Lay V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Base Form, Past Simple, Past Participle Form of Lay

Lay V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Base Form, Past Simple, Past Participle Form of Lay

Lay V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 is one of the verbs that are used very commonly in English tests as well as in everyday communication. Also, because it’s an irregular verb, lay doesn’t follow the regular rule. The verb “lay” has five different forms: base form, past simple, past participle form, present perfect and present perfect participle. So what is lay‘s past? How do conjugate verbs with lay verbs?

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Lay of Definition and Meaning

The word “lay” can be used as a verb and an adjective.
As a verb, lay means to put something down. For example:
+ “I need to lay my books on the table.”
As an adjective, lay means flat or level. For example:
+ “I need to lay my books out on the table.”

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V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Form of Lay

Base Form (V1)lay
Past Form (V2)laid
Past Participle Form (V3)laid
s / es/ es (V4)lays
‘ing’ form (V5)
laying

Lay of Past Simple V2

The verb lay is also employed in its V2 form as “laid’. It is used to indicate the past tense in sentences.

Lay of Past Participle V3

The V3 form is identical to the V2 form. The V3 form is “laid”. Laid is used in the past or present perfect tense.

+ In the present perfect tense, we use the word lay as ‘have + laid' or ‘has + laid‘. 

  • I, you, and we are used as ‘have +laid'
  • has + laid‘ is used for he, she, and it

+ If you need to use the past perfect tense, use ‘had + laid‘ regardless of the subject.

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Conjugation of Lay V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Conjugation table: lay

NumberSingular
Present Simple of layIYouShe/He/It
laylaylays
Plural
WeYouThey
laylaylay
Present Continuous of layIYouShe/He/It
am layingare layingis laying
Plural
WeYouThey
are layingare layingare laying
Present Perfect of layIYouShe/He/It
have laidhave laidhas laid
Plural
WeYouThey
have laidhave laidhave laid
Present Perfect Continuous of layIYouShe/He/It
have been layinghave been layinghas been laying
Plural
WeYouThey
have been layinghave been layinghave been laying
Past Simple of layIYouShe/He/It
laidlaidlaid
Plural
WeYouThey
laidlaidlaid
Past Continuous of layIYouShe/He/It
was layingwere layingwas laying
Plural
WeYouThey
were layingwere layingwere laying
Past Perfect of layIYouShe/He/It
had laidhad laidhad laid
Plural
WeYouThey
had laidhad laidhad laid
Past Perfect Continuous of layIYouShe/He/It
had been layinghad been layinghad been laying
Plural
WeYouThey
had been layinghad been layinghad been laying
Future Simple of layIYouShe/He/It
will/shall laywill/shall laywill/shall lay
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall laywill/shall laywill/shall lay
Future Continuous of layIYouShe/He/It
will/shall be layingwill/shall be layingwill/shall be laying
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall be layingwill/shall be layingwill/shall be laying
Future Perfect of layIYouShe/He/It
will/shall have laidwill/shall have laidwill/shall have laid
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall have laidwill/shall have laidwill/shall have laid
Future Perfect Continuous of layIYouShe/He/It
will/shall have been layingwill/shall have been layingwill/shall have been laying
Plural
WeYouThey
will/shall have been layingwill/shall have been layingwill/shall have been laying
Conditional Present of layIYouShe/He/It
would laywould laywould lay
Plural
WeYouThey
would laywould laywould lay
Conditional Perfect of layIYouShe/He/It
would have laidwould have laidwould have laid
Plural
WeYouThey
would have laidwould have laidwould have laid
Conditional Present Continuous of layIYouShe/He/It
would be layingwould be layingwould be laying
Plural
WeYouThey
would be layingwould be layingwould be laying
Conditional Perfect Continuous of layIYouShe/He/It
would have been layingwould have been layingwould have been laying
Plural
WeYouThey
would have been layingwould have been layingwould have been laying
Present Subjunctive of layIYouShe/He/It
laylaylay
Plural
WeYouThey
laylaylay
Past Subjunctive of layIYouShe/He/It
laidlaidlaid
Plural
WeYouThey
laidlaidlaid
Past Perfect Subjunctive of layIYouShe/He/It
had laidhad laidhad laid
Plural
WeYouThey
had laidhad laidhad laid
Imperative of layIYouShe/He/It
lay
Plural
WeYouThey
Let’s laylay

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Example Sentences with Lay V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

In this section, we will learn about lay sentence examples:

  • We're laying a plan to beat the opposing team.
  • The chef of this restaurant lays the food on the table beautifully.
  • Yesterday I laid a trap to catch mice.
  • My mother has just inlaid my sister to sleep in the hammock.
  • They often have to lay the plumbing because it is often clogged.

