Meaning: to set (something) down.
Lay Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Base Form/Infinitive (V1) | Lay |
| Past Tense (V2) | Laid |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | Laid |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4) | Laying |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5) | Lays |
Lay Past Tense:
Past Tense of Lay is Laid.
Example: Sarah laid a book.
Lay Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Lay is Laid.
Example: Sarah has laid a book.
Lay Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Lay is Laying.
Example: Sarah is laying a book.
Lay 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Lay is Lays.
Example: Sarah lays a book.
Lay Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I lay a book.
- We/You/They lay a book.
- He/She/It/Adam lays a book.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am laying a book.
- We/You/They are laying a book.
- He/She/It/Adam is laying a book.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have laid a book.
- We/You/They have laid a book.
- He/She/It/Adam has laid a book.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been laying a book.
- We/You/They have been laying a book.
- He/She/It/Adam has been laying a book.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I laid a book.
- We/You/They laid a book.
- He/She/It/Adam laid a book.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was laying a book.
- We/You/They were laying a book.
- He/She/It/Adam was laying a book.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had laid a book.
- We/You/They had laid a book.
- He/She/It/Adam had laid a book.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been laying a book.
- We/You/They had been laying a book.
- He/She/It/Adam had been laying a book.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will lay a book.
- We/You/They will lay a book.
- He/She/It/Adam will lay a book.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be laying a book.
- We/You/They will be laying a book.
- He/She/It/Adam will be laying a book.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have laid a book.
- We/You/They will have laid a book.
- He/She/It/Adam will have laid a book.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been laying a book.
- We/You/They will have been laying a book.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been laying a book.
Past Tense of Lay Phrasal Verbs
| Lay Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Lay off | Laid off |
| Lay down | Laid down |
| Lay out | Laid out |
| Lay up | Laid up |
| Lay in | Laid in |
| Lay on | Laid on |
| Lay aside | Laid aside |
| Lay into | Laid into |
| Lay around | Laid around |
| Lay back | Laid back |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Lay?
Future Tense of lay is “will lay”.
What is the Present Tense of Lay?
Present Tense of lay is “lay + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | lay |
| He/she/it/singular name | lays |
| Present participle | laying |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Lay?
Past perfect tense of take is “had laid”.
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