The verb "mislay" means to lose something temporarily by putting it in the wrong place. It is an irregular verb in English, with its past tense and past participle forms being "mislaid."

In the present simple tense, the verb follows a typical pattern: "I mislay," "you mislay," "he/she/it mislays," "we mislay," "you (plural) mislay," and "they mislay." For example, "I often mislay my keys."

In the past simple tense, "mislay" changes to "mislaid." For example, "Yesterday, she mislaid her glasses and couldn't find them for hours."

The past participle form, "mislaid," is used with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses. For instance, "They have mislaid the documents again."

In the present continuous tense, the verb forms are "I am mislaying," "you are mislaying," "he/she/it is mislaying," "we are mislaying," "you (plural) are mislaying," and "they are mislaying." For example, "She is always mislaying her phone."

In the past continuous tense, the forms are "I was mislaying," "you were mislaying," "he/she/it was mislaying," "we were mislaying," "you (plural) were mislaying," and "they were mislaying." An example is "He was mislaying his wallet all the time."

Understanding the conjugation and usage of "mislay" is helpful for accurately describing instances where something is temporarily lost or misplaced.