V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 FORM OF PAY
The English verb "to pay" is an irregular verb that is used to express the action of transferring something to someone or something else. It undergoes changes in its base form, past tense, and past participle. The conjugation of "to pay" in different tenses is as follows:
| V1 - Base Form | pay |
| V2 - Past Form | paid |
| V3 - Past Praticiple Form | paid |
| V4 - Present Praticiple Form | paying |
| V5 - 3rd Person Singular: s/es Form | pays |
The irregularity of the verb "to pay" lies in its past tense and past participle forms, which do not follow the regular "-ed" pattern used for regular verbs. Instead, the past tense form is "paid" and the past participle form is "paid". It is important to remember these irregular forms when using "to pay" in various tenses and contexts.
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Present Tense of PAY
Present Simple Tense of PAY in Sentences
Note: 1st Form + s / es / ies
l pay.
You pay.
He / She pays.
We pay.
They pay.
Present Continious Tense of PAY in Sentences
Note: am / is / are + 1st Form + ing
I am paying.
You are paying.
He / She is paying.
We are paying.
They are paying.
Present Perfect Tense of PAY in Sentences
Note: have / has + 3rd Form
I have paid.
You have paid.
He has paid.
We have paid.
You have paid.
They have paid.
Present Perfect Continious Tense of PAY in Sentences
Note: have been / has been + 1st Form + ing
I have been paying.
You have been paying.
He has been paying.
We have been paying.
You have been paying.
They have been paying.
Past Tense of PAY
Past Simple Tense of PAY in Sentences
Note: 2nd Form
I paid.
You paid.
He / She paid.
We paid.
You paid.
They paid.
Past Continious Tense of PAY in Sentences
Note: was / were + 1st form + ing
I was paying.
You were paying.
He was paying.
We were paying.
You were paying.
They were paying.
Past Perfect Tense of PAY in Sentences
Note: had + 3rd form
I had paid.
You had paid.
He / She had paid.
We had paid.
They had paid.
Past Perfect Continious Tense of PAY in Sentences
Note: had been + 1st form + ing
I had been paying.
You had been paying.
He had been paying.
We had been paying.
They had been paying.
Future Tense of PAY
Future Simple Tense of PAY in Sentences
Note: will / shall + 1st form
I will / shall pay.
You will pay.
He will pay.
We will / shall pay.
You will pay.
They will pay.
Future Continious Tense of PAY in Sentences
Note: will be / shall be + 1st form + ing
I will / shall be paying.
You will be paying.
He / She will be paying.
We will / shall be paying.
They will be paying.
Future Perfect Tense of PAY in Sentences
Note: will have / shall have + 3rd form
I will / shall have paid.
You will have paid.
He will have paid.
We will / shall have paid.
They will have paid.
Future Perfect Continious Tense of PAY in Sentences
Note: will have been / shall have been + 1st form + ing
I will / shall have been paying.
You will have been paying.
He / She will have been paying.
We will / shall have been paying.
They will have been paying.
FAQ - CONJUGATE VERB PAY
What is the V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 of the verb "PAY"?
- Base Form (V1) - "PAY"
- Past Form (V2) - "PAID"
- Past Praticiple (V3) - "PAID"
- Present Praticiple (V4) - "PAYING"
- 3rd Person Singular: s/es/ed (V5) - "PAYS"
What is the Past Tense of the verb "PAY"?
The past tense of the verb "PAY" is "PAID".
What is the Past Participle of the verb "PAY"?
The Past Participle of the verb "PAY" is "PAID".
What is the Present Participle of the verb "PAY"?
The Present Participle of the verb "PAY" is "PAYING".
What is the 3rd Person Singular s/es/ed of the verb "PAY"?
The 3rd Person Singular s/es/ed of the verb "PAY" is "PAYS".
Verbs That Start With A - Z
English verbs starting with each letter the alphabet, from A-Z.
