Past tense of pay
The past simple of pay is paid and the past participle is paid: pay – paid – paid.
- Base form V1
- pay
- Past simple V2
- paid
- Past participle V3
- paid
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Check in the appPay, paid, paid in sentences
- Past simpleWe paid for the tickets online.
- Past participleThe bill has been paid already.
Common mistakes
payedpaid. Pay is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Built on pay, with the same forms: overpay, prepay, repay.
Past simple and past participle the same, like pay: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of pay?
Paid. For example: We paid for the tickets online.
What is the past participle of pay?
Paid. It follows be in the passive, as in The bill has been paid already.
Is pay a regular verb?
No. Pay is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
