Laid?
186.After the London Marathon l .................. in bed for a whole week.
a. lied; b. lay; c. laid; d. lain.
Is it (c)? If it's (a) then can you explain the difference?
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) There are two verbs ( lie and lay ); lie is intransitive; lay is transitive (takes a direct object). The principal parts of these verbs overlap, so it's easy to get them confused: lie, lay, lain lay, laid, laid Note that "lay" occurs in two different ways: Yesterday he lay in bed all day. (past of lie ) I always lay the blanket on this table.
- ) There are two verbs ( lie and lay ); lie is intransitive; lay is transitive (takes a direct object).
- The principal parts of these verbs overlap, so it's easy to get them confused: lie, lay, lain lay, laid, laid Note that "lay" occurs in two different ways: Yesterday he lay in bed all day.
- (past of lie ) I always lay the blanket on this table.
- (present of lay ) When lie means you're not telling the truth, it's a regular verb: lie, lied, lied .
- I'm very angry that he lied to me.
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You need the past tense of 'lie': lay (Answer b.)
There are two verbs (lie and lay); lie is intransitive; lay is transitive (takes a direct object).
The principal parts of these verbs overlap, so it's easy to get them confused:
lie, lay, lain
lay, laid, laid
Note that "lay" occurs in two different ways:
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