Past simple and past participle
pay
Pay is an irregular verb: its past simple is paid and its past participle is paid.
- Base form
- pay
- Past simple
- paid
- Past participle
- paid
- Definition
- Give (someone) money that is due for work done, goods received, or a debt incurred.
- Example
- “He paid the locals to pick his coffee beans.”
- CEFR level
- A1On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The past simple and the past participle are the same, like bring, brought, brought.