pay

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Present:	paying
Past:	paid

Indicative of "pay"

	Present	Past	Future
I	pay	paid	will pay
you	pay	paid	will pay
he/she	pays	paid	will pay
we	pay	paid	will pay
you	pay	paid	will pay
they	pay	paid	will pay

Perfect of "pay"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have paid	had paid	will have paid
you	have paid	had paid	will have paid
he/she	has paid	had paid	will have paid
we	have paid	had paid	will have paid
you	have paid	had paid	will have paid
they	have paid	had paid	will have paid

Imperative of "pay"

	Affirmative	Negative
I	-	-
you	pay	don't pay
he/she	-	-
we	let's pay	let's not pay
you	pay	don't pay
they	-	-

Progressive of "pay"

	Present	Past	Future
I	am paying	was paying	will be paying
you	are paying	were paying	will be paying
he/she	is paying	was paying	will be paying
we	are paying	were paying	will be paying
you	are paying	were paying	will be paying
they	are paying	were paying	will be paying

Perfect Progressive of "pay"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have been paying	had been paying	will have been paying
you	have been paying	had been paying	will have been paying
he/she	has been paying	had been paying	will have been paying
we	have been paying	had been paying	will have been paying
you	have been paying	had been paying	will have been paying
they	have been paying	had been paying	will have been paying

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