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

Meaning: to say something out loud.

Say Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Base Form/Infinitive (V1): Say
Past Tense (V2): Said
Past Participle Form (V3): Said
Present Participle/Gerund (V4): Saying
3rd Person Singular (V5): Says

Say Past Tense:

Past Tense of Say is Said.

Example: Sarah said nothing.

Say Past Participle:

Past Participle Form of Say is Said.

Example: Sarah has said nothing.

Say Present Participle:

Present Participle Form of Say is Saying.

Example: Sarah is saying nothing.

Say 3rd Person Singular:

3rd Person Singular of Say is Says.

Example: Sarah says nothing.

Say Conjugation

Indefinite / Simple Present Tense

  • I say nothing.
  • We/You/They say nothing.
  • He/She/It/Adam says nothing.

Present Continuous Tense

  • I am saying nothing.
  • We/You/They are saying nothing.
  • He/She/It/Adam is saying nothing.

Present Perfect Tense

  • I have said nothing.
  • We/You/They have said nothing.
  • He/She/It/Adam has said nothing.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I have been saying nothing.
  • We/You/They have been saying nothing.
  • He/She/It/Adam has been saying nothing.

Indefinite / Simple Past Tense

  • I said nothing.
  • We/You/They said nothing.
  • He/She/It/Adam said nothing.

Past Continuous Tense

  • I was saying nothing.
  • We/You/They were saying nothing.
  • He/She/It/Adam was saying nothing.

Past Perfect Tense

  • I had said nothing.
  • We/You/They had said nothing.
  • He/She/It/Adam had said nothing.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I had been saying nothing.
  • We/You/They had been saying nothing.
  • He/She/It/Adam had been saying nothing.

Indefinite / Simple Future Tense

  • I will say nothing.
  • We/You/They will say nothing.
  • He/She/It/Adam will say nothing.

Future Continuous Tense

  • I will be saying nothing.
  • We/You/They will be saying nothing.
  • He/She/It/Adam will be saying nothing.

Future Perfect Tense

  • I will have said nothing.
  • We/You/They will have said nothing.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have said nothing.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I will have been saying nothing.
  • We/You/They will have been saying nothing.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have been saying nothing.

Past Tense of Say Phrasal Verbs

Say Phrasal Verbs Past Tense
Say to Said to
Say about Said about
Say out Said out
Say back Said back
Say in Said in
Say up Said up
Say over Said over
Say through Said through
Say for Said for
Say with Said with

FAQS

What is the Future Tense of Say?

Future Tense of say is “will say”.

What is the Present Tense of Say?

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

I/we/you/they say
He/she/it/singular name says
Present participle saying

What is the Past Perfect Tense of Say?

Past perfect tense of take is “had said”.

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