Pagasteis

Pagasteis is the second-person plural preterite form of the Spanish verb pagar, meaning “you all paid.” It is used with the pronoun vosotros and corresponds to the English “you all paid.” In most of Latin America, where the vosotros form is not used, the equivalent is ustedes pagaron.

Conjugation and form: pagar is a regular -ar verb in the preterite, except for the first-person singular, which has a spelling change (yo pagué). The full preterite forms are: yo pagué, tú pagaste, él/ella pagó, nosotros pagamos, vosotros pagasteis, ellos pagaron. Pagasteis is therefore the standard second-person plural form in Spain and regions where vos is used.

Usage notes: Pagasteis is employed to describe a completed payment in the past when speaking to a group that uses vosotros. It appears in questions such as “¿Cuánto pagasteis por las entradas?” and in statements like “Ayer pagasteis la factura.” In Spanish varieties that do not use vosotros, igual meaning is conveyed with ustedes pagaron.

Regional variation: The vosotros form, including pagasteis, is common in Spain and some parts of the Caribbean, while most Latin American dialects prefer ustedes pagaron for the past-tense second-person plural, regardless of formality. This distinction is important for understanding tense alignment in different Spanish-speaking communities.

Pronunciation: pagasteis is pronounced as [paˈɣastejs], with the stress on the second-to-last syllable, following standard Spanish stress rules for words ending in -is.