Diana
Hi! Can someone tell me what is correct: paid or payed? I really can't understand how to use it. Thank you!
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The past tense of the verb pay is paid.The Oxford English Dictionary defines “Payed” in a nautical sense as follows:To let out (a rope or chain on a ship) by slackening it, to allow or cause to run out.To cause (a ship) to fall to leeward, or fall away from the wind.e.g The sailor payed the deck of the ship with tar or The sailor payed out the ropePayed is sometimes used in a sense that involves some sort of attachment to something larger. If it is used in relation to payment then it would be one of many tide payments to pay something or pay in instalments. The appropriate use of payed would be if it is a link or chain of payments.If it is one single payment then paid would be appropriate.It is to be noted though that examples of 'payed' being used for money are very old.
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Hello Diana
The correct past tense for the verb pay is paid :)
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paid is the correct past tense of the verb pay.
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The correct word is "paid." "Payed" is a less common and outdated variant of the past tense and past participle of the verb "pay." Nowadays, "paid" is the standard and widely accepted form.Here are some examples of how to use "paid" in sentences:
I paid the bill yesterday.She paid me back the money I lent her.
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