Slay – English Verbs Conjugation

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Slay means to kill violently (literary) or to impress greatly (slang). Irregular: slay-slew-slain.

Meanings

To kill violently
To overwhelm with humor/charm
To impress greatly (slang)

Common Collocations

slay the dragon slay the audience slain in battle slay (slang) slayer (noun)

Tip for Learners

Traditional: "slay the dragon" = kill monster. Modern slang: "She slays!" = she's impressive/fierce. Slayer = killer (also band name). Note: past tense "slew" not "slayed."

Present Simple

I	slay
you	slay
he/she/it	slays
we	slay
they	slay

Examples - Present Simple

Heroes slay dragons.
You slay me with your humor.
She slays the audience.
We slay the presentation.
They slay the competition.

Present Continuous

I	am slaying
you	are slaying
he/she/it	is slaying
we	are slaying
they	are slaying

Examples - Present Continuous

The hero is slaying dragons.
You are slaying me.
She is slaying the audience.
We are slaying the presentation.
They are slaying the competition.

Present Perfect

I	have slain
you	have slain
he/she/it	has slain
we	have slain
they	have slain

Examples - Present Perfect

The hero has slain dragons.
You have slain me.
She has slain the audience.
We have slain the presentation.
They have slain the competition.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been slaying
you	have been slaying
he/she/it	has been slaying
we	have been slaying
they	have been slaying

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

Heroes have been slaying dragons.
You have been slaying me.
She has been slaying audiences.
We have been slaying presentations.
They have been slaying the competition.

Past Simple

I	slew
you	slew
he/she/it	slew
we	slew
they	slew

Examples - Past Simple

The hero slew the dragon.
You slew me.
She slew the audience.
We slew the presentation.
They slew the competition.

Past Continuous

I	was slaying
you	were slaying
he/she/it	was slaying
we	were slaying
they	were slaying

Examples - Past Continuous

The hero was slaying dragons.
You were slaying me.
She was slaying the audience.
We were slaying the presentation.
They were slaying the competition.

Past Perfect

I	had slain
you	had slain
he/she/it	had slain
we	had slain
they	had slain

Examples - Past Perfect

The hero had slain dragons.
You had slain me.
She had slain the audience.
We had slain the presentation.
They had slain the competition.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been slaying
you	had been slaying
he/she/it	had been slaying
we	had been slaying
they	had been slaying

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

Heroes had been slaying dragons.
You had been slaying me.
He had been slaying audiences.
We had been slaying presentations.
They had been slaying the competition.

Future Simple

I	will slay
you	will slay
he/she/it	will slay
we	will slay
they	will slay

Examples - Future Simple

The hero will slay the dragon.
You will slay me.
She will slay the audience.
We will slay the presentation.
They will slay the competition.

Future Continuous

I	will be slaying
you	will be slaying
he/she/it	will be slaying
we	will be slaying
they	will be slaying

Examples - Future Continuous

Heroes will be slaying dragons.
You will be slaying me.
He will be slaying audiences.
We will be slaying presentations.
They will be slaying the competition.

Future Perfect

I	will have slain
you	will have slain
he/she/it	will have slain
we	will have slain
they	will have slain

Examples - Future Perfect

The hero will have slain dragons.
You will have slain me.
She will have slain the audience.
We will have slain the presentation.
They will have slain the competition.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been slaying
you	will have been slaying
he/she/it	will have been slaying
we	will have been slaying
they	will have been slaying

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

Heroes will have been slaying dragons.
You will have been slaying me.
He will have been slaying audiences.
We will have been slaying presentations.
They will have been slaying the competition.