They LIE down (to lie, lay, lain).
LAY the table, please! (to lay, laid, laid).
I believe it is make the dog lay down
The past tense of "lie down" is "lay down."
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."
"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.
That is the correct spelling of "laid down" (verb to lay, transitive verb).The past tense of lie (lie down) would be lay down(verb to lie, intransitive verb).
Present form is 'lie down'. Its past form is 'lay down'. If the preposition down does not follow the word 'lie' that can also mean - telling a false data. The past for this word is 'lied'
You should say "I am going to lie down." "Lie" is the correct verb to use when referring to reclining or resting horizontally. "Lay" requires a direct object and is used when placing something down.
This is an idiomatic phrase, and the correct verb is "lie" (which you do) rather than lay (which you do to something else)."You really need to lie down" means "You should lie down."
laid down Neither - it's lay, the past tense of to lie.
It depends on the context, because lay is a transitive verb, referring to a direct object, while lie is an intransitive verb, referring to the subject.Lay means "to put or place something or someone down," e.g. "I need to lay Mark down in his bed, before I drop him."Lie, on the other hand, means "to relax or recline," e.g. "Mark needs to lie down in bed before he falls asleep, because I can't carry him."
It's "I'm lying down." You lie down, you lay something on the table. Lay means to place something down; in other words, it's something you do to something else (as in to lay the blanket on the couch). Lie means to recline or be placed; it is an intransitive verb, because it does not act upon anything or anyone else. See related links for more information.
The correct way to say "I laid down" would be "I lay down." The past tense of "lay" is "laid" (e.g., "I laid the book on the table"), whereas the simple past of "lie" should be used here for the action of reclining.