Synonym Words For Lay

Synonym of the lay word list. Here are a variety of words whose meaning is nearly the synonym of lay:

  • place
  • put
  • set
  • locate
  • establish
  • set up
  • arrange

Opposite Words For Lay

The antonym of the lay word list. Here are some words that have nearly the opposite meaning as lay:

  • destroy
  • disarrange
  • disestablish
  • displace
  • lift
  • move
  • take
  • unsettle
  • mix up

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Some Frequently Asked Questions About Lay (Verb)

What is the V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 of lay?

The past tense of lay is laid. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of lay is lays. The present participle of lay is laying. The past participle of lay is laid.

Base Form (V1)lay
Past Form (V2)laid
Past Participle Form (V3)laid
s / es/ es (V4)lays
‘ing’ form (V5)
laying

What is the V2 and V3 form of lay?

+ The V2  and V3 form of lay is “laid”.

What is the sentence of lay?

What is the past tense V2 of lay?

+ The past tense of lay is “ laid“.

What is the past participle V3 of lay?

+ The past participle of lay is “ laid“.

What is the present participle V5 of lay?

+ The present participle of lay is “ laying“.

Conclusion

The types of Lay V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 are Base Form, Past tense, Present Continuous, and Present Continuous and Present Continuous. We know everything about them. English is easier and more fun to learn if you make it easier and more fun to use.

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Here are other verbs V1 V2 V3 List

