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Victo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Lay-lie-lain
He lay in wait for his prey (a second ago).
He lies in wait for his prey (right now as we speak).
He has/had lain in wait for his prey (in the past).
He lay there in a pool of blood (a second ago).
He lies there in a pool of blood (right now).
He lies in wait for his prey (right now as we speak).
He has/had lain in wait for his prey (in the past).
He lay there in a pool of blood (a second ago).
He lies there in a pool of blood (right now).
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All corrrect. " The forms you have used are: simple past lay simple present lies (3rd person singular) and past participle lain
- All corrrect.
- " The forms you have used are: simple past lay simple present lies (3rd person singular) and past participle lain
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All corrrect.
The verb in the idiom "to lie in wait" is the same verb as in the meaning "to recline."
The forms you have used are:
simple past lay
simple present lies (3rd person singular)
and past participle lain
The verb in the idiom "to lie in wait" is the same verb as in the meaning "to recline."
The forms you have used are:
simple past lay
simple present lies (3rd person singular)
and past participle lain
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