Past simple and past participle
lay
Lay is an irregular verb: its past simple is laid and its past participle is laid.
- Base form
- lay
- Past simple
- laid
- Past participle
- laid
- Definition
- Put down, especially gently or carefully.
- Example
- “She laid the baby in his crib.”
- CEFR level
- B1On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The past simple and the past participle are the same, like bring, brought, brought.