past tense present tense and future tense
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 past tense of "lay" is "laid."
lay down
The present perfect tense of "lay" is "have laid."
The past participle of "lay" is "laid." For example, "She laid the book on the table."
The past tense of "lay" is "laid."
you lay
The past of "lay" is "laid."
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)
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.
The simple past tense of "lay" is "laid."