Base Form V1Past Form V2Past Participle Form V3
abideabode/abidedabode/abided
arisearosearisen
awakeawokeawoken
backslidebackslidbackslidden/backslid
bewas/werebeen
bearboreborne
beatbeatbeaten/beat
becomebecamebecome
befallbefellbefallen
beginbeganbegun
beholdbeheldbeheld
bendbentbent
besetbesetbeset
bespeakbespokebespoken
betbet/bettedbet/betted
bidbidbid
bindboundbound
bitebitbitten
bleedbledbled
blowblewblown
breakbrokebroken
breedbredbred
bringbroughtbrought
broadcastbroadcastbroadcast
browbeatbrowbeatbrowbeaten/browbeat
buildbuiltbuilt
burnburnt/burnedburnt/burned
burstburstburst
bustbusted/bustbusted/bust
buyboughtbought
castcastcast
catchcaughtcaught
chidechid/chidedchid/chidden/chided
choosechosechosen
cleaveclove/cleft/cleavedcloven/cleft/cleaved
cleaveclavecleaved
clingclungclung
clotheclothed/cladclothed/clad
comecamecome
costcostcost
creepcreptcrept
crossbreedcrossbredcrossbred
crowcrew/crewedcrowed
cutcutcut
daydreamdaydreamed
daydreamt
daydreamed
daydreamt
dealdealtdealt
digdugdug
disprovedisproveddisproved/disproven
divedove/diveddived
dodiddone
drawdrewdrawn
dreamdreamt/dreameddreamt/dreamed
drinkdrankdrunk
drivedrovedriven
dwelldweltdwelt
eatateeaten
fallfellfallen
feedfedfed
feelfeltfelt
fightfoughtfought
findfoundfound
fitfitted/fitfitted/fit
fleefledfled
flingflungflung
flyflewflown
forbearforboreforborne
forbidforbade/forbadforbidden
forecastforecast/forecastedforecast/forecasted
forego (also forgo)forewentforegone
foreseeforesawforeseen
foretellforetoldforetold
forgetforgotforgotten
forgiveforgaveforgiven
forsakeforsookforsaken
freezefrozefrozen
frostbitefrostbitfrostbitten
getgotgot/gotten
gildgilt/gildedgilt/gilded
girdgirt/girdedgirt/girded
givegavegiven
gowentgone
grindgroundground
growgrewgrown
hand-feedhand-fedhand-fed
handwritehandwrotehandwritten
hanghunghung
havehadhad
hearheardheard
heavehove/heavedhove/heaved
hewhewedhewn/hewed
hidehidhidden
hithithit
hurthurthurt
inbreedinbredinbred
inlayinlaidinlaid
inputinputinput
insetinsetinset
interbreedinterbredinterbred
interweaveinterwove
interweaved
interwoven
interweaved
interwindinterwoundinterwound
jerry-buildjerry-builtjerry-built
keepkeptkept
kneelknelt/kneeledknelt/kneeled
knitknit/knittedknit/knitted
knowknewknown
laylaidlaid
leadledled
leanleaned/leantleaned/leant
leapleapt /leapedleapt /leaped
learnlearnt/learnedlearnt/learned
leaveleftleft
lendlentlent
letletlet
lielaylain
lightlit/lightedlit/lighted
lip-readlip-readlip-read
loselostlost
makemademade
meanmeantmeant
meetmetmet
miscastmiscastmiscast
misdealmisdealtmisdealt
misdomisdidmisdone
mishearmisheardmisheard
mislaymislaidmislaid
misleadmisledmisled
mislearnmislearned
mislearnt
mislearned
mislearnt
misreadmisreadmisread
missetmissetmisset
misspeakmisspokemisspoken
misspellmisspeltmisspelt
misspendmisspentmisspent
mistakemistookmistaken
misteachmistaughtmistaught
misunderstandmisunderstoodmisunderstood
miswritemiswrotemiswritten
mowmowedmown/mowed
offsetoffsetoffset
outbidoutbidoutbid
outbreedoutbredoutbred
outdooutdidoutdone
outdrawoutdrewoutdrawn
outdrinkoutdrankoutdrunk
outdriveoutdroveoutdriven
outfightoutfoughtoutfought
outflyoutflewoutflown
outgrowoutgrewoutgrown
outleapoutleaped/outleaptoutleaped/outleapt
outlieoutliedoutlied
outputoutputoutput
outrideoutrodeoutridden
outrunoutranoutrun
outselloutsoldoutsold
outshineoutshined/outshoneoutshined/outshone
outshootoutshotoutshot
outsingoutsangoutsung
outsitoutsatoutsat
outsleepoutsleptoutslept
outsmelloutsmelled/outsmeltoutsmelled/outsmelt
outspeakoutspokeoutspoken
outspeedoutspedoutsped
outspendoutspentoutspent
outswearoutsworeoutsworn
outswimoutswamoutswum
outthinkoutthoughtoutthought
outthrowoutthrewoutthrown
outwriteoutwroteoutwritten
overbidoverbidoverbid
overbreedoverbredoverbred
overbuildoverbuiltoverbuilt
overbuyoverboughtoverbought
overcomeovercameovercome
overdooverdidoverdone
overdrawoverdrewoverdrawn
overdrinkoverdrankoverdrunk
overeatoverateovereaten
overfeedoverfedoverfed
overflyoverflewoverflown
overhangoverhungoverhung
overhearoverheardoverheard
