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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Laid vs layed

I want to ask a friend if her hardwood floor was layed (or laid) properly. Which is correct?
  

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Anonymous I want to ask a friend if her hardwood floor was layed (or laid) properly. Which is correct? "Laid" is the word!

  • Anonymous I want to ask a friend if her hardwood floor was layed (or laid) properly.
  • Which is correct?
  • "Laid" is the word!
  • (simple past tense and past participle of "to lay")
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AnonymousI want to ask a friend if her hardwood floor was layed (or laid) properly. Which is correct?
"Laid" is the word! (simple past tense and past participle of "to lay")
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Hi,

The roof tiles where laid by tradesman.

No.

The roof tiles were laid by a tradesman.

Clive

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