irregular verb building, rule III (ie/y - replacement)
Verb-irregularities, overview
| Conjugation: | Rule III: ie, y (verb with ie/y-replacement) |
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| Application: |
- the verb ends on "ie"
- in Present Participle (Gerund) the "ie" becomes "y"
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| Example verb: | irregular verb to lie (lay, lain) |
Indicative (simple forms)
| Present | Past | Future I |
| I lie | I lay | I will lie |
| you lie | you lay | you will lie |
| he lies | he lay | he will lie |
| we lie | we lay | we will lie |
| you lie | you lay | you will lie |
| they lie | they lay | they will lie |
| Present Perfect | Past Perfect | Future II |
| I have lain | I had lain | I will have lain |
| you have lain | you had lain | you will have lain |
| he has lain | he had lain | he will have lain |
| we have lain | we had lain | we will have lain |
| you have lain | you had lain | you will have lain |
| they have lain | they had lain | they will have lain |
Indicative (continuous forms)
| Present | Past | Future I |
| I am lying | I was lying | I will be lying |
| you are lying | you were lying | you will be lying |
| he is lying | he was lying | he will be lying |
| we are lying | we were lying | we will be lying |
| you are lying | you were lying | you will be lying |
| they are lying | they were lying | they will be lying |
| Present Perfect | Past Perfect | Future II |
| I have been lying | I had been lying | I will have been lying |
| you have been lying | you had been lying | you will have been lying |
| he has been lying | he had been lying | he will have been lying |
| we have been lying | we had been lying | we will have been lying |
| you have been lying | you had been lying | you will have been lying |
| they have been lying | they had been lying | they will have been lying |
Conditional (simple forms)
| Conditional I | Conditional II | |
| I would lie | I would have lain |
| you would lie | you would have lain |
| he would lie | he would have lain |
| we would lie | we would have lain |
| you would lie | you would have lain |
| they would lie | they would have lain |
Conditional (continuous forms)
| Conditional I | Conditional II | |
| I would be lying | I would have been lying |
| you would be lying | you would have been lying |
| he would be lying | he would have been lying |
| we would be lying | we would have been lying |
| you would be lying | you would have been lying |
| they would be lying | they would have been lying |
Imperative
lie
Participle
| Present / Gerund | Past | |
| lying | lain |