Lain is already the past tense of lie. (to lie in a horizontal position as opposed to not telling the truth)
Present Tense: Lie Past Tense: Lay Past Participle: Lain
The past tense of "lie down" is "lay down", and the past participle is "lain down".
Depending on which definition of lie, had lain and had lied are both past perfect.
The past tense of lie (to tell an untruth) is lied. Lied is also the past participle. The past tense of lie (to rest or recline in a horizontal position) is lay. Lain is the past participle.
The past participle is lain. lie /lay/ lain They have lain on the beach all day.
Present Tense: Lie Past Tense: Lay Past Participle: Lain
The past tense of "lie down" is "lay down", and the past participle is "lain down".
Depending on which definition of lie, had lain and had lied are both past perfect.
The past tense of lie (to tell an untruth) is lied. Lied is also the past participle. The past tense of lie (to rest or recline in a horizontal position) is lay. Lain is the past participle.
The past participle is lain. lie /lay/ lain They have lain on the beach all day.
past tense of lie
The past tense and the past participle of the verb 'to lie', meaning 'to tell an untruth', are both 'lied': 'I lied when I told you I loved you.' 'I have lied to you ever since we met.' The past tense of the verb 'to lie', meaning 'to be situated', is 'lay', and the past participle is 'lain': 'I lay on a towel on the beach in the sun.' 'I have lain there every day this week.'
There is a form of past tense of the verb lay, which is lain.
The present perfect tense with past participle for the word "lie" is "have lied."
had lain or had laid e.g. The hen had laidan egg. The sick child had lain in bed for three days.
I don't believe her she has lied to me in the past.All of them have lied to me at sometime.
The past tense of lay can be laid, or just lay. For example, yesterday the hen laid an egg. However, we do not say that we "laid on the bed", but that we "lay on the bed".The present perfect tense can be "has lain" or "has laid", e.g. "He has lain on that couch, doing nothing, for days" or "Your pet hen has laid an egg on the couch".