irregular verb · hard · IELTS-relevant
| V1 (Base form) | lay |
|---|---|
| V2 (Past simple) | laid |
| V3 (Past participle) | laid |
| V-ing (Present participle) | laying |
| -s form (he / she / it) | lays |
| हिंदी अर्थ | रखना |
“She laid the book on the table.”
| Verb | V2 | V3 | हिंदी अर्थ | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| know | knew | known | जानना | irregular |
| label | labelled | labelled | लेबल लगाना | regular |
| land | landed | landed | उतरना, ज़मीन पर पहुँचना | regular |
| last | lasted | lasted | चलना (समय तक) | regular |
| laugh | laughed | laughed | हँसना | regular |
| launch | launched | launched | शुरू करना, छोड़ना | regular |
| lead | led | led | नेतृत्व करना | irregular |
| lean | leaned | leaned | झुकना, टेक लगाना | regular |
| learn | learned | learned | सीखना | regular |
| leave | left | left | छोड़ना, रवाना होना | irregular |
| lend | lent | lent | उधार देना | irregular |
Alphabetical neighbours from the same verb list — useful when you are revising a range, not just one verb.
V1 (base form) is lay, V2 (past simple) is laid, and V3 (past participle) is laid. The -ing form is laying and the he / she / it form is lays.
It is recorded as a irregular verb in this table. Its V2 form is laid, not layed — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it hard.
V2 stands alone in the past simple — Laid at six. V3 is never used on its own: it follows has / have / had in the perfect tenses, and am / is / are / was / were in the passive voice.
It means रखना.
Yes — it is flagged IELTS-relevant on the portal, which means it shows up often in reading and writing tasks. Knowing all five forms matters because IELTS uses the perfect tense and the passive voice heavily.
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