Past tense of underlie
The past simple of underlie is underlay and the past participle is underlain: underlie – underlay – underlain.
- Base form V1
- underlie
- Past simple V2
- underlay
- Past participle V3
- underlain
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Meaning of underlie
To act as a hidden cause or powerful influence behind something
- ExampleSeveral economic factors underlie the disagreement.
Underlie, underlay, underlain in sentences
- Past simpleFear underlay all his decisions.
- Past participleSimple rules have underlain the design.
Common mistakes
underliedunderlay. Underlie is irregular, so it does not take -ed.Simple rules have underlay the design.Simple rules have underlain the design. After have, use the past participle, underlain.
Similar verbs
Underlie is built on lie and changes the same way.
All three forms different, like underlie: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of underlie?
Underlay. For example: Fear underlay all his decisions.
What is the past participle of underlie?
Underlain. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in Simple rules have underlain the design.
Is underlie a regular verb?
No. Underlie is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