English Verbs That Start with A
| V1 - Base Form | V2 - Past Form | V3 - Past Participle Form |
|---|---|---|
| abide | abode/abided | abode/abided |
| arise | arose | arisen |
| awake | awoke | awoken |
| ask | asked | asked |
| approach | approached | approached |
| adjust | adjusted | adjusted |
| attack | attacked | attacked |
| admire | admired | admired |
| allow | allowed | allowed |
| animate | animated | animated |
English Verbs That Start with B
| V1 - Base Form | V2 - Past Form | V3 - Past Participle Form |
|---|---|---|
| bite | bit | bitten |
| break | broke | broken |
| build | built | built |
| begin | began | begun |
| behold | beheld | beheld |
| bend | bent | bent |
| beset | beset | beset |
| bind | bound | bound |
| blow | blew | blown |
| burst | burst | burst |
English Verbs That Start with C
| V1 - Base Form | V2 - Past Form | V3 - Past Participle Form |
|---|---|---|
| capture | captured | captured |
| catch | caught | caught |
| choose | chose | chosen |
| chide | chid/chided | chid/chidden/ |
| call | called | called |
| come | came | come |
| cost | cost | cost |
| climb | climbed | climbed |
| cut | cut | cut |
| confess | confessed | confessed |
English Verbs That Start with D
| V1 - Base Form | V2 - Past Form | V3 - Past Participle Form |
|---|---|---|
| dive | dove/dived | dived |
| do | did | done |
| draw | drew | drawn |
| drive | drove | driven |
| dance | danced | danced |
| design | designed | designed |
| deliver | delivered | delivered |
| defend | defended | defended |
| discuss | discussed | discussed |
| decliam | decliamed | decliamed |
English Verbs That Start with E
| V1 - Base Form | V2 - Past Form | V3 - Past Participle Form |
|---|---|---|
| execute | executed | executed |
| educate | educated | educated |
| escape | escaped | escaped |
| explore | explored | explored |
| eliminate | eliminated | eliminated |
| entertain | entertained | entertained |
| encrypt | encrypted | encrypted |
| endorse | endorsed | endorsed |
| endow | endowed | endowed |
| eat | ate | eaten |
English Verbs That Start with F
| V1 - Base Form | V2 - Past Form | V3 - Past Participle Form |
|---|---|---|
| follow | followed | followed |
| fall | fell | fallen |
| feed | fed | fed |
| feel | felt | felt |
| fight | fought | fought |
| find | found | found |
| fit | fitted/fit | fitted/fit |
| fly | flew | flown |
| forget | forgot | forgotten |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven |
English Verbs That Start with G
| V1 - Base Form | V2 - Past Form | V3 - Past Participle Form |
|---|---|---|
| get | got | got/gotten |
| gild | gilded | gilded |
| gird | girt/girded | girt/girded |
| give | gave | given |
| go | went | gone |
| greet | greeted | greeted |
| guess | guessed | guessed |
| gather | gathered | gathered |
| grab | grabbed | grabbed |
| grow | grew | grown |
English Verbs That Start with H
| V1 - Base Form | V2 - Past Form | V3 - Past Participle Form |
|---|---|---|
| hide | hid | hidden |
| hit | hit | hit |
| hurt | hurt | hurt |
| hang | hung | hung |
| have | had | had |
| hold | held | held |
| handle | handled | handled |
| harm | harmed | harmed |
| hunt | hunted | hunted |
| hear | heard | heard |
English Verbs That Start with I
| V1 - Base Form | V2 - Past Form | V3 - Past Participle Form |
|---|---|---|
| input | input | input |
| inset | insetted | insetted |
| invent | invented | invented |
| improve | improved | improved |
| inspire | inspired | inspired |
| include | included | included |
| inform | informed | informed |
| impress | impressed | impressed |
| interfere | interfered | interfered |
| impact | impacted | impacted |
English Verbs That Start with J
| V1 - Base Form | V2 - Past Form | V3 - Past Participle Form |
|---|---|---|
| jump | jumped | jumped |
| judge | judged | judged |
| join | joined | joined |
| justify | justified | justified |
| jam | jammed | jammed |
| jag | jagged | jagged |
| joke | joked | joked |
| junk | junked | junked |
| joint | jointed | jointed |
| jut | jutted | jutted |
English Verbs That Start with K
| V1 - Base Form | V2 - Past Form | V3 - Past Participle Form |
|---|---|---|
| keep | kept | kept |
| kneel | knelt | knelt |
| knit | knitted | knitted |
| know | knew | known |
| kick | kicked | kicked |
| kidnap | kidnaped | kidnaped |
| kindle | kindled | kindled |
| knee | kneed | kneed |
| knife | knifed | knifed |
| keen | keened | keened |
English Verbs That Start with L
| V1 - Base Form | V2 - Past Form | V3 - Past Participle Form |
|---|---|---|
| lay | laid | laid |
| lead | led | led |
