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Present form is 'lie down'. Its past form is 'lay down'. If the preposition down does not follow the word 'lie' that can also mean - telling a false data. The past for this word is 'lied'

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How do you spell the past of lie?

the past of lie


What is the past tense of lie down?

The past tense of "lie down" is "lay down."


How do you spell lie down in present tense?

The present tense spelling for "lie down" is "lie down."


What is the past tense and past participle of lie down?

The past tense of "lie down" is "lay down", and the past participle is "lain 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 is the past tense o lie?

The past tense of "lie" (as in to tell a lie, something that is not true) would be "lied". The past tense of "lie" (as in to lie down, recline) woulde be "laid", "lay", or "layed", depedning on how it is being used.


What is the past tense of lie?

The past tense of lie (to speak an untruth) is lied.The past tense of lie (to be in a horizontal position) is lay.The answer depends on which verb "lie" you are talking about:For "lie" meaning to knowingly say something that is not true, the past tense is "lied."For "lie" meaning to be in a horizontal or flat position or to be in a particular location, the past tense is "lay."Examples:I will not lie to you. They lied to the police.I need to lie down for a few minutes. The book lay open on his desk.Errors with the past tense and past perfect of "lie" in the second sense are very common. Another common error is to use "lay" for "lie" in the second sense, as in "I need to lay down."


What is the simple past tense of lie?

The past tense of lie is lied.


What is the past tense of lied?

Lied is the past tense of lie.


What is the past tense of lain?

Lain is already the past tense of lie. (to lie in a horizontal position as opposed to not telling the truth)


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.


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.