INFINITIVE: to lay
Present Indicative Tense
- I lay
- you lay (thou layest, if you're writing Shakespearean or Biblical English)
- he lays, she lays, it lays (he, she or it layeth)
- we lay
- you lay
- they lay
Past Tense
- I laid
- you laid (thou laidest)
- he laid, she laid, it laid (he, she or it laideth)
- we laid
- you laid
- they laid
Past Perfect Tense
- I have laid
- you have laid (thou hast laid)
- he has laid, she has laid, it has laid (he, she or it hath laid)
- we have laid
- you have laid
- they have laid
Past Imperfect Tense
- I had laid
- you had laid (thou hadest laid--or maybe it's haddest)
- he had laid, she had laid, it had laid, (he, she or it hadeth laid)
- we had laid
- you had laid
- they had laid
INFINITIVE: to lie
Present Indicative Tense
- I lie
- you lie (thou liest)
- he lies, she lies, it lies (he, she or it lieth)
- we lie
- you lie
- they lie
Past Tense
- I lay (See, this is where the confusion comes in!)
- you lay (thou layest)
- he lay, she lay, he lay (he, she or it, layeth)
- we lay
- you lay
- they lay
Past Imperfect
- I had lain
- you had lain (thou hadest lain)
- he had lain, she had lain, it had lain (he, she or it hadeth lain)
- we had lain
- you had lain
- they had lain
Past Perfect
- I have lain
- you have lain (thou hast lain)
- he has lain, she has lain, it has lain (he, she or it hath lain)
- we have lain
- you have lain
- they have lain
Notice that these past tenses for to lie do not apply to prevarication, where the variation is on lied.
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