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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.
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Lying in bed or laying in bed?
It is laying in bed
Proper usage of laying?
'Laying' is the present participle of 'lay' and as such is a transitive verb. That means that it must have an object, whether stated or implied. For example: 'My hens have been laying very few eggs recently.' 'He was laying the table for dinner a few minutes ago.' 'The president will be laying down her power at the end of her term of office.' 'They are laying odds of 5 to 1 on that horse.' 'The hens are laying well' (the object 'eggs' is understood). 'I'm laying on that horse to win in this race' (the object 'a bet' is understood). 'We are just laying her on the bed till she feels better.' 'Laying' should not be confused with 'lying', which is intransitive. For example: 'She was lying on the bed till she felt better', not 'She was laying on the bed till she felt better.'
What is the present tense of Laying down or lying down in bed?
Lying down is for a person: You are lying down.Laying down is for an object: You are laying the pen downThere are many such verbs in English, where the transitive form of the verb may resemble the preterite of the intransitive form. For example fall and fell, sit and set, lie and lay. A lumberjack falls down, but he fells trees for a living; he sits down, but he sets his glass down on a table; and he lies down, but he lays his bed on the ground.Confusion between lie/lay may be due to the popular old (scary) nursery rhyme "Now I lay me down to sleep..." in which "me" = myself, and serves as a direct object of the transitive verb lay. This has led to the common error I lay down instead of I lie down.
How do you spell lyeing down?
The correct spelling is "lying down."
Which is not a verb lay laying lying laid?
Lay, laying, lying, and laid are all verbs.Lay is a present tense transitive verb and is also the past tense of the present tense intransitive verb lie.Laying is the present participle of lay and is used to create the progressive tenses.Lying is the present participle of the verb lie.Laid is the past tense of lay.
Is it laying or lying?
That depends on whether the hen is laying an egg, or just lying down.
What is the difference between lying down and laying down?
"Lying down" is the act of reclining or resting in a horizontal position, whereas "laying down" refers to the action of placing something down. The correct term to use when referring to placing oneself horizontally is "lying down."
Why does your dog keep lying down in Nintendogs?
Hold your stylus down when the dogs laying down
What is the difference between laying down and lying down?
"Laying down" is used when you are placing something down, while "lying down" refers to the act of reclining or resting in a horizontal position yourself. So, you lay an object down, but you lie down yourself.
What did James Madison do better laying down?
James Madison talked better lying down...
Can horses sleep lying down?
Yes they can, and in fact a horse can only get REM sleep by laying down.
Is it were laying or were lying?
That depends on the usage. For example, both of these are correct:He had been lying on the sofa for two hours.He was laying his clothes on the sofa while he watched the game.
How do you spell laying down in Spanish?
recostado (for male) recostada (for female)
What is another way to spell laying?
There is only one correct spelling "laying" (putting down or putting out). It is the gerund form of to lay. The gerund form of to lie (down) is lying.
Lying in bed or laying in bed?
It is laying in bed
Is I am just right here lying next to you OR laying next to you the correct phrase?
The correct phrase is "I am just right here lying next to you." "Lying" is used when someone is resting or reclining, while "laying" is the present participle of "to lay," which means to put or place something down.
How does not lying down after eating help prevent heartburn?
Not laying down after eating helps to prevent heartburn as it uses gravity to keep acid down. When laying down, it is much easier for acid to escape the stomach and flow out.
