| 1. | Base Form (Infinitive): | Lay | 
| 2. | Simple Past: | Laid | 
| 3. | Past Participle: | Laid | 
| 4. | Present Participle: | Lying | 
| 5. | 3rd Person Singular: | Lays | 

Lay past tense
| Laid | 
| Laid is the past tense of the word lay. | 
Lay past participle
| Laid | 
| Laid is the past participle of the word lay. | 
Lay verb forms V1 V2 V3 V4
| Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle | Present Participle | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Lay | Laid | Laid | Lying | 
Conjugation of Lay
| Simple / Indefinite Present Tense | 
| I lay. | 
| He/She/It lay. | 
| You/We/They lay. | 
| Simple Past Tense | 
| I laid. | 
| He/She/It laid. | 
| You/We/They laid. | 
| Simple Future Tense | 
| I will/shall lay. | 
| He/She/It will lay. | 
| You/We/They will/shall lay. | 
| Present Continuous Tense | 
| I am lying. | 
| He/She/It is lying. | 
| You/We/They are lying. | 
| Past Continuous Tense | 
| I was lying. | 
| He/She/It was lying. | 
| You/We/They were lying. | 
| Future Continuous Tense | 
| I will be lying. | 
| He/She/It will be lying. | 
| You/We/They will be lying. | 
| Present Perfect Tense | 
| I have laid. | 
| He/She/It has laid. | 
| You/We/They have laid. | 
| Past Perfect Tense | 
| I had laid. | 
| He/She/It had laid. | 
| You/We/They had laid. | 
| Future Perfect Tense | 
| I will have laid. | 
| He/She/It will have laid. | 
| You/We/They will have laid. | 
| Present Perfect Continuous Tense | 
| I have been lying. | 
| He/She/It has been lying. | 
| You/We/They have been lying. | 
| Past Perfect Continuous Tense | 
| I had been lying. | 
| He/She/It had been lying. | 
| You/We/They had been lying. | 
| Future Perfect Continuous Tense | 
| I will have been lying. | 
| He/She/It will have been lying. | 
| You/We/They will have been lying. | 

 
                     
                     
                     
                     
                    