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pay
EnglishFull conjugation
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English verb forms
Affirmative forms for the word or expression. Complements, object position and the natural choice of tense depend on the sense and context.
Indicative and conditional14 tables
Present
Present
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| I | pay |
| you | pay |
| he / she / it | pays |
| we | pay |
| you (plural) | pay |
| they | pay |
Past
Past
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| I | paid |
| you | paid |
| he / she / it | paid |
| we | paid |
| you (plural) | paid |
| they | paid |
Future with will
Future with will
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| I | will pay |
| you | will pay |
| he / she / it | will pay |
| we | will pay |
| you (plural) | will pay |
| they | will pay |
Present progressive
Present progressive
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| I | am paying |
| you | are paying |
| he / she / it | is paying |
| we | are paying |
| you (plural) | are paying |
| they | are paying |
Past progressive
Past progressive
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| I | was paying |
| you | were paying |
| he / she / it | was paying |
| we | were paying |
| you (plural) | were paying |
| they | were paying |
Future progressive
Future progressive
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| I | will be paying |
| you | will be paying |
| he / she / it | will be paying |
| we | will be paying |
| you (plural) | will be paying |
| they | will be paying |
Present perfect
Present perfect
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| I | have paid |
| you | have paid |
| he / she / it | has paid |
| we | have paid |
| you (plural) | have paid |
| they | have paid |
Past perfect
Past perfect
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| I | had paid |
| you | had paid |
| he / she / it | had paid |
| we | had paid |
| you (plural) | had paid |
| they | had paid |
Future perfect
Future perfect
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| I | will have paid |
| you | will have paid |
| he / she / it | will have paid |
| we | will have paid |
| you (plural) | will have paid |
| they | will have paid |
Present perfect progressive
Present perfect progressive
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| I | have been paying |
| you | have been paying |
| he / she / it | has been paying |
| we | have been paying |
| you (plural) | have been paying |
| they | have been paying |
Past perfect progressive
Past perfect progressive
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| I | had been paying |
| you | had been paying |
| he / she / it | had been paying |
| we | had been paying |
| you (plural) | had been paying |
| they | had been paying |
Future perfect progressive
Future perfect progressive
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| I | will have been paying |
| you | will have been paying |
| he / she / it | will have been paying |
| we | will have been paying |
| you (plural) | will have been paying |
| they | will have been paying |
Conditional with would
Conditional with would
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| I | would pay |
| you | would pay |
| he / she / it | would pay |
| we | would pay |
| you (plural) | would pay |
| they | would pay |
Conditional perfect
Conditional perfect
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| I | would have paid |
| you | would have paid |
| he / she / it | would have paid |
| we | would have paid |
| you (plural) | would have paid |
| they | would have paid |
Other forms4 tables
Imperative
Imperative
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| you | pay |
Base form
Base form
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| base | pay |
Past participle
Past participle
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| past participle | paid |
Present participle
Present participle
| Subject | Form |
|---|---|
| present participle | paying |
Standard forms for pay. Active affirmative forms and principal parts are shown; passive constructions and other modal auxiliaries are not tabulated.