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Yellowstarstruck Posted 14 years ago
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Are these ok?
Thanks Fulvio
Situation 1 (to tell an untruth)
I will lie. future tense
I am lying. present continuous
I lied. past tense
I have lied. present perfect
Situation 2 (to lie down on the bed)
I will lie down. future tense
I am lying down. present continuous
I lay down. past tense
I have lain down.. present perfect
Situation 3 ( to lie-in i.e remain in bed late into the morning)
I will lie-in. future tense
I am lying in. present continous
I lay in. past tense
I had lain in. present perfect
Situation 4 ( to arrange plates on the table)
I will lay out the plates. future tense
I am laying out the plates. present continuous
I laid out the plates. past tense
I have laid out the plates. present perfect
Situation 5( a chicken lays eggs)
The chicken will lay eggs. future tense
The chicken is laying eggs. present continous
The chicken laid eggs. past tense
The chicken had laid eggs. present perfect
Thanks Fulvio
Situation 1 (to tell an untruth)
I will lie. future tense
I am lying. present continuous
I lied. past tense
I have lied. present perfect
Situation 2 (to lie down on the bed)
I will lie down. future tense
I am lying down. present continuous
I lay down. past tense
I have lain down.. present perfect
Situation 3 ( to lie-in i.e remain in bed late into the morning)
I will lie-in. future tense
I am lying in. present continous
I lay in. past tense
I had lain in. present perfect
Situation 4 ( to arrange plates on the table)
I will lay out the plates. future tense
I am laying out the plates. present continuous
I laid out the plates. past tense
I have laid out the plates. present perfect
Situation 5( a chicken lays eggs)
The chicken will lay eggs. future tense
The chicken is laying eggs. present continous
The chicken laid eggs. past tense
The chicken had laid eggs. present perfect
Top answer
yellowstarstruck I will lie-in. future tense No hyphen necessary. yellowstarstruck I had lain in.
- yellowstarstruck I will lie-in.
- future tense No hyphen necessary.
- yellowstarstruck I had lain in.
- present perfect Past perfect yellowstarstruck The chicken had laid eggs.
- present perfect Past perfect Everything else is fine - if you believethat English has a future tense.
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yellowstarstruckI will lie-in. future tenseNo hyphen necessary.
yellowstarstruckI had lain in. present perfectPast perfect
yellowstarstruckThe chicken had laid eggs. present perfectPast perfect
Everything else is fine - if you believethat English has a future tense.
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