Lay

//leɪ//

Word Forms of "lay" (31 forms)

Adjective

Form	Word
Comparative	more lay
Superlative	most lay

Comparativemore lay

Superlativemost lay

Noun

Alternativelai

Plurallays

Verb

Form	Word
Archaic, Past, Second-Person, Singular	laidest
Archaic, Past, Second-Person, Singular	laidst
Archaic, Present, Second-Person, Singular	layest
Archaic, Present, Singular, Third-Person	layeth
Colloquial, Participle, Past	lain
First-Person, Past, Singular	laid
Inflection-Template	glossary
Participle, Past	laid
Participle, Past	laid
Participle, Past	laid
Participle, Present	laying
Participle, Present	laying
Participle, Present	laying
Past	laid
Past	laid
Past, Plural	laid
Past, Second-Person, Singular	laid
Past, Singular, Third-Person	laid
Past, Subjunctive	laid
Present, Singular, Third-Person	lays
Present, Singular, Third-Person	lays
Present, Singular, Third-Person	lays
Table-Tags	no-table-tags

Archaic, Past, Second-Person, Singularlaidest

Archaic, Past, Second-Person, Singularlaidst

Archaic, Present, Second-Person, Singularlayest

Archaic, Present, Singular, Third-Personlayeth

Colloquial, Participle, Pastlain

First-Person, Past, Singularlaid

Inflection-Templateglossary

Participle, Pastlaid

Participle, Presentlaying

Past, Plurallaid

Past, Second-Person, Singularlaid

Past, Singular, Third-Personlaid

Past, Subjunctivelaid

Present, Singular, Third-Personlays

Lay vs Lie: A Practical Tense Guide

Use lay and lie correctly in present and past tense without memorizing grammar tables.

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