pactarverb
Pactar means to agree on terms or to make a deal in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as pactó, pactaron and pacta.
- to agree on terms
- to make a deal
Las dos familias pactaron la fecha de la boda.
The two families agreed on the wedding date.
"Euskadi no quiere romper, quiere pactar", dijo.
"Euskadi does not want to break away; it wants to negotiate," he said.
Los dos equipos decidieron pactar un amistoso para el verano.
The two teams decided to arrange a friendly match for the summer.
Limitaban la competencia al pactar los precios en las pólizas del automóvil.
They restricted competition by agreeing on prices in auto insurance policies.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| pactó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| pactaron | they | Preterite |
| pacta | he, she, it | Present |
| pactan | they | Present |
| pactando | Gerund | |
| pacte | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| pacten | they | Present subjunctive |
| pactará | he, she, it | Future |
| pactamos | we | Present or preterite |
| pactaban | they | Imperfect |
| pactarán | they | Future |