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pay

/peɪ/

give money for

Verb forms

Base form

pay

Past Simple

paid

Past Participle

paid

Example sentences

Base form · pay

I pay my bills online at the start of each month.

Past Simple · paid

She paid for everyone's lunch yesterday.

Past Participle · paid

The invoice has already been paid.

Conjugation pattern

The past simple and the past participle share the same form.

Verbs with the same pattern