overlayoverlaidoverlaid
overpayoverpaidoverpaid
overrideoverrodeoverridden
overrunoverranoverrun
overseeoversawoverseen
overselloversoldoversold
oversewoversewedoversewn/oversewed
overshootovershotovershot
oversleepoversleptoverslept
overspeakoverspokeoverspoken
overspendoverspentoverspent
overspilloverspilled/overspiltoverspilled/overspilt
overtakeovertookovertaken
overthinkoverthoughtoverthought
overthrowoverthrewoverthrown
overwindoverwoundoverwound
overwriteoverwroteoverwritten
partakepartookpartaken
paypaidpaid
pleadpleaded/pledpleaded/pled
prebuildprebuiltprebuilt
premakepremadepremade
prepayprepaidprepaid
presellpresoldpresold
presetpresetpreset
preshrinkpreshrankpreshrunk
proofreadproofreadproofread
proveprovedproven/proved
putputput
quick-freezequick-frozequick-frozen
quitquit/quittedquit/quitted
readreadread
reawakereawokereawaken
rebidrebidrebid
rebindreboundrebound
rebroadcastrebroadcast
rebroadcasted
rebroadcast
rebroadcasted
rebuildrebuiltrebuilt
recastrecastrecast
recutrecutrecut
redealredealtredealt
redoredidredone
redrawredrewredrawn
refitrefitted/refitrefitted/refit
regrindregroundreground
regrowregrewregrown
rehangrehungrehung
rehearreheardreheard
reknitreknitted/reknitreknitted/reknit
relayrelaidrelaid
relearnrelearned/relearntrelearned/relearnt
relightrelit/relightedrelit/relighted
remakeremaderemade
rendrentrent
repayrepaidrepaid
rereadrereadreread
rerunreranrerun
resellresoldresold
resendresentresent
resetresetreset
resewresewedresewn/resewed
retakeretookretaken
reteachretaughtretaught
retearretoreretorn
retellretoldretold
rethinkrethoughtrethought
retreadretreadretread
retrofitretrofitted/retrofitretrofitted/retrofit
rewakerewoke/rewakedrewaken/rewaked
rewearreworereworn
reweaverewove/reweavedrewoven/reweaved
rewedrewed/reweddedrewed/rewedded
rewetrewet/rewettedrewet/rewetted
rewinrewonrewon
rewindrewoundrewound
rewriterewroterewritten
ridridrid
rideroderidden
ringrangrung
riseroserisen
roughcastroughcastroughcast
runranrun
sand-castsand-castsand-cast
sawsawedsawn
saysaidsaid
seesawseen
seeksoughtsought
sellsoldsold
sendsentsent
setsetset
sewsewedsewn/sewed
shakeshookshaken
shaveshavedshaved/shaven
shearshearedshorn
shedshedshed
shineshoneshone
shitshit/shat/shittedshit/shat/shitted
shootshotshot
showshowedshown/showed
shrinkshrankshrunk
shutshutshut
sight-readsight-readsight-read
singsangsung
sinksanksunk
sitsatsat
slayslewslain
sleepsleptslept
slideslidslid
slingslungslung
slinkslunkslunk
slitslitslit
smellsmeltsmelt
smitesmotesmitten
sneaksneaked/snucksneaked/snuck
speakspokespoken
speedsped/speededsped/speeded
spellspelt/spelledspelt/spelled
spendspentspent
spillspilt/spilledspilt/spilled
spinspun/spanspun
spoilspoilt/spoiledspoilt/spoiled
spreadspreadspread
standstoodstood
stealstolestolen
stickstuckstuck
stingstungstung
stinkstunk/stankstunk
stridestrodestridden
strikestruckstruck
stringstrungstrung
sunburnsunburned/sunburntsunburned/sunburnt
swearsworesworn
sweatsweat/sweatedsweat/sweated
sweepsweptswept
swellswelledswollen/swelled
swimswamswum
swingswungswung
taketooktaken
teachtaughttaught
teartoretorn
telecasttelecasttelecast
telltoldtold
thinkthoughtthought
throwthrewthrown
thrustthrustthrust
treadtrodtrodden/trod
typewritetypewrotetypewritten
unbendunbentunbent
unbindunboundunbound
unclotheunclothed/uncladunclothed/unclad
undercutundercutundercut
underfeedunderfedunderfed
undergounderwentundergone
underlieunderlayunderlain
understandunderstoodunderstood
undertakeundertookundertaken
underwriteunderwroteunderwritten
undoundidundone
unfreezeunfrozeunfrozen
unhangunhungunhung
unhideunhidunhidden
unlearnunlearned/unlearntunlearned/unlearnt
unspinunspununspun
unwindunwoundunwound
upholdupheldupheld
upsetupsetupset
wakewoke/wakedwoken/waked
wearworeworn
wedwed/weddedwed/wedded
weepweptwept
wetwet/wettedwet/wetted
winwonwon
windwoundwound
withdrawwithdrewwithdrawn
withholdwithheldwithheld
withstandwithstoodwithstood
workworkedworked
wringwrungwrung
writewrotewritten
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