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Verbe irrégulier

Conjugaison du verbe to lay

= poser, mettre (la table)

Base verbale
lay
Prétérit
laid
Participe passé
laid
Forme en -ing
laying
3e pers. présent
lays

Présent simple

Present simple
  • I lay
  • you lay
  • he/she/it lays
  • we lay
  • you lay
  • they lay
  • I do not layI don't lay
  • you do not layyou don't lay
  • he/she/it does not layhe/she/it doesn't lay
  • we do not laywe don't lay
  • you do not layyou don't lay
  • they do not laythey don't lay
  • Do I lay?
  • Do you lay?
  • Does he/she/it lay?
  • Do we lay?
  • Do you lay?
  • Do they lay?

Habitudes, vérités générales, goûts.

Présent continu

Present continuous
  • I am layingI'm laying
  • you are layingyou're laying
  • he/she/it is layinghe/she/it's laying
  • we are layingwe're laying
  • you are layingyou're laying
  • they are layingthey're laying
  • I am not layingI'm not laying
  • you are not layingyou aren't laying
  • he/she/it is not layinghe/she/it isn't laying
  • we are not layingwe aren't laying
  • you are not layingyou aren't laying
  • they are not layingthey aren't laying
  • Am I laying?
  • Are you laying?
  • Is he/she/it laying?
  • Are we laying?
  • Are you laying?
  • Are they laying?

Action en cours, projet proche déjà organisé.

Present perfect

Present perfect
  • I have laidI've laid
  • you have laidyou've laid
  • he/she/it has laidhe/she/it's laid
  • we have laidwe've laid
  • you have laidyou've laid
  • they have laidthey've laid
  • I have not laidI haven't laid
  • you have not laidyou haven't laid
  • he/she/it has not laidhe/she/it hasn't laid
  • we have not laidwe haven't laid
  • you have not laidyou haven't laid
  • they have not laidthey haven't laid
  • Have I laid?
  • Have you laid?
  • Has he/she/it laid?
  • Have we laid?
  • Have you laid?
  • Have they laid?

Passé lié au présent : expérience, bilan, depuis…

Present perfect continu

Present perfect continuous
  • I have been layingI've been laying
  • you have been layingyou've been laying
  • he/she/it has been layinghe/she/it's been laying
  • we have been layingwe've been laying
  • you have been layingyou've been laying
  • they have been layingthey've been laying
  • I have not been layingI haven't been laying
  • you have not been layingyou haven't been laying
  • he/she/it has not been layinghe/she/it hasn't been laying
  • we have not been layingwe haven't been laying
  • you have not been layingyou haven't been laying
  • they have not been layingthey haven't been laying
  • Have I been laying?
  • Have you been laying?
  • Has he/she/it been laying?
  • Have we been laying?
  • Have you been laying?
  • Have they been laying?

Action commencée dans le passé et qui dure encore.

Prétérit

Past simple
  • I laid
  • you laid
  • he/she/it laid
  • we laid
  • you laid
  • they laid
  • I did not layI didn't lay
  • you did not layyou didn't lay
  • he/she/it did not layhe/she/it didn't lay
  • we did not laywe didn't lay
  • you did not layyou didn't lay
  • they did not laythey didn't lay
  • Did I lay?
  • Did you lay?
  • Did he/she/it lay?
  • Did we lay?
  • Did you lay?
  • Did they lay?

Action terminée, à un moment précis du passé.

Prétérit continu

Past continuous
  • I was laying
  • you were laying
  • he/she/it was laying
  • we were laying
  • you were laying
  • they were laying
  • I was not layingI wasn't laying
  • you were not layingyou weren't laying
  • he/she/it was not layinghe/she/it wasn't laying
  • we were not layingwe weren't laying
  • you were not layingyou weren't laying
  • they were not layingthey weren't laying
  • Was I laying?
  • Were you laying?
  • Was he/she/it laying?
  • Were we laying?
  • Were you laying?
  • Were they laying?

Action en cours à un moment du passé.

Plus-que-parfait

Past perfect
  • I had laidI'd laid
  • you had laidyou'd laid
  • he/she/it had laidhe/she/it'd laid
  • we had laidwe'd laid
  • you had laidyou'd laid
  • they had laidthey'd laid
  • I had not laidI hadn't laid
  • you had not laidyou hadn't laid
  • he/she/it had not laidhe/she/it hadn't laid
  • we had not laidwe hadn't laid
  • you had not laidyou hadn't laid
  • they had not laidthey hadn't laid
  • Had I laid?
  • Had you laid?
  • Had he/she/it laid?
  • Had we laid?
  • Had you laid?
  • Had they laid?

Action antérieure à une autre action passée.

Plus-que-parfait continu

Past perfect continuous
  • I had been layingI'd been laying
  • you had been layingyou'd been laying
  • he/she/it had been layinghe/she/it'd been laying
  • we had been layingwe'd been laying
  • you had been layingyou'd been laying
  • they had been layingthey'd been laying
  • I had not been layingI hadn't been laying
  • you had not been layingyou hadn't been laying
  • he/she/it had not been layinghe/she/it hadn't been laying
  • we had not been layingwe hadn't been laying
  • you had not been layingyou hadn't been laying
  • they had not been layingthey hadn't been laying
  • Had I been laying?
  • Had you been laying?
  • Had he/she/it been laying?
  • Had we been laying?
  • Had you been laying?
  • Had they been laying?

Action qui durait avant un moment du passé.

