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Another word for lay?
Lay is a present tense transitive verb (it needs a direct object). The definition of lay is: to place something in a horizontal position or a position of rest; set down.Lay the book on the table.Laid is the past tense and past participle of lay.What can be confusing is that lay is also the past tense of the present tense verb lie (to rest or recline). The past participle is lain. Lie is an intransitive verb (it doesn't need a direct object).Just remember -- chickens lay eggs, but you tell your dog to lie down.
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 part of speech is the word lie?
Lay can be the present tense of the transitive verb to lay, or the past tense of the intransitive verb to lie. Lay can also be a noun or adjective.ExamplesTransitive verb: First, you lay the pattern on the fabric and fasten it with pins.Intransitive verb: She lay in bed with the covers pulled up around her, but she did not sleep.Noun: He wanted to walk around to get the lay of the land.Adjective: The committee was made up of community clergy and influential lay people.
Can you give 50 example of verbs and give its past tense and future tense?
Some examples: Past tense - worked. Future tense - will work. Past tense - played. Future tense - will play. Past tense - lied. Future tense - will lie.
What lies ahead or what lays ahead?
It depends. In the present tense it is lie ahead. In the past tense it is lay ahead. Because lay is the past tense of lie. Do not confuse this with the verb lay, which means to put something down. I may lay an ambush. But the ambush lies ahead. Now that I am past the ambush it does not bother me that it lay ahead.
What are the three tenses of lie?
The three tenses of the verb "lie" are present (lie), past (lay), and past participle (lain).
What is the subjective tense of lie?
The subjective tense of "lie" is "lay." The subjective forms of the verb "to lie" are "lie" (present tense) and "lay" (past tense).
Is the present tense of lay the same as the 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.
What are the 4 principal parts of lie meaning to recline or rest?
The four principal parts of the verb "lie" (meaning to recline or rest) are: lie (present), lay (past), lain (past participle), lying (present participle).
The present tense and verb for the word lie?
I/you/we/they lie. He/she/it lies. The present participle is lying.
What is the past participle of lie?
The principal parts ( i.e. the present, preterite and past participle ) of the verb to lie ( meaning to be or to become recumbent ) are lie, lay and lain. I lie there today; I lay there yesterday; I have lain there for a week.
Is the present tense of lay the same past tense of lie?
Yes, the past of lie (to rest or recline in a horizontal position) is lay. Lay is also a present tense verb meaning to place something in a horizontal position. The past tense of lay is laid.The past tense of lie (to speak an untruth) is lied.
What the future tense of lay?
It depends on the context.If the verb 'lay' refers to a hen laying an egg or someone laying the table, the future tense is will lay.If the verb 'lay' refers to the past tense of 'lie', e.g. "the pile of books lay on the table", then the future tense is will lie.
What is future tenses of lay?
It depends on the context.If the verb 'lay' refers to a hen laying an egg or someone laying the table, the future tense is will lay.If the verb 'lay' refers to the past tense of 'lie', e.g. "the pile of books lay on the table", then the future tense is will lie.
What is the future tense of lay?
It depends on the context.If the verb 'lay' refers to a hen laying an egg or someone laying the table, the future tense is will lay.If the verb 'lay' refers to the past tense of 'lie', e.g. "the pile of books lay on the table", then the future tense is will lie.
What is the past tense of lie but irregular verbs?
Lie is an irregular verb and the past tense is lay.Lie is only an irregular verb.
How do you say lay down in past sense?
"Lay down" is past tense. Present tense would be "lie down." You would say, "I lie down on my bed right now," which is in the present, but "I lay down on my bed yesterday," which is in the past. The verb itself is "lie," meaning to recline. The verb "lay" means to place something somewhere. You might say, "I lay the book on the table right now" (present tense), but "I laid the paper on the floor yesterday."
