Meaning: to rest or recline horizontally.
Lie Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Base Form/Infinitive (V1): | Lie |
| Past Tense (V2): | Lay |
| Past Participle Form (V3): | Lain |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4): | Lying |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5): | Lies |
Lie Past Tense:
Past Tense of Lie is Lay.
Example: Sarah lay to teacher.
Lie Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Lie is Lain.
Example: Sarah has lain to teacher.
Lie Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Lie is Lying.
Example: Sarah is lying to teacher.
Lie 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Lie is Lies.
Example: Sarah lies to teacher.
Lie Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I lie to teacher.
- We/You/They lie to teacher.
- He/She/It/Adam lies to teacher.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am lying to teacher.
- We/You/They are lying to teacher.
- He/She/It/Adam is lying to teacher.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have lain to teacher.
- We/You/They have lain to teacher.
- He/She/It/Adam has lain to teacher.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been lying to teacher.
- We/You/They have been lying to teacher.
- He/She/It/Adam has been lying to teacher.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I lay to teacher.
- We/You/They lay to teacher.
- He/She/It/Adam lay to teacher.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was lying to teacher.
- We/You/They were lying to teacher.
- He/She/It/Adam was lying to teacher.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had lain to teacher.
- We/You/They had lain to teacher.
- He/She/It/Adam had lain to teacher.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been lying to teacher.
- We/You/They had been lying to teacher.
- He/She/It/Adam had been lying to teacher.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will lie to teacher.
- We/You/They will lie to teacher.
- He/She/It/Adam will lie to teacher.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be lying to teacher.
- We/You/They will be lying to teacher.
- He/She/It/Adam will be lying to teacher.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have lain to teacher.
- We/You/They will have lain to teacher.
- He/She/It/Adam will have lain to teacher.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been lying to teacher.
- We/You/They will have been lying to teacher.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been lying to teacher.
Past Tense of Lie Phrasal Verbs
| Lie Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Lie down | Lay down |
| Lie back | Lay back |
| Lie in | Lay in |
| Lie out | Lay out |
| Lie off | Lay off |
| Lie under | Lay under |
| Lie with | Lay with |
| Lie low | Lay low |
| Lie over | Lay over |
| Lie about | Lay about |
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FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Lie?
Future Tense of Lie is “will lie”.
What is the Present Tense of Lie?
Present Tense of Lie is “Lie + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | Lie |
| He/she/it/singular name | Lies |
| Present participle | Lying |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Lie?
Past perfect tense of take is “had lain”.