| learn | learnt | learnt |
| lie | lay | lain |
| light | lighted | lighted |
| lose | lost | lost |
| laugh | laughed | laughed |
| launch | launched | launched |
| laud | lauded | lauded |
| lamb | lambed | lambed |
English Verbs That Start with M
| V1 - Base Form | V2 - Past Form | V3 - Past Participle Form |
|---|---|---|
| make | made | made |
| mean | meant | meant |
| meet | met | met |
| manage | managed | managed |
| memorize | memorized | memorized |
| motivate | motivated | motivated |
| modify | modified | modified |
| multiply | multiplied | multiplied |
| meditate | meditated | meditated |
| mention | mentioned | mentioned |
English Verbs That Start with N
| V1 - Base Form | V2 - Past Form | V3 - Past Participle Form |
|---|---|---|
| need | needed | needed |
| notice | noticed | noticed |
| navigate | navigated | navigated |
| nominate | nominated | nominated |
| nurse | nursed | nursed |
| name | named | named |
| nuture | nutured | nutured |
| neglect | neglected | neglected |
| notify | notified | notified |
| nestle | nestled | nestled |
English Verbs That Start with O
| V1 - Base Form | V2 - Past Form | V3 - Past Participle Form |
|---|---|---|
| observe | observed | observed |
| open | opened | opened |
| operate | operated | operated |
| organize | organized | organized |
| offer | offer | offer |
| offset | offset | offset |
| output | output | output |
| occupy | occupied | occupied |
| obtain | obtained | obtained |
| oppress | oppressed | oppressed |
English Verbs That Start with P
| V1 - Base Form | V2 - Past Form | V3 - Past Participle Form |
|---|---|---|
| partake | partook | partaken |
| pay | paid | paid |
| preset | preset | preset |
| prove | proved | proven/proved |
| put | put | put |
| play | played | played |
| produce | produced | produced |
| present | presented | presented |
| postpone | postponed | postponed |
| prevent | prevented | prevented |
English Verbs That Start with Q
| V1 - Base Form | V2 - Past Form | V3 - Past Participle Form |
|---|---|---|
| qualify | qualifed | qualified |
| quantify | quantified | quantified |
| question | questioned | questioned |
| quiet | quieted | quieted |
| quote | quoted | quoted |
| quiver | quivered | quivered |
| quarrl | quarrlled | quarrlled |
| queue | queued | queued |
| quilt | quilted | quilted |
| quit | quitted | quitted |
English Verbs That Start with R
| V1 - Base Form | V2 - Past Form | V3 - Past Participle Form |
|---|---|---|
| read | read | read |
| redo | redid | redone |
| reset | reset | reset |
| rid | rid | rid |
| ride | rode | ridden |
| ring | rang | rung |
| rise | rose | risen |
| run | ran | run |
| repeat | repeated | repeated |
| reach | reached | reached |
English Verbs That Start with S
| V1 - Base Form | V2 - Past Form | V3 - Past Participle Form |
|---|---|---|
| saw | sawed | sawn |
| say | said | said |
| see | saw | seen |
| seek | sought | sought |
| send | sent | sent |
| sew | sewed | sewn/sewed |
| shine | shone | shone |
| slay | slew | slain |
| speak | spoke | spoken |
| swim | swam | swum |
English Verbs That Start with T
| V1 - Base Form | V2 - Past Form | V3 - Past Participle Form |
|---|---|---|
| take | took | taken |
| teach | taught | taught |
| tell | told | told |
| throw | threw | thrown |
| taste | tasted | tasted |
| track | tracked | tracked |
| trust | trusted | trusted |
| talk | talked | talked |
| try | tried | tried |
| translate | translated | translated |
English Verbs That Start with U
| V1 - Base Form | V2 - Past Form | V3 - Past Participle Form |
|---|---|---|
| unbend | unbent | unbent |
| unbind | unbound | unbound |
| uphold | upheld | upheld |
| upset | upset | upset |
| undo | undid | undone |
| unhide | unhid | unhidden |
| use | used | used |
| upgrade | upgraded | upgraded |
| unpack | unpacked | unpacked |
| unplug | unplugged | unplugged |
English Verbs That Start with V
| V1 - Base Form | V2 - Past Form | V3 - Past Participle Form |
|---|---|---|
| visit | visited | visited |
| value | valued | valued |
| verify | verified | verified |
| vary | varied | varied |
| view | viewed | viewed |
| venture | ventured | ventured |
| vanish | vanished | vanished |
| vocalize | vocalized | vocalized |
| vote | voted | voted |
| violate | violated | violated |
English Verbs That Start with W
| V1 - Base Form | V2 - Past Form | V3 - Past Participle Form |
|---|---|---|
| wake | woke | woken |
| wear | wore | worn |
| win | won | won |
| wind | wound | wound |
| work | worked | worked |
| wring | wrung | wrung |
| write | wrote | written |