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Repay means to pay back money or to reward/punish for actions. Irregular: repay-repaid-repaid.
Meanings
- To pay back money
- To return a favor
- To reward or punish
- To compensate for
Common Collocations
repay a loan
repay the favor
repay kindness
repay with interest
how can I repay you
Tip for Learners
Financial: "repay the mortgage." Social: "repay your kindness." How can I ever repay you? = expression of gratitude. Repayment (noun). Follows pattern of "pay".
Present Simple
| I | repay |
| you | repay |
| he/she/it | repays |
| we | repay |
| they | repay |
Examples - Present Simple
- I repay my loans on time.
- You repay kindness with kindness.
- She repays her debts monthly.
- We repay our investors.
- They repay the favor.
Present Continuous
| I | am repaying |
| you | are repaying |
| he/she/it | is repaying |
| we | are repaying |
| they | are repaying |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am repaying the loan.
- You are repaying your debt.
- She is repaying the money.
- We are repaying investors.
- They are repaying the favor.
Present Perfect
| I | have repaid |
| you | have repaid |
| he/she/it | has repaid |
| we | have repaid |
| they | have repaid |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have repaid the loan.
- You have repaid your debt.
- She has repaid the money.
- We have repaid investors.
- They have repaid the favor.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been repaying |
| you | have been repaying |
| he/she/it | has been repaying |
| we | have been repaying |
| they | have been repaying |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been repaying loans.
- You have been repaying debts.
- She has been repaying money.
- We have been repaying investors.
- They have been repaying favors.
Past Simple
| I | repaid |
| you | repaid |
| he/she/it | repaid |
| we | repaid |
| they | repaid |
Examples - Past Simple
- I repaid the loan.
- You repaid your debt.
- She repaid the money.
- We repaid investors.
- They repaid the favor.
Past Continuous
| I | was repaying |
| you | were repaying |
| he/she/it | was repaying |
| we | were repaying |
| they | were repaying |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was repaying the loan.
- You were repaying your debt.
- She was repaying money.
- We were repaying investors.
- They were repaying favors.
Past Perfect
| I | had repaid |
| you | had repaid |
| he/she/it | had repaid |
| we | had repaid |
| they | had repaid |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had repaid the loan.
- You had repaid your debt.
- She had repaid the money.
- We had repaid investors.
- They had repaid the favor.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been repaying |
| you | had been repaying |
| he/she/it | had been repaying |
| we | had been repaying |
| they | had been repaying |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been repaying loans.
- You had been repaying debts.
- He had been repaying money.
- We had been repaying investors.
- They had been repaying favors.
Future Simple
| I | will repay |
| you | will repay |
| he/she/it | will repay |
| we | will repay |
| they | will repay |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will repay the loan.
- You will repay your debt.
- She will repay the money.
- We will repay investors.
- They will repay the favor.
Future Continuous
| I | will be repaying |
| you | will be repaying |
| he/she/it | will be repaying |
| we | will be repaying |
| they | will be repaying |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be repaying loans.
- You will be repaying debts.
- He will be repaying money.
- We will be repaying investors.
- They will be repaying favors.
Future Perfect
| I | will have repaid |
| you | will have repaid |
| he/she/it | will have repaid |
| we | will have repaid |
| they | will have repaid |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have repaid the loan.
- You will have repaid your debt.
- She will have repaid the money.
- We will have repaid investors.
- They will have repaid the favor.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been repaying |
| you | will have been repaying |
| he/she/it | will have been repaying |
| we | will have been repaying |
| they | will have been repaying |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been repaying loans.
- You will have been repaying debts.
- He will have been repaying money.
- We will have been repaying investors.
- They will have been repaying favors.