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"Lie ahead" is used for plural subjects, and "lies ahead" is used for singular subjects.Example:"Trouble lies ahead.""Troubles lie ahead."
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Giraffes do lay down, but if they lie down for too long they will die because their organs will be crushed by their massive weight.
The verb to lay always takes a direct object: Lay your cards on the table. The verb to lie never takes a direct object: Lie down on the bed.Many English speakers are confused by the fact that the past tense of lie looks like the present tense of lay, and so they will incorrectly say Lay down, or as I was laying there, instead of the correct Lie down and as I was lying there.Perhaps at least part of the confusion may be laid to the familiar verse "Now I lay me down to sleep," in which layhas the old fashioned reflexive object "me." Nowadays we might say "Now I lay myself down to sleep, " but careful speakers would never say "Now I lay down to sleep. "
The Central Lowlands lie between the Appalachians Highlands Great and the Plains.
It depends. In the present tense it is lie ahead. In the past tense it is lay ahead. Because lay is the past tense of lie. Do not confuse this with the verb lay, which means to put something down. I may lay an ambush. But the ambush lies ahead. Now that I am past the ambush it does not bother me that it lay ahead.
I never lied on my dad.
"Lie ahead" is used for plural subjects, and "lies ahead" is used for singular subjects.Example:"Trouble lies ahead.""Troubles lie ahead."
They LIE down (to lie, lay, lain). LAY the table, please! (to lay, laid, laid).
It's uncertain as the future of lay could depend on various factors such as changes in societal norms, technological advancements, and economic conditions. However, the concept of lay may continue to evolve to adapt to the changing needs and preferences of society.
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To lie down on The Great Escape Xbox game, hold down "B" for a few seconds.
"Lay" is used when you place or put something down, while "lie" is used when someone or something reclines or rests in a horizontal position. For example, "Please lay the book on the table" uses "lay" because you are putting the book down, while "I need to lie down and rest" uses "lie" because you are in a resting position.
The verb form of "lie" is "to lie."
"Lie down" is the correct phrase to use when talking about reclining or resting in a horizontal position. "Lay down" is incorrect in this context because it should be "lay" only when used with an object (e.g., lay down the book).
Both "lay down" and "lie down" can be used to convey the action of reclining for sleep; "lie down" is more technically correct, while "lay down" is more colloquially used. So, you can choose either phrase you prefer.
The correct term is "lie down" when referring to resting or reclining on a surface. "Lay down" is used when placing something down. So, you would say "I am going to lie down on the couch to rest."