заплатил

In a sentence

• Я заплатил за обед в кафе.

  I paid for lunch at the cafe.

  The word 'заплатил' is used as a simple past tense verb meaning 'paid', indicating a payment was made.

• Он заплатил долги вовремя.

  He paid his debts on time.

  The term 'заплатил' here signifies the act of settling or paying debts, still in the past tense.

• Мы заплатили мастеру за работу.

  We paid the craftsman for his work.

  In this example, 'заплатили' is the plural past tense form, showing that the payment was done collectively by multiple subjects.