pay — V1, V2, V3 verb forms

irregular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant

V1 (Base form)pay
V2 (Past simple)paid
V3 (Past participle)paid
V-ing (Present participle)paying
-s form (he / she / it)pays
हिंदी अर्थभुगतान करना

Where each form is used

Example sentence

“He paid the bill.”

Verbs near “pay”

VerbV2V3हिंदी अर्थType
openopenedopenedखोलनाregular
packpackedpackedपैक करना, बाँधनाregular
paintpaintedpaintedरंगना, चित्र बनानाregular
pardonpardonedpardonedक्षमा करनाregular
parkparkedparkedवाहन खड़ा करनाregular
pausepausedpausedरुकनाregular
peelpeeledpeeledछीलनाregular
performperformedperformedकरना, प्रस्तुत करनाregular
permitpermittedpermittedअनुमति देनाregular
persuadepersuadedpersuadedमनाना, राज़ी करनाregular
pickpickedpickedचुनना, उठानाregular

Alphabetical neighbours from the same verb list — useful when you are revising a range, not just one verb.

Questions about “pay”

What is the V1, V2 and V3 of “pay”?

V1 (base form) is pay, V2 (past simple) is paid, and V3 (past participle) is paid. The -ing form is paying and the he / she / it form is pays.

Is “pay” a regular or an irregular verb?

It is recorded as a irregular verb in this table. Its V2 form is paid, not payed — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it easy.

When do I use V3 instead of V2?

V2 stands alone in the past simple — Paid at six. V3 is never used on its own: it follows has / have / had in the perfect tenses, and am / is / are / was / were in the passive voice.

What does “pay” mean in Hindi?

It means भुगतान करना.

Is “pay” useful for IELTS?

Yes — it is flagged IELTS-relevant on the portal, which means it shows up often in reading and writing tasks. Knowing all five forms matters because IELTS uses the perfect tense and the passive voice heavily.

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