![]() ![]() ![]() You should have lied and said you had it done. He lay in bed all last night but didn’t sleep. If someone lied, they fibbed.Īll of which means the following are correct:Īll the kids need to go lie on their sleeping bags. Notice (and if you take away one thing from this post, this should be it) that “lied” can only be the past tense of telling a falsehood. Thank the language gods, however, because “to lie” in the sense of being untruthful conjugates in the usual way: So really, the only crossover between “to lie” and “to lay” are on the “to lie” side with “lay” and “lain” in the past. And you’ll keep from being confused if you take note of the important bits: While “lay” is the past tense of “to lie,” all tenses of “to lay” use some form of “lay.” Also, “laid” follows familiar rules as the past tense of “to lay” (e.g., say/said, pay/paid). So, by themselves, the words are not so bad. The follow are correct: That chicken has laid an egg every day for weeks, but yesterday it did not lay an egg. I/You/We/They have laid the book on the table. I/You/She/He/We/They will lay the book on the table. I/You/She/He/We/They laid the book on the table. You/ We/They are laying the book on the table. Now, when I’m doing the action to something else, I use “to lay”: Yesterday, she lay on the same sofa, but she will not lie there tomorrow. So, if I am reclining on the bed or easy chair, “to lie” works this way: Get your free sample back in 3 to 6 hours!Īll of which wouldn’t be so bad, except that the past tense of “to lie” is, of all things, “lay.” ![]()
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