Futur

Future (will)
  • I will layI'll lay
  • you will layyou'll lay
  • he/she/it will layhe/she/it'll lay
  • we will laywe'll lay
  • you will layyou'll lay
  • they will laythey'll lay
  • I will not layI won't lay
  • you will not layyou won't lay
  • he/she/it will not layhe/she/it won't lay
  • we will not laywe won't lay
  • you will not layyou won't lay
  • they will not laythey won't lay
  • Will I lay?
  • Will you lay?
  • Will he/she/it lay?
  • Will we lay?
  • Will you lay?
  • Will they lay?

Décision sur le moment, prédiction, promesse.

Futur proche

Future (be going to)
  • I am going to layI'm going to lay
  • you are going to layyou're going to lay
  • he/she/it is going to layhe/she/it's going to lay
  • we are going to laywe're going to lay
  • you are going to layyou're going to lay
  • they are going to laythey're going to lay
  • I am not going to layI'm not going to lay
  • you are not going to layyou aren't going to lay
  • he/she/it is not going to layhe/she/it isn't going to lay
  • we are not going to laywe aren't going to lay
  • you are not going to layyou aren't going to lay
  • they are not going to laythey aren't going to lay
  • Am I going to lay?
  • Are you going to lay?
  • Is he/she/it going to lay?
  • Are we going to lay?
  • Are you going to lay?
  • Are they going to lay?

Intention, ce qui va visiblement arriver.

Futur continu

Future continuous
  • I will be layingI'll be laying
  • you will be layingyou'll be laying
  • he/she/it will be layinghe/she/it'll be laying
  • we will be layingwe'll be laying
  • you will be layingyou'll be laying
  • they will be layingthey'll be laying
  • I will not be layingI won't be laying
  • you will not be layingyou won't be laying
  • he/she/it will not be layinghe/she/it won't be laying
  • we will not be layingwe won't be laying
  • you will not be layingyou won't be laying
  • they will not be layingthey won't be laying
  • Will I be laying?
  • Will you be laying?
  • Will he/she/it be laying?
  • Will we be laying?
  • Will you be laying?
  • Will they be laying?

Action en cours à un moment du futur.

Futur antérieur

Future perfect
  • I will have laidI'll have laid
  • you will have laidyou'll have laid
  • he/she/it will have laidhe/she/it'll have laid
  • we will have laidwe'll have laid
  • you will have laidyou'll have laid
  • they will have laidthey'll have laid
  • I will not have laidI won't have laid
  • you will not have laidyou won't have laid
  • he/she/it will not have laidhe/she/it won't have laid
  • we will not have laidwe won't have laid
  • you will not have laidyou won't have laid
  • they will not have laidthey won't have laid
  • Will I have laid?
  • Will you have laid?
  • Will he/she/it have laid?
  • Will we have laid?
  • Will you have laid?
  • Will they have laid?

Action terminée avant un moment du futur.

Conditionnel présent

Conditional (would)
  • I would layI'd lay
  • you would layyou'd lay
  • he/she/it would layhe/she/it'd lay
  • we would laywe'd lay
  • you would layyou'd lay
  • they would laythey'd lay
  • I would not layI wouldn't lay
  • you would not layyou wouldn't lay
  • he/she/it would not layhe/she/it wouldn't lay
  • we would not laywe wouldn't lay
  • you would not layyou wouldn't lay
  • they would not laythey wouldn't lay
  • Would I lay?
  • Would you lay?
  • Would he/she/it lay?
  • Would we lay?
  • Would you lay?
  • Would they lay?

Hypothèse, politesse, souhait.

Conditionnel continu

Conditional continuous
  • I would be layingI'd be laying
  • you would be layingyou'd be laying
  • he/she/it would be layinghe/she/it'd be laying
  • we would be layingwe'd be laying
  • you would be layingyou'd be laying
  • they would be layingthey'd be laying
  • I would not be layingI wouldn't be laying
  • you would not be layingyou wouldn't be laying
  • he/she/it would not be layinghe/she/it wouldn't be laying
  • we would not be layingwe wouldn't be laying
  • you would not be layingyou wouldn't be laying
  • they would not be layingthey wouldn't be laying
  • Would I be laying?
  • Would you be laying?
  • Would he/she/it be laying?
  • Would we be laying?
  • Would you be laying?
  • Would they be laying?

Hypothèse sur une action en cours.

Conditionnel passé

Conditional perfect
  • I would have laidI'd have laid
  • you would have laidyou'd have laid
  • he/she/it would have laidhe/she/it'd have laid
  • we would have laidwe'd have laid
  • you would have laidyou'd have laid
  • they would have laidthey'd have laid
  • I would not have laidI wouldn't have laid
  • you would not have laidyou wouldn't have laid
  • he/she/it would not have laidhe/she/it wouldn't have laid
  • we would not have laidwe wouldn't have laid
  • you would not have laidyou wouldn't have laid
  • they would not have laidthey wouldn't have laid
  • Would I have laid?
  • Would you have laid?
  • Would he/she/it have laid?
  • Would we have laid?
  • Would you have laid?
  • Would they have laid?

Hypothèse dans le passé, regret.

Impératif

Imperative
  • lay
  • let us laylet's lay
  • do not laydon't lay
  • let us not laylet's not lay
  • Pas de forme interrogative à l’impératif.

Ordre, conseil, invitation.

Bon à savoir

Ne pas confondre lay (poser : lay, laid, laid) et lie (être allongé : lie, lay, lain).

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