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No. Laying is the present participle. It can be a verb, a participial, or a noun (gerund).
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Is lay down an adverb?
No, "lay down" is a phrasal verb, not an adverb. It consists of the verb "lay" and the particle "down."
What is the present continuous tense for the word 'lay'?
The present continuous tense of 'lay' is 'is laying' or 'are laying'.
How do you spell laying?
That is the correct spelling of "laying" (verb to lay) and can be used to mean a bird or animal laying eggs, laying carpet, or laying something down.The other form of lay is as the past tense of the verb to lie (down), which forms lying down.
What is the future tense of lay?
It depends on the context.If the verb 'lay' refers to a hen laying an egg or someone laying the table, the future tense is will lay.If the verb 'lay' refers to the past tense of 'lie', e.g. "the pile of books lay on the table", then the future tense is will lie.
What is the present participle of lay?
If by "lay" is meant the present indicative and infinitive form of "to lay", a transitive verb, the present participle is "laying". "Lay", however, is also the past indicative form of the irregular and intransitive verb "to lie", and if that is the meaning of "lay", it, like other past tense verbs, has no participle of its own.
Is lay down an adverb?
No, "lay down" is a phrasal verb, not an adverb. It consists of the verb "lay" and the particle "down."
What is the present tense of lay?
The present tense of "lay" is "lay" when referring to placing something down (transitive) and "lie" when referring to reclining oneself (intransitive).
Chicken laying mammal?
There is no mammal that lays chickens. Even chickens do not lay chickens: they lay eggs. there are two types of egg-laying mammals (not chicken-laying), and they are the platypus and the echidna.
How do you spell laying?
That is the correct spelling of "laying" (verb to lay) and can be used to mean a bird or animal laying eggs, laying carpet, or laying something down.The other form of lay is as the past tense of the verb to lie (down), which forms lying down.
How did chickens lay eggs before laying mash?
Chickens don't require laying mash to lay. The feed suppliers just formulated a feed that is balanced nutritionally to support laying birds.
What adverb can describe the word lay?
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How do you get chickens to lay inside the coop?
Make laying boxes or nesting boxes for the hens to lay in. They should catch on to, and prefer the laying boxes on their own.
What is the present participle form of the verb lay?
The present participle of the verb 'lay' is 'laying'. My hens were not laying well last summer. Paul was laying the table a moment ago. I'm just laying the book down here while I drink my tea.
What part of speech is the word lay down?
"lay" is a verb and "down" is an adverb.
Do you a have a rooster to have laying hens?
no. they will lay without a rooster
What is correct usage of laying?
The verb lay means to "cause (something) to lie." It must always have a direct object. We may be laying bricks, but the bricks do not lay: they lie.
Can a goldfish lay eggs?
Yes. Laying eggs is how they reproduce.
