
Subjonctif Imparfait
Conditionnel Présent
Passé Composé
Plus-que-Parfait
Passé Antérieur
Futur Antérieur
Subjonctif Passé
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait
Conditionnel Passé
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Payer (to pay) is a semi-regular French verb .
Lessons with more detail on Payer (to pay)
- Conjugate semi-regular -oyer/-ayer/-uyer verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
- Conjugate semi-regular -oyer/-ayer/-uyer verbs in the future tense in French (Le Futur Simple)
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Participe Passé. payé · je payerai · tu payeras · il/elle payera · nous payerons · vous payerez · ils/elles payeront · je paierai
Payer is an optional stem-changing verb, which is common for words that end in -ayer. This means that in the present singular and all future
French Verb Conjugations ; je, paie paye, payais, paierai payerai ; tu, paies payes, payais, paieras payeras ; il, paie paye, payait, paiera payera
Payer - Verb conjugation in French. Learn how to conjugate payer in various tenses. Present: je paie, tu paies, il paie ...
Payer Conjugation: Present Tense je paye tu payes il/elle paye nous payons vous payez ils/elles payent Payer Passé ComposéThe passé composé of Payer is
j'ai payé tu as payé il a payé nous avons payé vous avez payé ils ont payé. Imparfait (Imperfect) Imparfait. je payais tu payais il payait nous payions
payé-je ? paies-tu ? paie-t-il ? payons-nous ? payez-vous ? paient-ils ?
Présent. je paye · tu payes ; Imparfait. je payais tu payais ; Passé Simple. je payai tu payas
The verb payer or to pay in French is irregular and gets two conjugations, we can use one or the other with no problem, both are correct
PRESENT je paie / ye tu paies / yes il paie / ye nous payons vous payez ils paient / yent, PASSÉ SIMPLE je payai tu payas il paya nous payâmes
French verb conjugation tables with examples and audio ; tu, payes ; il, paye ; elle, paye ; on, paye.