pay the water bill
The Spanish phrase 'pagar la factura del agua' translates to 'pay the water bill' in English. It is often used in the context of everyday life, where utilities such as water are billed to residents or businesses. The verb 'pagar' means 'to pay', 'la factura' means 'the bill', and 'del agua' means 'of the water'. Therefore, when put together, it signifies the action of making a payment for the water bill.
This month, I had to pay the water bill earlier.
This sentence is expressing a necessity occurred in a specific past time. 'Este mes' refers to 'this month', 'tuve que' is the past tense for 'had to', 'pagar' is 'to pay', 'la factura del agua' is 'the water bill' and 'más temprano' means 'earlier'.
I ran out of money after paying the water bill.
This sentence is expressing a situation that happened after performing the action of paying the water bill. 'Quedé sin dinero' translates to 'I ran out of money', 'después de' is 'after', 'pagar' is 'to pay' and 'la factura del agua' is 'the water bill'.
Pablo has to pay the water bill before they cut off his service.
This sentence is expressing a future necessity that someone else has to do to avoid a negative outcome. 'Pablo tiene que' is 'Pablo has to', 'pagar' is 'to pay', 'la factura del agua' is 'the water bill', 'antes de que' is 'before', 'le corten el servicio' is 'they cut off his service'.