| Present Simple - Presente (Present) "lay" | I | lay | |
| Presente Contínuo (Present Continuous) (Present Continuous) "lay" | I | am laying | |
| Tempo passado (Simple past) "lay" | I | laid | |
| Passado Contínuo (Past Continuous) "lay" | I | was laying | |
| Present Perfect (Present perfect) "lay" | I | have laid | |
| Perfeito Presente Contínuo (Present Perfect Continuous) "lay" | I | have been laying | |
| Past Perfect (Present perfect) "lay" | I | had laid | |
| Perfeito presente contínuo (Past perfect continuous) "lay" | I | had been laying | |
| O futuro (Future) "lay" | I | will lay | |
| Futuro do Pretérito (Future Continuous) "lay" | I | will be laying | |
| Futuro (Future perfect) "lay" | I | will have laid | |
| Perfeito Futuro do Pretérito (Future perfect continuous) "lay" | I | will have been laying |