| Irregular Verbs Lie, Lie, and Lay |
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| There are two English verbs spelled l-i-e. One is a regular verb, and means to speak falsely. George Washington said "I cannot tell a lie". The witness lied during her testimony. Many people have lied about their age. Lying is a bad habit. The other verb lie means to become horizontal or be at rest. Jessica's cat likes to lie on the windowsill. She lay there all day yesterday. She has lain there for five hours today. She is lying there right now. This verb is irregular; its conjugation (verb forms) is to the right. Lay means place or put. Please lay your boots by the door. Ashot laid the baby in her crib. Carrie's goose has laid an egg. The Boy Scouts are laying wreaths on all the monuments today. This verb is also irregular. Its conjugation is to the left. |
| A man is lying on the beach. |
| Conjugation (to) lie - become horizontal, be at rest present - lie past - lay past participle - lain present participle - lying |
| He likes to lay his book over his eyes. |
| Conjugation (to) lay - place or put present - lay past - laid past participle - laid present participle - laying |
| Someone has laid sand all over him. |
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