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.
Jugué al tenis ayer.
I played tennis yesterday.
Ya pagué la cuenta.
I already paid the bill.
Llegué a casa tarde.
I arrived home late.
Apagué la luz antes de ir a la cama.
I turned off the light before going to bed.
For more verbs that follow this pattern see the List of -gar verbs changing g > gu in the yo form in El Pretérito Indefinido
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Micro kwiz: Conjugate irregular verbs ending in -gar in el Pretérito Indefinido (simple past)

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