Meaning: to put off an event or action until a later time
Delay Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Infinitive/Base Form (V1) | Delay |
| Past Tense (V2) | Delayed |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | Delayed |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4) | Delaying |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5) | Delays |
Delay Past Tense:
Past Tense of Delay is Delayed.
Example: Sarah delayed the meeting.
Delay Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Delay is Delayed.
Example: Sarah has delayed the meeting.
Delay Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Delay is Delaying.
Example: Sarah is delaying the meeting.
Delay 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Delay is Delays.
Example: Sarah delays the meeting.
Delay Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I delay the meeting.
- We/You/They delay the meeting.
- He/She/It/Adam delays the meeting.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am delaying the meeting.
- We/You/They are delaying the meeting.
- He/She/It/Adam is delaying the meeting.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have delayed the meeting.
- We/You/They have delayed the meeting.
- He/She/It/Adam has delayed the meeting.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been delaying the meeting.
- We/You/They have been delaying the meeting.
- He/She/It/Adam has been delaying the meeting.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I delayed the meeting.
- We/You/They delayed the meeting.
- He/She/It/Adam delayed the meeting.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was delaying the meeting.
- We/You/They were delaying the meeting.
- He/She/It/Adam was delaying the meeting.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been delaying the meeting.
- We/You/They had been delaying the meeting.
- He/She/It/Adam had been delaying the meeting.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had delayed the meeting.
- We/You/They had delayed the meeting.
- He/She/It/Adam had delayed the meeting.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will/shall delay the meeting.
- We/You/They will/shall delay the meeting.
- He/She/It/Adam will delay the meeting.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be delaying the meeting.
- We/You/They will be delaying the meeting.
- He/She/It/Adam will be delaying the meeting.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have delayed the meeting.
- We/You/They will have delayed the meeting.
- He/She/It/Adam will have delayed the meeting.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been delaying the meeting.
- We/You/They will have been delaying the meeting.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been delaying the meeting.
Past Tense of Delay Phrasal Verbs
| Delay Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Delay in | Delayed in |
| Delay with | Delayed with |
| Delay for | Delayed for |
| Delay by | Delayed by |
| Delay up | Delayed up |
| Delay out | Delayed out |
| Delay over | Delayed over |
| Delay through | Delayed through |
| Delay back | Delayed back |
| Delay on | Delayed on |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Delay?
Future Tense of delay is “will delay”.
What is the Present Tense of Delay?
Present Tense of delay is “delay + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | delay |
| He/she/it/singular name | delays |
| Present participle | delaying |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Delay?
Past perfect tense of take is “had delayed”.
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