| 1. | Base Form (Infinitive): | Lie |
| 2. | Simple Past: | Lay |
| 3. | Past Participle: | Lain |
| 4. | Present Participle: | Lying |
| 5. | 3rd Person Singular: | Lies |
Lie past tense
| Lay |
| Lay is the past tense of the word lie. |
Lie past participle
| Lain |
| Lain is the past participle of the word lie. |
Lie verb forms V1 V2 V3 V4
| Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle | Present Participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lie | Lay | Lain | Lying |
Conjugation of Lie
| Simple / Indefinite Present Tense |
| I lie. |
| He/She/It lies. |
| You/We/They lie. |
| Simple Past Tense |
| I lay. |
| He/She/It lay. |
| You/We/They lay. |
| Simple Future Tense |
| I will/shall lie. |
| He/She/It will lie. |
| You/We/They will/shall lie. |
| 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 lain. |
| He/She/It has lain. |
| You/We/They have lain. |
| Past Perfect Tense |
| I had lain. |
| He/She/It had lain. |
| You/We/They had lain. |
| Future Perfect Tense |
| I will have lain. |
| He/She/It will have lain. |
| You/We/They will have lain. |
| 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. |
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