Pay V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Base Form, Past Simple, Past Participle Form of Pay

Pay V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Base Form, Past Simple, Past Participle Form of Pay

Pay V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 is one of the verbs that are used very commonly in English tests as well as in everyday communication. Also, because it’s an irregular verb, pay doesn’t follow the regular rule. The verb “pay” has five different forms: base form, past simple, past participle form, present perfect, and present perfect participle. So what is pay‘s past? How do conjugate verbs with pay verbs?

Let’s find out with English tivi in the article below.

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Pay of Definition and Meaning

Pay is a verb that means to give something in return for goods or service, to offer or to duffer the consequences.

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V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Form of Pay

Base Form (V1)pay
Past Form (V2)paid
Past Participle Form (V3)paid
s / es/ es (V4)pays
‘ing’ form (V5)paying

Pay of Past Simple V2

The verb Pay is also employed in its V2 form as “paid”’. It is used to indicate the past tense in sentences.

Pay of Past Participle V3

The V3 form is identical to the V2 form. The V3 form is “paid”. paid is used in the past or present perfect tense. 

+ In the present perfect tense, we use the word pay as ‘have + paid‘ or ‘has + paid‘. 

I, you, and we are used as ‘have + paid‘. 

‘has + paid‘ is used for he, she, and it. 

+ If you need to use the past perfect tense, use ‘had + paid‘ regardless of the subject.

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Conjugation of Pay V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Conjugation table: pay
NumberSingular
Present Simple of payIYouShe/He/It
paypaypays
Plural
WeYouThey
paypaypay
Present Continuous of payIYouShe/He/It
am payingare payingis paying
Plural
WeYouThey
are payingare payingare paying
Present Perfect of payIYouShe/He/It
have paidhave paidhas paid
Plural
WeYouThey
have paidhave paidhave paid
Present Perfect Continuous of payIYouShe/He/It
have been payinghave been payinghas been paying
Plural
WeYouThey
have been payinghave been payinghave been paying
Past Simple of payIYouShe/He/It
paidpaidpaid
Plural
WeYouThey
paidpaidpaid
Past Continuous of payIYouShe/He/It
was payingwere payingwas paying
Plural
WeYouThey
were payingwere payingwere paying
Past Perfect of payIYouShe/He/It
had paidhad paidhad paid
Plural
WeYouThey
had paidhad paidhad paid
Past Perfect Continuous of payIYouShe/He/It
had been payinghad been payinghad been paying
Plural
WeYouThey
had been payinghad been payinghad been paying
Future Simple of payIYouShe/He/It
will/shall paywill/shall paywill/shall pay
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall paywill/shall paywill/shall pay
Future Continuous of payIYouShe/He/It
will/shall be payingwill/shall be payingwill/shall be paying
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall be payingwill/shall be payingwill/shall be paying
Future Perfect of payIYouShe/He/It
will/shall have paidwill/shall have paidwill/shall have paid
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall have paidwill/shall have paidwill/shall have paid
Future Perfect Continuous of payIYouShe/He/It
will/shall have been payingwill/shall have been payingwill/shall have been paying
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall have been payingwill/shall have been payingwill/shall have been paying
Conditional Present of payIYouShe/He/It
would paywould paywould pay
Plural
WeYouThey
would paywould paywould pay
Conditional Perfect of payIYouShe/He/It
would have paidwould have paidwould have paid
Plural
WeYouThey
would have paidwould have paidwould have paid
Conditional Present Continuous of payIYouShe/He/It
would be payingwould be payingwould be paying
Plural
WeYouThey
would be payingwould be payingwould be paying
Conditional Perfect Continuous of payIYouShe/He/It
would have been payingwould have been payingwould have been paying
Plural
WeYouThey
would have been payingwould have been payingwould have been paying
Present Subjunctive of payIYouShe/He/It
paypaypay
Plural
WeYouThey
paypaypay
Past Subjunctive of payIYouShe/He/It
paidpaidpaid
Plural
WeYouThey
paidpaidpaid
Past Perfect Subjunctive of payIYouShe/He/It
had paidhad paidhad paid
Plural
WeYouThey
had paidhad paidhad paid
Imperative of payIYouShe/He/It
pay
Plural
WeYouThey
Let’s paypay

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Example Sentences with Pay V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

In this section, we will learn about pay sentence examples:

+ How much did the other company pay you?

