Meaning: to give someone or something money in return for goods or services
Pay Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Infinitive/Base Form (V1) | Pay |
| Past Tense (V2) | Paid |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | Paid |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4) | Paying |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5) | Pays |
Pay Past Tense:
Past Tense of Pay is Paid.
Example: Sarah paid the bill.
Pay Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Pay is Paid.
Example: Sarah has paid the bill.
Pay Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Pay is Paying.
Example: Sarah is paying the bill.
Pay 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Pay is Pays.
Example: Sarah pays the bill.
Pay Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I pay the bill.
- We/You/They pay the bill.
- He/She/It/Adam pays the bill.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am paying the bill.
- We/You/They are paying the bill.
- He/She/It/Adam is paying the bill.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have paid the bill.
- We/You/They have paid the bill.
- He/She/It/Adam has paid the bill.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been paying the bill.
- We/You/They have been paying the bill.
- He/She/It/Adam has been paying the bill.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I paid the bill.
- We/You/They paid the bill.
- He/She/It/Adam paid the bill.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was paying the bill.
- We/You/They were paying the bill.
- He/She/It/Adam was paying the bill.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been paying the bill.
- We/You/They had been paying the bill.
- He/She/It/Adam had been paying the bill.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had paid the bill.
- We/You/They had paid the bill.
- He/She/It/Adam had paid the bill.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will/shall pay the bill.
- We/You/They will/shall pay the bill.
- He/She/It/Adam will pay the bill.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be paying the bill.
- We/You/They will be paying the bill.
- He/She/It/Adam will be paying the bill.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have paid the bill.
- We/You/They will have paid the bill.
- He/She/It/Adam will have paid the bill.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been paying the bill.
- We/You/They will have been paying the bill.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been paying the bill.
Past Tense of Pay Phrasal Verbs
| Pay Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Pay off | Paid off |
| Pay up | Paid up |
| Pay out | Paid out |
| Pay back | Paid back |
| Pay for | Paid for |
| Pay down | Paid down |
| Pay in | Paid in |
| Pay away | Paid away |
| Pay up for | Paid up for |
| Pay out for | Paid out for |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Pay?
Future Tense of pay is “will pay”.
What is the Present Tense of Pay?
Present Tense of pay is “pay + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | pay |
| He/she/it/singular name | pays |
| Present participle | paying |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Pay?
Past perfect tense of take is “had paid”.
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