Lie vs Lay
LIE (V)
Meaning:-- to be or put yourself in a flat or horizontal position
- (of a thing) to be or remain in a flat position on a surface
- She likes to lie in bed all day.
- The book lay(V2) open on his desk.
Another Meaning of Lie
->untrue, not genuine
->to say something that you know is no true
LAY (V)
Meaning:-- to put somebody/something in a particular position
- to put something down, especially on the floor
- to put down or spread
- The grapes were laid to dry on racks.
- He lays his gun on the table.
Mind Tricks:-
Many times we forget and confuse the sense of using Lay and Lie. Not to jumble the sense of these two words, we will use the mind tricks.Step 1- Lie is an intransitive verb(used without a direct object). As i resembles in both of the words, we can conclude that lie is an intransitive verb.
Step 2- With the help of word Die, we can learn the sense of word Lie. When we die, we lie. As word Lie means to be or put yourself in a flat or horizontal position.
Mind Tricks For Lay:-
- With the help of word Place we can learn the usage of word Lay. Lay means to Place something. To lay something means to place something by you.
- LAY = PLACE something by You
- Lay is a transitive verb, and the verb is followed immediately by an object.
Be Careful -
Past simple of Lie is Lay.
| Past simple (V2) | Past particile (V3) | -ing form | |
Lie
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lay
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lain
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lying
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Lay
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laid
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laid
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laying
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