Delay Verb Forms: Past Tense and Past Participle (V1 V2 V3)

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 Past Tense V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Forms of Delay Past Simple and Past Participle

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 VerbsPast Tense
Delay inDelayed in
Delay withDelayed with
Delay forDelayed for
Delay byDelayed by
Delay upDelayed up
Delay outDelayed out
Delay overDelayed over
Delay throughDelayed through
Delay backDelayed back
Delay onDelayed 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/theydelay
He/she/it/singular namedelays
Present participledelaying

What is the Past Perfect Tense of Delay?

Past perfect tense of take is “had delayed”.

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Last updated on May 25th, 2023 at 03:42 pm