+ She's working at a fast food restaurant to pay for her education.

+ The risk didn't pay off at all.

+ A room mate can help you with the bills and pay rent.

+ I will pay you to take care of the house.

Synonym Words For Pay

Synonym of pay word list. Here are a variety of words whose meaning is nearly the synonym of pay:

  • remunerate
  • recompense
  • compensate
  • reimburse
  • indemnify
  • reward
  • tip
  • requite
  • give
  • payment
  • to settle up with
  • repay
  • pay off
  • recoup
  • pay back
  • return
  • satisfy
  • guerdon
  • refund
  • pay up
  • give back

Opposite Words For Pay

The antonym of pay word list. Here are some words that have nearly the opposite meaning as pay:

  • repudiate
  • decline
  • annul
  • default
  • deny
  • obviate
  • recant
  • abrogate
  • reject
  • renege
  • renounce
  • rescind
  • disacknowledge
  • disregard
  • ignore
  • backtrack on
  • refuse to fulfil
  • renege on
  • unsettle

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Some Frequently Asked Questions About Pay (Verb)

What is the V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 of pay?

The past tense of pay is paid. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of pay is pays. The present participle of pay is paying. The past participle of pay is paid.

Base Form (V1)pay
Past Form (V2)paid
Past Participle Form (V3)paid
s / es/ ies (V4)pays
‘ing’ form (V5)paying

What is the V2 and V3 form of pay?

+ The V2 and V3 form of pay  is “paid“.

What is the sentence of pay?

What is the past tense V2 of pay?

+ The past tense of pay is “paid“.

What is the past participle V3 of pay?

+ The past participle of pay is “paid“.

What is the present participle V5 of pay?

+ The present participle of pay is “paying“.

Conclusion

Let’s learn with English tivi the structure of the verb “Pay V1 V2 V3 V4 V5: Base Form, Past Simple, Present Continuous and Present Continuous and Present Continuous and Present Continuous forms. We wish you all the best of luck.

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Here are other verbs V1 V2 V3 List

