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In formal English there are two verbs. Lie is an intransitive verb, which means it has no object: They lie on the floor. on the floor is a preposition phrase, not an object. The principal parts are lie lay lain, but many people do not use these forms, using lie lied liedinstead. In other words, lie is an irregular verb, but it is used colloquially at least as a regular verb. Lay is a transitive verb, which means it has an object: She laid the book on the table. The forms are lay laid laid. Lay is a regular verb except for the spelling.
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∙ 11y agoIt is an irregular verb.
Lie means "to rest" or "recline". It is an intransitive verb, so no direct object will follow.Add your answer:
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How do you spell laid down?
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).
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.
What is the correct grammar for the following sentence i laid in the sun?
I lay in the sun. (The verb in this sentence is intransitive, meaning it does not have an object, so you should use the past tense of the verb to lie, which is lay. The similar-meaning verb to lay, the past tense of which is laid, is a transitive verb, so the subject of the sentence would need to lay something "in the sun.")
Is layed an adjective?
No. the word lays is a verb form. It is the present tense, third person singular form of the verb lay.
What is the plural of 'lay?
If you mean the noun "lay", the plural is "lays". If you mean the plural form of the verb, it is always lay: we lay, you lay, they lay. Note: lay is a transitive verb. One can lay eggs, tables, and other people! The past tense of "lay" is "laid". The form "lay" is also the past tense of the intransitive verb "lie". E.g. Everyday I lie on my back for an hour. / Yesterday I lay on my back for an hour.
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.
Is the word lay an irregular verb?
Yes, "lay" is an irregular verb.
Is laid a form of the verb lay?
Yes, laid is the past tense and past participle forms of the transitive verb lay. For example: I laid your books on the table.
Is laid an adverb?
No, laid is a verb (past tense of lay).
What is the past participle of laying?
If by "lay" is meant the present indicative and infinitive form of "to lay", a transitive verb, the past participle is "laid". "Lay", however, is also the past indicative form of the irregular and intransitive verb "to lie", and if that is the meaning of "lay", it, like other past tense verbs, has no participle of its own; the past participle of this meaning of "lie" is lain.
What is past-tense of verb lay?
The past tense of the verb "lay" is "laid."
Which is correct - you lay your phone down or you laid your phone down on the desk?
Laid, transitive verb here. You lay what? Object of the verb here is "the phone," so you need the verb "to lay" (not "to lie") Past tense of "to lay" is "laid." (Just to make matters worse, "lay" is past tense of "to lie," the verb you don't need here.) Good question!
How do you spell laid down?
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).
What is past participle form of the verb lay?
The past participle form of the verb "lay" is "laid."
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.
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.
Is laid noun?
No, "laid" is not a noun. It is the past tense and past participle form of the verb "lay," meaning to put or place something down.
