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Present he/she conjugation of lay.

lays

Plural of lay

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Present:	laying
Past:	laid

Indicative of "lay"

	Present	Past	Future
I	lay	laid	will lay
you	lay	laid	will lay
he/she	lays	laid	will lay
we	lay	laid	will lay
you	lay	laid	will lay
they	lay	laid	will lay

Perfect of "lay"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have laid	had laid	will have laid
you	have laid	had laid	will have laid
he/she	has laid	had laid	will have laid
we	have laid	had laid	will have laid
you	have laid	had laid	will have laid
they	have laid	had laid	will have laid

Imperative of "lay"

	Affirmative	Negative
I	-	-
you	lay	don't lay
he/she	-	-
we	let's lay	let's not lay
you	lay	don't lay
they	-	-

Progressive of "lay"

	Present	Past	Future
I	am laying	was laying	will be laying
you	are laying	were laying	will be laying
he/she	is laying	was laying	will be laying
we	are laying	were laying	will be laying
you	are laying	were laying	will be laying
they	are laying	were laying	will be laying

Perfect Progressive of "lay"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have been laying	had been laying	will have been laying
you	have been laying	had been laying	will have been laying
he/she	has been laying	had been laying	will have been laying
we	have been laying	had been laying	will have been laying
you	have been laying	had been laying	will have been laying
they	have been laying	had been laying	will have been laying

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