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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Word delima
In what context would I use the word lie, laid, or lay?
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Try to remember it this way. Lie (lay, lain, lying) = to recline (people lie down) lay (laid, laid, laying) = to place or put (people lay something down) Except for a spelling modification in the past, 'lay' is regular. Lie also happens to be another word meaning not to tell the truth, and it is regular.
- Try to remember it this way.
- Lie (lay, lain, lying) = to recline (people lie down) lay (laid, laid, laying) = to place or put (people lay something down) Except for a spelling modification in the past, 'lay' is regular.
- Lie also happens to be another word meaning not to tell the truth, and it is regular.
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Try to remember it this way.
Lie (lay, lain, lying) = to recline (people lie down)
lay (laid, laid, laying) = to place or put (people lay something down)
Except for a spelling modification in the past, 'lay' is regular.
Lie also happens to be another word meaning not to tell the truth, and it is regular.
Lie (lay, lain, lying) = to recline (people lie down)
lay (laid, laid, laying) = to place or put (people lay something down)
Except for a spelling modification in the past, 'lay' is regular.
Lie also happens to be another word meaning not to tell the truth, and it is regular.
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Joseph never tells the truth. He lies. He has always lied. He lied to me just last week.
Karen likes to lie in bed all day. In fact, yesterday she did just that. She lay in bed all day.
When I arrive home after work, I always lay my keys on the dining room table. In fact, yesterday I did just that. I laid the keys on the table.
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Note that
Karen likes to lie in bed all day. In fact, yesterday she did just that. She lay in bed all day.
When I arrive home after work, I always lay my keys on the dining room table. In fact, yesterday I did just that. I laid the keys on the table.
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Note that
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