Meaning: to continue doing something or being in a particular place for a period of time.
Stay Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Infinitive/Base Form (V1) | Stay |
| Past Tense (V2) | Stayed |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | Stayed |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4) | Staying |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5) | Stays |
Stay Past Tense:
Past Tense of Stay is Stayed.
Example: Sarah stayed active.
Stay Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Stay is Stayed.
Example: Sarah has stayed active.
Stay Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Stay is Staying.
Example: Sarah is staying active.
Stay 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Stay is Stays.
Example: Sarah stays active.
Stay Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I stay active.
- We/You/They stay active.
- He/She/It/Adam stays active.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am staying active.
- We/You/They are staying active.
- He/She/It/Adam is staying active.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have stayed active.
- We/You/They have stayed active.
- He/She/It/Adam has stayed active.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been staying active.
- We/You/They have been staying active.
- He/She/It/Adam has been staying active.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I stayed active.
- We/You/They stayed active.
- He/She/It/Adam stayed active.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was staying active.
- We/You/They were staying active.
- He/She/It/Adam was staying active.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had stayed active.
- We/You/They had stayed active.
- He/She/It/Adam had stayed active.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been staying active.
- We/You/They had been staying active.
- He/She/It/Adam had been staying active.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will stay active.
- We/You/They will stay active.
- He/She/It/Adam will stay active.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be staying active.
- We/You/They will be staying active.
- He/She/It/Adam will be staying active.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have stayed active.
- We/You/They will have stayed active.
- He/She/It/Adam will have stayed active.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been staying active.
- We/You/They will have been staying active.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been staying active.
Past Tense of Stay Phrasal Verbs
| Stay Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Stay away | Stayed away |
| Stay on | Stayed on |
| Stay up | Stayed up |
| Stay out | Stayed out |
| Stay in | Stayed in |
| Stay back | Stayed back |
| Stay put | Stayed put |
| Stay around | Stayed around |
| Stay down | Stayed down |
| Stay with | Stayed with |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Stay?
Future Tense of stay is “will stay”.
What is the Present Tense of Stay?
Present Tense of stay is “stay + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | stay |
| He/she/it/singular name | stays |
| Present participle | staying |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Stay?
Past perfect tense of take is “had stayed”.
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