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.
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).
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.
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.")
No. the word lays is a verb form. It is the present tense, third person singular form of the verb 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.
I laid my book on the table. Laid is a regular verb. The forms are lay laid laid.
Yes, "lay" is an irregular verb.
The past tense of the verb "lay" is "laid."
The past participle form of the verb "lay" is "laid."
The word laid is a verb. It is the past tense of the word lay.
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.
Lie is an irregular verb and the past tense is lay.Lie is only an irregular verb.
Yes, laid is the past tense and past participle forms of the transitive verb lay. For example: I laid your books on the table.
No, laid is a verb (past tense of lay).
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!
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).
Yes, "lay" is a regular verb. It follows the standard conjugation rules for regular verbs in English.