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.
What lies ahead. Never, never use lay without a direct object.
What lays ahead
Lie ahead
"Herein lies" is correct. "Lays" implies that it is the object that is lying. "Lies" implies that the subject is lying. ("Lying" being the gerund for "lie".)When you say "herein lies the mcguffin." You are saying that the mcguffin is lying, you are not saying that the mcguffin is laying something else. You lie (yourself) on the ground. You lay a book on the table. You lay your argument before me and thus, there it lies.Ans2:The hen is in her coop and herein lays eggs.The lawyer has entered the courtroom and herein lies.Herein lies an argument that both usages can be correct.
There are two different verbs: # Transitive (object): to lay - lays - laid - laid - to place something (in a lying position) # Intransitive (no object): to lie - lies - lay - lain
A bricklayer or bricky
hereafter, futurity, next, succeeding, destiny and tomorrow
'This lies in the fact' is correct
"Lie ahead" is used for plural subjects, and "lies ahead" is used for singular subjects.Example:"Trouble lies ahead.""Troubles lie ahead."
What Lies Ahead was created on 2011-10-16.
What lies ahead. Never, never use lay without a direct object.
You should say "the problem lies." "Lays" is the present tense form of "lay," which is typically used when you are physically placing something down (e.g., "She lays the book on the table"). "Lies" is the present tense form of "lie," which is used to indicate where something is situated or located (e.g., "The solution lies within the data").
"The greatest adventure is what lies ahead."
"Herein lies" is correct. "Lays" implies that it is the object that is lying. "Lies" implies that the subject is lying. ("Lying" being the gerund for "lie".)When you say "herein lies the mcguffin." You are saying that the mcguffin is lying, you are not saying that the mcguffin is laying something else. You lie (yourself) on the ground. You lay a book on the table. You lay your argument before me and thus, there it lies.Ans2:The hen is in her coop and herein lays eggs.The lawyer has entered the courtroom and herein lies.Herein lies an argument that both usages can be correct.
Talking Dead - 2011 What Lies Ahead 1-1 was released on: USA: 16 October 2011
Responsibility lies (with Mary, for example). The word "lay" is used to indicate responsibility as well : "He wants to lay the blame on me."
NZ lays the furthest south.
The correct phrase is "lies in the fact," which means something is based on or can be attributed to a specific fact or situation. "Lays" is the present tense form of the verb "to lay," which typically requires an object and is not appropriate for this context.
The Walking Dead - 2010 What Lies Ahead 2-1 is rated/received certificates of: Germany:16 Netherlands:16 USA:TV-14 (LV)
the water that lays under the ground is called ground water.