Base Form V1Past Form V2Past Participle Form V3
abideabode/abidedabode/abided
arisearosearisen
awakeawokeawoken
backslidebackslidbackslidden/backslid
bewas/werebeen
bearboreborne
beatbeatbeaten/beat
becomebecamebecome
befallbefellbefallen
beginbeganbegun
beholdbeheldbeheld
bendbentbent
besetbesetbeset
bespeakbespokebespoken
betbet/bettedbet/betted
bidbidbid
bindboundbound
bitebitbitten
bleedbledbled
blowblewblown
breakbrokebroken
breedbredbred
bringbroughtbrought
broadcastbroadcastbroadcast
browbeatbrowbeatbrowbeaten/browbeat
buildbuiltbuilt
burnburnt/burnedburnt/burned
burstburstburst
bustbusted/bustbusted/bust
buyboughtbought
castcastcast
catchcaughtcaught
chidechid/chidedchid/chidden/chided
choosechosechosen
cleaveclove/cleft/cleavedcloven/cleft/cleaved
cleaveclavecleaved
clingclungclung
clotheclothed/cladclothed/clad
comecamecome
costcostcost
creepcreptcrept
crossbreedcrossbredcrossbred
crowcrew/crewedcrowed
cutcutcut
daydreamdaydreamed
daydreamt
daydreamed
daydreamt
dealdealtdealt
digdugdug
disprovedisproveddisproved/disproven
divedove/diveddived
dodiddone
drawdrewdrawn
dreamdreamt/dreameddreamt/dreamed
drinkdrankdrunk
drivedrovedriven
dwelldweltdwelt
eatateeaten
fallfellfallen
feedfedfed
feelfeltfelt
fightfoughtfought
findfoundfound
fitfitted/fitfitted/fit
fleefledfled
flingflungflung
flyflewflown
forbearforboreforborne
forbidforbade/forbadforbidden
forecastforecast/forecastedforecast/forecasted
forego (also forgo)forewentforegone
foreseeforesawforeseen
foretellforetoldforetold
forgetforgotforgotten
forgiveforgaveforgiven
forsakeforsookforsaken
freezefrozefrozen
frostbitefrostbitfrostbitten
getgotgot/gotten
gildgilt/gildedgilt/gilded
girdgirt/girdedgirt/girded
givegavegiven
gowentgone
grindgroundground
growgrewgrown
hand-feedhand-fedhand-fed
handwritehandwrotehandwritten
hanghunghung
havehadhad
hearheardheard
heavehove/heavedhove/heaved
hewhewedhewn/hewed
hidehidhidden
hithithit
hurthurthurt
inbreedinbredinbred
inlayinlaidinlaid
inputinputinput
insetinsetinset
interbreedinterbredinterbred
interweaveinterwove
interweaved
interwoven
interweaved
interwindinterwoundinterwound
jerry-buildjerry-builtjerry-built
keepkeptkept
kneelknelt/kneeledknelt/kneeled
knitknit/knittedknit/knitted
knowknewknown
laylaidlaid
leadledled
leanleaned/leantleaned/leant
leapleapt /leapedleapt /leaped
learnlearnt/learnedlearnt/learned
leaveleftleft
lendlentlent
letletlet
lielaylain
lightlit/lightedlit/lighted
lip-readlip-readlip-read
loselostlost
makemademade
meanmeantmeant
meetmetmet
miscastmiscastmiscast
misdealmisdealtmisdealt
misdomisdidmisdone
mishearmisheardmisheard
mislaymislaidmislaid
misleadmisledmisled
mislearnmislearned
mislearnt
mislearned
mislearnt
misreadmisreadmisread
missetmissetmisset
misspeakmisspokemisspoken
misspellmisspeltmisspelt
misspendmisspentmisspent
mistakemistookmistaken
misteachmistaughtmistaught
misunderstandmisunderstoodmisunderstood
miswritemiswrotemiswritten
mowmowedmown/mowed
offsetoffsetoffset
outbidoutbidoutbid
outbreedoutbredoutbred
outdooutdidoutdone
outdrawoutdrewoutdrawn
outdrinkoutdrankoutdrunk
outdriveoutdroveoutdriven
outfightoutfoughtoutfought
outflyoutflewoutflown
outgrowoutgrewoutgrown
outleapoutleaped/outleaptoutleaped/outleapt
outlieoutliedoutlied
outputoutputoutput
outrideoutrodeoutridden
outrunoutranoutrun
outselloutsoldoutsold
outshineoutshined/outshoneoutshined/outshone
outshootoutshotoutshot
outsingoutsangoutsung
outsitoutsatoutsat
outsleepoutsleptoutslept
outsmelloutsmelled/outsmeltoutsmelled/outsmelt
outspeakoutspokeoutspoken
outspeedoutspedoutsped
outspendoutspentoutspent
outswearoutsworeoutsworn
outswimoutswamoutswum
outthinkoutthoughtoutthought
outthrowoutthrewoutthrown
outwriteoutwroteoutwritten
overbidoverbidoverbid
overbreedoverbredoverbred
overbuildoverbuiltoverbuilt
overbuyoverboughtoverbought
overcomeovercameovercome
overdooverdidoverdone
overdrawoverdrewoverdrawn
overdrinkoverdrankoverdrunk
overeatoverateovereaten
overfeedoverfedoverfed
overflyoverflewoverflown
overhangoverhungoverhung
overhearoverheardoverheard
