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The present tense form of 'mispay' is mispay or mispays. Example: She sometimes mispays her employees due to a clerical error. (She sometimes mispays her employees due to a clerical error.)
Definition of “mispay”
- to pay incorrectly or inaccurately
Tense sentence structure and examples:
Notes from a Native English Speaker
Here are the general structures of a present and past participle. Remember, some verbs have an irregular form and may not follow this structure: Present Participle: [Verb] -ing Past Participle: [Verb] -ed
| Present Simple | mispay |
| Present Continuous | mispaying |
| Present Perfect | mispaid |
Example
She mispays her bills occasionally.
Example
They mispay their suppliers due to accounting errors.
Example
I am mispaying my credit card bills because of a technical issue.
Example
They are mispaying their employees due to a payroll system error.
Example
She has mispaid her utility bills multiple times.
Example
They have mispaid their vendors in the past.
mispay Subject-Verb Agreement
Notes from a Native English Speaker
Subject-verb agreement means that a subject and its verb match. They’re either both plural or both singular. A singular subject takes a singular verb. - Example: The cat is sleeping. A plural subject takes a plural verb. - Example: The cats are sleeping.
| Singular First Person (I) | mispay |
| Singular Second Person (You) | mispay |
| Singular Third Person (He/She/It) | mispays |
| Plural (We/You/They) | mispay |
Example
I mispay my bills occasionally.
Example
You mispay your bills occasionally.
Example
He mispays his bills occasionally.
Example
She mispays her bills occasionally.
Example
It mispays its bills occasionally.
Example
We mispay our bills occasionally.
Example
You mispay your bills occasionally.
Example
They mispay their bills occasionally.
