The English verb 'lay off' is pronounced as [leɪ ɒf].
Related to:
phrasal verb.
3 forms of verb lay off: Infinitive (lay off), Past Simple - (laid off), Past Participle - (laid off).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb lay off
👉 Forms of verb lay off in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of lay off.
Lay off: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| lay off [leɪ ɒf] |
laid off [leɪd ɒf] |
laid off [leɪd ɒf] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb lay off?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'lay off'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'lay off'
- the first form (V1) is 'lay off' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'laid off' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'laid off' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of lay off?
The past tense and past participle of lay off are: lay off in past simple is laid off, and past participle is laid off.
What is the past tense of lay off?
The past tense of the verb "lay off" is "laid off", and the past participle is "laid off".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — lay off in past simple laid off
(V2).
Future simple — lay off in future simple is lay off (will + V1).
Present Perfect — lay off in present perfect tense is
laid off
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — lay off in past perfect tense is
laid off
(had + V3).
lay off regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'lay off' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'lay off' is .
Examples of Verb lay off in Sentences
- Well, you need to lay off the chocolates if you want to lose weight (Present Simple)
- They laid off a lot of people (Past Simple)
- We knew they were going to lay a lot of people off (Past Simple)
- The automobile factory laid five hundred people off from work (Past Simple)
- Lay off the booze for a while (Present Simple)
- The company had to lay off two dozen workers (Past Simple)
- They had to lay the clerk off for stealing mail (Past Simple)
- I'm going to have to lay off the cigarettes (Present Simple)