overlayoverlaidoverlaid
overpayoverpaidoverpaid
overrideoverrodeoverridden
overrunoverranoverrun
overseeoversawoverseen
overselloversoldoversold
oversewoversewedoversewn/oversewed
overshootovershotovershot
oversleepoversleptoverslept
overspeakoverspokeoverspoken
overspendoverspentoverspent
overspilloverspilled/overspiltoverspilled/overspilt
overtakeovertookovertaken
overthinkoverthoughtoverthought
overthrowoverthrewoverthrown
overwindoverwoundoverwound
overwriteoverwroteoverwritten
partakepartookpartaken
paypaidpaid
pleadpleaded/pledpleaded/pled
prebuildprebuiltprebuilt
premakepremadepremade
prepayprepaidprepaid
presellpresoldpresold
presetpresetpreset
preshrinkpreshrankpreshrunk
proofreadproofreadproofread
proveprovedproven/proved
putputput
quick-freezequick-frozequick-frozen
quitquit/quittedquit/quitted
readreadread
reawakereawokereawaken
rebidrebidrebid
rebindreboundrebound
rebroadcastrebroadcast
rebroadcasted
rebroadcast
rebroadcasted
rebuildrebuiltrebuilt
recastrecastrecast
recutrecutrecut
redealredealtredealt
redoredidredone
redrawredrewredrawn
refitrefitted/refitrefitted/refit
regrindregroundreground
regrowregrewregrown
rehangrehungrehung
rehearreheardreheard
reknitreknitted/reknitreknitted/reknit
relayrelaidrelaid
relearnrelearned/relearntrelearned/relearnt
relightrelit/relightedrelit/relighted
remakeremaderemade
rendrentrent
repayrepaidrepaid
rereadrereadreread
rerunreranrerun
resellresoldresold
resendresentresent
resetresetreset
resewresewedresewn/resewed
retakeretookretaken
reteachretaughtretaught
retearretoreretorn
retellretoldretold
rethinkrethoughtrethought
retreadretreadretread
retrofitretrofitted/retrofitretrofitted/retrofit
rewakerewoke/rewakedrewaken/rewaked
rewearreworereworn
reweaverewove/reweavedrewoven/reweaved
rewedrewed/reweddedrewed/rewedded
rewetrewet/rewettedrewet/rewetted
rewinrewonrewon
rewindrewoundrewound
rewriterewroterewritten
ridridrid
rideroderidden
ringrangrung
riseroserisen
roughcastroughcastroughcast
runranrun
sand-castsand-castsand-cast
sawsawedsawn
saysaidsaid
seesawseen
seeksoughtsought
sellsoldsold
sendsentsent
setsetset
sewsewedsewn/sewed
shakeshookshaken
shaveshavedshaved/shaven
shearshearedshorn
shedshedshed
shineshoneshone
shitshit/shat/shittedshit/shat/shitted
shootshotshot
showshowedshown/showed
shrinkshrankshrunk
shutshutshut
sight-readsight-readsight-read
singsangsung
sinksanksunk
sitsatsat
slayslewslain
sleepsleptslept
slideslidslid
slingslungslung
slinkslunkslunk
slitslitslit
smellsmeltsmelt
smitesmotesmitten
sneaksneaked/snucksneaked/snuck
speakspokespoken
speedsped/speededsped/speeded
spellspelt/spelledspelt/spelled
spendspentspent
spillspilt/spilledspilt/spilled
spinspun/spanspun
spoilspoilt/spoiledspoilt/spoiled
spreadspreadspread
standstoodstood
stealstolestolen
stickstuckstuck
stingstungstung
stinkstunk/stankstunk
stridestrodestridden
strikestruckstruck
stringstrungstrung
sunburnsunburned/sunburntsunburned/sunburnt
swearsworesworn
sweatsweat/sweatedsweat/sweated
sweepsweptswept
swellswelledswollen/swelled
swimswamswum
swingswungswung
taketooktaken
teachtaughttaught
teartoretorn
telecasttelecasttelecast
telltoldtold
thinkthoughtthought
throwthrewthrown
thrustthrustthrust
treadtrodtrodden/trod
typewritetypewrotetypewritten
unbendunbentunbent
unbindunboundunbound
unclotheunclothed/uncladunclothed/unclad
undercutundercutundercut
underfeedunderfedunderfed
undergounderwentundergone
underlieunderlayunderlain
understandunderstoodunderstood
undertakeundertookundertaken
underwriteunderwroteunderwritten
undoundidundone
unfreezeunfrozeunfrozen
unhangunhungunhung
unhideunhidunhidden
unlearnunlearned/unlearntunlearned/unlearnt
unspinunspununspun
unwindunwoundunwound
upholdupheldupheld
upsetupsetupset
wakewoke/wakedwoken/waked
wearworeworn
wedwed/weddedwed/wedded
weepweptwept
wetwet/wettedwet/wetted
winwonwon
windwoundwound
withdrawwithdrewwithdrawn
withholdwithheldwithheld
withstandwithstoodwithstood
workworkedworked
wringwrungwrung
writewrotewritten
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