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Contents overview lay and lielay and lielay and lie and lie 50711006lie and laylie and lay and lay 50711027Word Problems from A to Z507 lay and lieThere are three similar verbs that can be confused: lay (regular except for spelling), lie (irregular) and lie (regular).1layLay is a regular verb except for its spelling. Its forms are:| infinitive: (to) lay | past: laid | | -ing form: laying | past participle: laid |
Lay means 'put down carefully' or 'put down flat'. It has an object.Lay the tent down on the grass and I'll see how to put it up.I laid the papers on the table and sat down. (not I lay …)Note the expressions lay a table (= put plates, knives, etc on a table) and lay an egg (a bird's way of having a baby).2lie (irregular)The forms of the irregular verb lie are:| infinitive: (to) lie | past: lay | | -ing form:lying | past participle: lain (used mostly in a formal/literary style) |
Lie (irregular) means 'be down', 'be/become horizontal'. It has no object.Don't lie in bed all day. Get up and do some work. (not Don't lay …)I lay down and closed my eyes. (not I laid down …)3lie (regular)The regular verb lie (lied) means 'say things that are not true'.You lied to me when you said you loved me.4dialect formsIn many British and American dialects, different forms of lay and irregular lie are used. Lay is often used in cases where standard English has lie.I'm going to lay down for a few minutes. (Standard English … lie down …)Previous Next |