Be careful not to confuse these verbs.
Lay means 'put down carefully' or 'put down flat'. This irregular verb is always followed by an object. Laying is the present participle. Laid is the past simple and the past participle.
Example:
She laid the papers on the desk.
Lie means 'be in a horizontal position' or 'be in a particular place'. This verb is irregular and is never followed by an object. Lying is the present participle. Lay is the past simple and lain is the past participle.
The papers were lying on the desk.
(NOT)The papers were laying on the desk.
I lay down and went to sleep.
(NOT) I laid down and went to sleep.
The regular verb lie means 'not say the truth'.
He lied to me about his age.
Please post me 3 example sentences for each verb.
Lay:
ReplyDelete1 You lay the book down on the table.
2 I laid the exercise note book on the table.
3 While I was laying the book on the table, the phone rang.
Lie:
1 You lie down on the sofa.
2 Yesterday he lay in bed for nearly 10 hours.
3 Mila was lying in bed when I called this afternoon.
Lay:
ReplyDelete1 You lay the book down on the table.
2 I laid the exercise note book on the table.
3 While I was laying the book on the table, the phone rang.
Lie:
1 You lie down on the sofa.
2 Yesterday he lay in bed for nearly 10 hours.
3 Mila was lying in bed when I called this afternoon.
Lay : I laid his baby on a swinging cot.
ReplyDeleteLie : Children lay on floor.
Lie : Sometimes lawyers lie to their clients.
1. He laid the new TV on the carbinet.
ReplyDelete2. Yesterday, we lay down on the beach and read our own story book.
3. I lied to my teacher when I told him that I was sick yesterday.
1. I laid my mobile phone down in its box.
ReplyDelete2. I was laying down on the beach when I saw that scary spider.
3. I lied to him when he asked me weather I was married or not.
1.He laid his glasses in the drawer.
ReplyDelete2. Doctor asked his patient to lie down to check his back.
3.lying is not a good behaviour.
1,She laid the birthdaycake on the table.
ReplyDeleteI laid my nephew on the bed.
He lays favorite book on his desk.
2,He is lying on the bed in doctors room.
3,I lied to her about my address.
1. I laid my mobile phone down in its box.
ReplyDelete1.Don't lie because it's not a good thing to do..
ReplyDelete2.I have laid down my shoes under the table.
3.We have lain our foods in the kitchen.
1. I laid down my gleasses on the table before going to bed.
ReplyDelete2.The gleasses were laying donwn on the table.
3.I lay down the gleasses on the table.
4.I lain down the gleasses on the table yearsday.
LAY
ReplyDeleteI laid the glasses on the table.
She lays the baby down, and she goes to work.
I laid down the book when I was eating.
LIE
I was laying down under the tree.
The pancil was laid down the table by someone.
I lie down onto the ground.
I laid down my bag on the table.
ReplyDeleteI lay down and watch tv.
Sometimes I lie about my age.