payPay is before you buy it paid is after you buy it|I need to pay. I pay with cash. I have already paid.
Understanding the Context
I paid the bill yesterday.|@Andrea_Carolina: yes paid can be in the past or past participle. I paid=yo. “a well-paid job” they mean the same thing but if you’re talking about a person, “well paying” sounds like they’re doing the paying, which is wrong, so you would only say: “a well-paid person” or “he is well. Paid"paid" is the right spelling.
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"payed" is incorrect|@SuoXiao it happens sometimes, but not too often|@SuoXiao @laicalambengolmo yes, sometimes people do make that mistake, but not all the. But it’s a gamble that’s paid off A risk was taken, and the risk was successful. "I decided not to take my umbrella yesterday. Luckily, it didnt rain, so it was a gamble that paid off."的定义 paid leaveA floating holiday is a paid day off that each employee can decide when to take. It’s called a floating holiday because every year it “floats” or moves to the date when the employee takes it.
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paid a visitThey all essentially mean the same: to visit. But, pay/make a visit is followed by 'to'. Paid a visit: The verb 'pay' is in the past tense. Make a visit: present tense. Ana paid a visit to the shrine. It is possible to say “I already have paid”, but this is only done for emphasis.
If somebody didn’t believe that you had paid, you could say “but please, I already HAVE paid! Highly-paid@velmine 1: Get yourself a high paying job; stop wasting your time with low paying ones. 2: My job is highly paid. I don’t know what are you talking about.