| 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. |