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Which word is correct to use in this phrase the book laid or lain on the table?
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∙ 13y ago
Neither. If it's past tense, you would use "lay" (being the past tense of "lie" - intransitive verb).
Present tense: The book lies on the table.
Past tense: The book lay...
Past participle: The book has lain...
Technically, one should not use "laid" (past tense of "lay" - transitive verb) for the said phrase unless someone or something placed the book on the table. "The book which you laid on the table" would be correct.
(This is true unless you subscribe to the folk belief that lie is for people and lay is for things.)
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Which is correct in the following sentences. The manager laid the papers on his table or The manager lay the papers on his table?
The manager laid the papers on his table is the correct past tense. (to lay)The word "lay" is the past tense of the intransitive verb (to lie, to lie down), e.g. The manager lay on the table (not the papers).
How do you use laid in a sentence?
She laid the book on the table before leaving the room.
Present perfect tense of lay?
The present perfect tense of "lay" is "has/have laid." For example: "I have laid the book on the table."
Past tense of lay?
The past tense of "lay" is "laid." For example: "I laid the book on the table."
What is the present tense for the word laid?
The present tense for "laid" is "lay." For example: "I lay the book on the table."
Is the correct sentence laid your book or lay your book?
I lie the book on the table. NOW I laid the book down when I finished with it. PAST Lie down now! When did you lie down yesterday? (The rule: Chickens lay eggs. Everything else lies. Laid is correct only when applied to past tense)
Are you using regular or irregular verbs in this sentence I laid my book on the table but now I cannot find it?
I laid my book on the table. Laid is a regular verb. The forms are lay laid laid.
Which is correct in the following sentences. The manager laid the papers on his table or The manager lay the papers on his table?
The manager laid the papers on his table is the correct past tense. (to lay)The word "lay" is the past tense of the intransitive verb (to lie, to lie down), e.g. The manager lay on the table (not the papers).
What is the correct use of laid or laid?
The correct spelling is "laid".
What is the past participle of laid?
LAID The original verb here is "to lay", a transitive verb requiring a direct object. The present tense is "lay" (such as a book on a table), past tense is "laid" and the past participle is "laid" such as I have laid the book on the table every evening. The verb that means to rest or recline (intransitive with no direct object) is "to lie", past tense is lay, and past participle is lain.
What is past and past participle for lay?
The past tense of the transitive verb lay is laid. Example: I laid the book on the table.The past participle of lay is have/has laid. Example: I have always laid my books on this table.
Were you laid off or layed off?
There is a difference between laid off or layed off. In relation to being dismissed from work, the correct phrase to use is laid off. Layed off actually has no grammatical meaning.
Which is correct laid-off or laid off?
laid off
What is the correct term laid off or laid off?
The correct term is "laid off."
Is laid its eyes idiom or run on entry?
The phrase "laid eyes on" is an idiom.
What is the correct way of saying I laid down?
The answer involves the difference between the verbs lieand lay. Lie is the correct verb to describe putting yourself in a horizontal position, as in "lie down". Lay is a transitive verb (used with an object) and is used for placing or positioning something, as in "lay a book on the table".The present, past, and past participle forms of "lie" are lie, lay, and lain. The present, past, and past participle forms of "lay" are lay, laid, and laid. If the question is about lying down (to rest or to sleep), the correct form is "I lay down." It is worth mentioning that incorrect usage of lay instead of lie (as in "I laid down") is very common.
Which is correct lay down or laid down in bed?
lay down
