Past tense of prepay
irregular verb
The past tense of prepay is prepaid. The past participle is also prepaid.
Forms of prepay
| Base form (V1) | prepay |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | prepaid /pɹiːˈpeɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | prepaid /pɹiːˈpeɪd/ |
| Present participle | prepaying |
| Third person singular | prepays |
Prepaid in a sentence
- The new products, like the prepaid debit card, will be offered through third-party partners, allowing Wal-Mart to sell banklike services without a government license.2007 June 21, Michael Barbaro, “At Wal-Mart, a Back Door Into Banking”, in New York Times. From the entry banklike
- Many experts now advise consumers to use a prepaid calling card to save money on long distance calls while staying in a hotel.2003 November 22, Michelle Singletary, “Traveler beware: Free things may cost you money”, in seattlepi.com, retrieved 26 Sep 2008. From the entry calling card
Meaning of prepay
- verb To pay in advance, or beforehand.
Verbs like prepay
Questions about the past tense of prepay
- What is the past tense of prepay?
- The past tense of prepay is prepaid.
- What is the past participle of prepay?
- The past participle of prepay is prepaid.
- Is prepay a regular or irregular verb?
- Prepay is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: prepay (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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