Infinitive lie lay

Past Tense lay laid

Past Participle lain= a sta culcat,a se culca,a fi (intr-o anumita situatie etc) laid =a aseza intr-o anumita pozitie

!!!!!!! To lie ( = a minti) lied- lied ~You need to lie down today, yesterday you lay down, in the past you have lain down. ~Today, you lay the book on the table. Yesterday, you laid the book on the table. In the past, you have laid the book on the table. I hope I have laid this all out clearly enough to allow the proper uses of these two words to lie in the back of your mind, where they will be available to you when you need them. Perhaps the easiest way to remember the difference, is that lay is a transitive verb which needs an object to complete its meaning and lie is an intransitive verb which functions without an object and is followed normally by a phrase of place. First, see how the words look in the present and the past tense. Present Past lie lay he lies..., he is lying... she lays, she is laying he lay..., he was lying..., he has lain... he laid, he was laying, he has laid

Now compare the following: lay ( + object) She laid the baby on the bed in order to change its nappy. lie ( + phrase of place) lay ( + object) lie ( + phrase of place) lay ( + object) lie ( + phrase of place) lay ( + object) lie ( + phrase of place) She was lying asleep on the sofa when her husband arrived home. Can you lay the table for me please? Lunch is ready. I told her not to lie out in the sun, but she must have lain there for at least an hour for her back was very sunburnt. I had never laid carpets before, but I was determined to have a go. When I looked out of the aircraft window, I could see that London lay beneath us. His lawyer will lay great emphasis on his state of mind when the murder was committed and claim that it was manslaughter, not murder. None of us knows what lies ahead, but you must try to take a grip on your life and decide where your future lies.

There is often confusion over the verbs 'to lay' and 'to lie'. Lay and Laid 'To lay' means to put place something in a position, especially a horizontal position. Examples: The maids lay the table for dinner at 7 o'clock. Sudan urges rebels to lay down arms. Put your hands up, and lie down your weapons. (should be 'lay down') In April, our white spotted bamboo shark began to lay eggs. The past tense is 'laid': Examples: Annabelle laid the puppy in the basket. They laid the body on the bank and notified the coroner. The past participle is also 'laid': Examples: According to the pamphlet, we should have laid old sheets on the floor to prevent paint splashes landing on the decking. A teenager killed by a shark in northern New South Wales has been laid to rest. Lie, Lied, Lay and Lain The verb 'to lie' has two unrelated meanings: To say something which is untrue in order to deceive. Did you lie about your age to join the Army? Your eyes betray you when you lie. My reflexologist says I am lying about my health. He says that my feet, however, do not lie. (present participle = lying) The past tense is 'lied': Malcolm lied his way past the doormen. Billy lied so often about his boxing achievements, he forgot the truth. The past participle is also 'lied':

Malcolm had lied his way past the doormen. To be in, or move into, a horizontal position. I think I'll lie down for 20 minutes after lunch. Lie on your back and look at the stars. Clutching his betting slip, Mr Reynolds screamed, "Get up! Don't just lie there." However, Paul was just lying on his back with one eye on the referee while the count went ahead. (present participle = lying) My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income. (As in this example, 'to lie' can simply mean 'to be'.) The past tense is 'lay': An alibi? I just lay on the sofa all night, watching The Simpsons. The snow lay on the field all week. The past participle is 'lain': Mark had lain at the foot of the knoll for hours. How often have I lain beneath rain on a strange roof, thinking of home.

Choose the correct word in each sentence below. 1. He ( 2. Pete is ( lies lays) about twenty feet of new pipe each day. lying laying) under that peach tree. lying lay lie laying) on the forty-yard line. laid) the package on the doormat. lay) down before you eat lunch? ay laid) the receipt.

3. The ball was ( 4. The mail carrier (

5. Would you like to (

6. We all wondered where the clerk had ( l 7. Bill's bathing suit ( 8. The lawyers ( lay lay

laid) under the bed. lying lain laying) on the beach too long. laid) the book on a table.

laid) the contracts aside for the time being.

9, She got a sunburn from ( 10. Barbara said that she had (

1. The correct answer is lays. He lays about twenty feet of new pipe each day. Your answer: 2. The correct answer is lying. Pete is lying under the peach tree. Your answer: 3. The correct answer is lying. The ball was lying on the forty-yard line. Your answer: 4. The correct answer is laid. The mail carrier laid the package on the doormat. Your answer: 5. The correct answer is lie. Would you like to lie down before you eat lunch? Your answer: 6. The correct answer is laid. W e all wondered where the clerk had laid the receipt. Your answer: 7. The correct answer is lay. Bill's bathing suit lay under his bed. Your answer: 8. The correct answer is laid. The lawyers laid the contracts aside for the time being. Your answer: 9. The correct answer is lying. She got a sunburn from lying on the beach too long. Your answer: 10. The correct answer is laid . Barbara said that she had laid the book on a table.