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Pleasehelp Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Lying
The book is lying on the table.-present tense
The book was laying on the table- past tense
The book was laying on the table- past tense
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The book was lying on the table. - past tense. "Lie" and "lay" are tricky.
- The book was lying on the table.
- - past tense.
- "Lie" and "lay" are tricky.
- "Lie" is intransitive; "lay" is transititive.
- They are two separate verbs!
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The book was lying on the table. - past tense.
"Lie" and "lay" are tricky. "Lie" is intransitive; "lay" is transititive. They are two separate verbs!
present
I lie on the couch. I am lying on the couch.
I lay the book on the table. I am laying the book on the table.
past
I lay on the couch. I was lying on the couch.
I laid the
"Lie" and "lay" are tricky. "Lie" is intransitive; "lay" is transititive. They are two separate verbs!
present
I lie on the couch. I am lying on the couch.
I lay the book on the table. I am laying the book on the table.
past
I lay on the couch. I was lying on the couch.
I laid the
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pleasehelpThe book is lying on the table.-present tenseNon-finite forms (like the -ing form) do not change tense. The change from is to was makes the change in tense.
The book was laying on the table- past tense
is lying
was lying
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