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Yes, I lay on the beach all morning.
  

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The verb "to lie," meaning to recline, is intransitive. The present is lie, the past, lay, the past participle, lain. " The verb "to lay," meaning to put down, is transitive.

  • The verb "to lie," meaning to recline, is intransitive.
  • The present is lie, the past, lay, the past participle, lain.
  • " The verb "to lay," meaning to put down, is transitive.
  • The present is lay, the past, laid, the past participle, laid.
  • " The verb "to lie," meaning to fib, is intransitive.
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The verb "to lie," meaning to recline, is intransitive. The present is lie, the past, lay, the past participle, lain. So, present: "I lie on the beach every morning." Past: "When I was in Tahiti, I lay on the beach all morning." Present perfect: "I have lain here on the beach since 9 o'clock."

The verb "to lay," meaning to put down, is transitive. The present is lay, the past, laid

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