Past present and future
There are two different verbs: # Transitive (object): to lay - lays - laid - laid - to place something (in a lying position) # Intransitive (no object): to lie - lies - lay - lain
The dog laid on the floor.
The past tense of lay is "laid"
I/you/we/they have laid. She/he/it has laid.
present - past - past participle lay - laid - laid Not to be confused with lie - lay - lain
you lay
I lie the book on the table. NOW I laid the book down when I finished with it. PAST Lie down now! When did you lie down yesterday? (The rule: Chickens lay eggs. Everything else lies. Laid is correct only when applied to past tense)
Laid is the past tense of lay.
The past tense is laid.
The present tense for "laid" is "lay." For example: "I lay the book on the table."
The past tense of the transitive verb lay is laid. Example: I laid the book on the table.The past participle of lay is have/has laid. Example: I have always laid my books on this table.
"Laid" is the past tense of lay.