Meaning: to become worse or weaker over time; to wither away; to rot; to become useless
Decay Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Infinitive/Base Form (V1) | Decay |
| Past Tense (V2) | Decayed |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | Decayed |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4) | Decaying |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5) | Decays |
Decay Past Tense:
Past Tense of Decay is Decayed.
Example: Sarah decayed the food.
Decay Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Decay is Decayed.
Example: Sarah has decayed the food.
Decay Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Decay is Decaying.
Example: Sarah is decaying the food.
Decay 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Decay is Decays.
Example: Sarah decays the food.
Decay Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I decay the food.
- We/You/They decay the food.
- He/She/It/Adam decays the food.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am decaying the food.
- We/You/They are decaying the food.
- He/She/It/Adam is decaying the food.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have decayed the food.
- We/You/They have decayed the food.
- He/She/It/Adam has decayed the food.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been decaying the food.
- We/You/They have been decaying the food.
- He/She/It/Adam has been decaying the food.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I decayed the food.
- We/You/They decayed the food.
- He/She/It/Adam decayed the food.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was decaying the food.
- We/You/They were decaying the food.
- He/She/It/Adam was decaying the food.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been decaying the food.
- We/You/They had been decaying the food.
- He/She/It/Adam had been decaying the food.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had decayed the food.
- We/You/They had decayed the food.
- He/She/It/Adam had decayed the food.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will/shall decay the food.
- We/You/They will/shall decay the food.
- He/She/It/Adam will decay the food.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be decaying the food.
- We/You/They will be decaying the food.
- He/She/It/Adam will be decaying the food.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have decayed the food.
- We/You/They will have decayed the food.
- He/She/It/Adam will have decayed the food.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been decaying the food.
- We/You/They will have been decaying the food.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been decaying the food.
Past Tense of Decay Phrasal Verbs
| Decay Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Decay away | Decayed away |
| Decay down | Decayed down |
| Decay off | Decayed off |
| Decay out | Decayed out |
| Decay over | Decayed over |
| Decay through | Decayed through |
| Decay up | Decayed up |
| Decay back | Decayed back |
| Decay apart | Decayed apart |
| Decay into | Decayed into |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Decay?
Future Tense of decay is “will decay”.
What is the Present Tense of Decay?
Present Tense of decay is “decay + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | decay |
| He/she/it/singular name | decays |
| Present participle | decaying |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Decay?
Past perfect tense of take is “had decayed”.
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