I/you/we/they lie. He/she/it lies.
The present participle is lying.
Present tense: lie Verb: lying
The subjective tense of "lie" is "lay." The subjective forms of the verb "to lie" are "lie" (present tense) and "lay" (past tense).
The past tense of lie (to speak an untruth) is lied.The past tense of lie (to rest in a horizontal position) is lay.Lay is also a present tense verb, and its past tense form is laid.
The present perfect tense with past participle for the word "lie" is "have lied."
I lie you lie he / she / it lies we lie they lie
The present tense for the verb "lay" is "lay" for the base form and "lays" for the third person singular form, such as "She lays the book on the table."
The subjective tense of "lie" is "lay." The subjective forms of the verb "to lie" are "lie" (present tense) and "lay" (past tense).
The past tense of lie (to speak an untruth) is lied.The past tense of lie (to rest in a horizontal position) is lay.Lay is also a present tense verb, and its past tense form is laid.
The present perfect tense with past participle for the word "lie" is "have lied."
I lie you lie he / she / it lies we lie they lie
The present tense for the verb "lay" is "lay" for the base form and "lays" for the third person singular form, such as "She lays the book on the table."
The simple present tense is "She tells a lie." "She is telling a lie" is the present progressive tense, also called the present continuous tense.
Yes, the past of lie (to rest or recline in a horizontal position) is lay. Lay is also a present tense verb meaning to place something in a horizontal position. The past tense of lay is laid.The past tense of lie (to speak an untruth) is lied.
Lay can be the present tense of the transitive verb to lay, or the past tense of the intransitive verb to lie. Lay can also be a noun or adjective.ExamplesTransitive verb: First, you lay the pattern on the fabric and fasten it with pins.Intransitive verb: She lay in bed with the covers pulled up around her, but she did not sleep.Noun: He wanted to walk around to get the lay of the land.Adjective: The committee was made up of community clergy and influential lay people.
The present tense of "lie" (meaning to recline or rest) is spelled as βlie.β So, in the sentence "I'm going to lie in my bed," "lie" is the correct spelling for the present tense.
Present Tense: Lie Past Tense: Lay Past Participle: Lain
It can be, as a form of the verb "to lie." It is the present tense, third-person singular conjugation of the verb (he or she lies).It can also be a plural noun, meaning more than one lie.
Lay is a present tense transitive verb (it needs a direct object). The definition of lay is: to place something in a horizontal position or a position of rest; set down.Lay the book on the table.Laid is the past tense and past participle of lay.What can be confusing is that lay is also the past tense of the present tense verb lie (to rest or recline). The past participle is lain. Lie is an intransitive verb (it doesn't need a direct object).Just remember -- chickens lay eggs, but you tell your dog to lie down.