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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).