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

Meaning: make a request, typically a fervent one, to God

Pray Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Infinitive/Base Form (V1) Pray
Past Tense (V2) Prayed
Past Participle Form (V3) Prayed
Present Participle/Gerund (V4) Praying
3rd Person Singular (V5) Prays

Pray Past Tense:

Past Tense of Pray is Prayed.

Example: Sarah prayed the prayer.

Pray Past Participle:

Past Participle Form of Pray is Prayed.

Example: Sarah has prayed the prayer.

Pray Present Participle:

Present Participle Form of Pray is Praying.

Example: Sarah is praying the prayer.

Pray 3rd Person Singular:

3rd Person Singular of Pray is Prays.

Example: Sarah prays the prayer.

pray past tense

Pray Conjugation

Indefinite / Simple Present Tense

  • I pray the prayer.
  • We/You/They pray the prayer.
  • He/She/It/Adam prays the prayer.

Present Continuous Tense

  • I am praying the prayer.
  • We/You/They are praying the prayer.
  • He/She/It/Adam is praying the prayer.

Present Perfect Tense

  • I have prayed the prayer.
  • We/You/They have prayed the prayer.
  • He/She/It/Adam has prayed the prayer.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I have been praying the prayer.
  • We/You/They have been praying the prayer.
  • He/She/It/Adam has been praying the prayer.

Indefinite / Simple Past Tense

  • I prayed the prayer.
  • We/You/They prayed the prayer.
  • He/She/It/Adam prayed the prayer.

Past Continuous Tense

  • I was praying the prayer.
  • We/You/They were praying the prayer.
  • He/She/It/Adam was praying the prayer.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I had been praying the prayer.
  • We/You/They had been praying the prayer.
  • He/She/It/Adam had been praying the prayer.

Past Perfect Tense

  • I had prayed the prayer.
  • We/You/They had prayed the prayer.
  • He/She/It/Adam had prayed the prayer.

Indefinite / Simple Future Tense

  • I will/shall pray the prayer.
  • We/You/They will/shall pray the prayer.
  • He/She/It/Adam will pray the prayer.

Future Continuous Tense

  • I will be praying the prayer.
  • We/You/They will be praying the prayer.
  • He/She/It/Adam will be praying the prayer.

Future Perfect Tense

  • I will have prayed the prayer.
  • We/You/They will have prayed the prayer.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have prayed the prayer.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I will have been praying the prayer.
  • We/You/They will have been praying the prayer.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have been praying the prayer.

Past Tense of Pray Phrasal Verbs

Pray Phrasal Verbs Past Tense
Pray for Prayed for
Pray to Prayed to
Pray with Prayed with
Pray over Prayed over
Pray in Prayed in
Pray at Prayed at
Pray out Prayed out
Pray up Prayed up
Pray down Prayed down
Pray on Prayed on

FAQS

What is the Future Tense of Pray?

Future Tense of pray is “will pray”.

What is the Present Tense of Pray?

Present Tense of pray is “pray + s/es or ing”.

I/we/you/they pray
He/she/it/singular name prays
Present participle praying

What is the Past Perfect Tense of Pray?

Past perfect tense of take is “had prayed”.

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