He had lied about his whereabouts to the police.
Depending on which definition of lie, had lain and had lied are both past perfect.
The past participle of lie (to speak an untruth) is lied.The past participle of lie (to rest in a horizontal position) is lain.The past perfect tense is created with the auxiliary verb "had" and a past participle. "Had lied" or "had lain" is the past perfect tense, depending on which verb is being used.
I have lain.
The past tense of lie is Lay, as in I lay on the couch. The past tense of the other lie is Lied- I lied about eating my broccoli, while in reality I had fed it to the dog.
The past tense of lie is lied.
Depending on which definition of lie, had lain and had lied are both past perfect.
The past participle of lie (to speak an untruth) is lied.The past participle of lie (to rest in a horizontal position) is lain.The past perfect tense is created with the auxiliary verb "had" and a past participle. "Had lied" or "had lain" is the past perfect tense, depending on which verb is being used.
Have/has lied.
I have lain.
The past tense of lie is Lay, as in I lay on the couch. The past tense of the other lie is Lied- I lied about eating my broccoli, while in reality I had fed it to the dog.
The past tense of lie is lied.
The past tense of lie (to speak an untruth) is lied.The past tense of lie (to be in a horizontal position) is lay.The answer depends on which verb "lie" you are talking about:For "lie" meaning to knowingly say something that is not true, the past tense is "lied."For "lie" meaning to be in a horizontal or flat position or to be in a particular location, the past tense is "lay."Examples:I will not lie to you. They lied to the police.I need to lie down for a few minutes. The book lay open on his desk.Errors with the past tense and past perfect of "lie" in the second sense are very common. Another common error is to use "lay" for "lie" in the second sense, as in "I need to lay down."
The past participle is lain. lie /lay/ lain They have lain on the beach all day.
The past tense of lie (to rest in a horizontal position) is lay. The past tense of lie (to express something that is not true) is lied.
past tense of lie
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.
I don't believe her she has lied to me in the past.All of them have lied to me at sometime.