![]() (1) put (something) down gently or carefully Some transitive verbs have one object, some have two objects Transitive verbs can be active OR passive. Their action is TRANSFERRED from the SUBJECT to something else (the OBJECT). I’m going to LAY down for a quick nap – to go recline or prostrate (Ambitransitive) I LAY bricks (present of “to LAY” – to put, to place, to set) (T) I LAY down (past of “to LIE” – to recline or prostrate) (I) I LAY still (past of “to LIE” – to recline or prostrate) (I) Some verbs are ambitransitive-they can be used intransitively OR transitively The distinction between LIE and LAY lies (sic) in whether or not the ACTION of the verb is TRANSFERRED onto SOMETHING or SOMEONE ELSE-in whether or not the verb can take a DIRECT OBJECT. Here's LIE in context in tenses that show its principal forms: LIE on the bed so the doctor can examine you. ![]() It's for something or someone moving on their own or something that's ALREADY IN POSITION: LIE is intransitive it does not require that the verb have an object. LIE - to be in a flat position on a surface. LIE means "to be in a flat position on a surface" LIE is INTRANSITIVE - describes something moving on its own or already in position. I LAID it down as I have LAID other books down. Here's LAY in context in tenses that show its principal forms: LAY is transitive it requires that the verb have an object there has to be a thing or person BEING PLACED: LAY - to place (something or someone) down in a flat position. The key difference is that LAY is TRANSITIVE and REQUIRES AN OBJECT TO ACT UPON Their action is NOT TRANSFERRED from the subject to something else. Think of TRANSITIVE and INTRANSITIVE USES and MEANINGS Think of TRANSITIVE and INTRANSITIVE verbs The best way to understand the differences between Lie – tell untruth or a falsehood – lying – liedĪn untruth is a lie, telling an untruth is lying They are going to lay the carpet in her bedroom She had lain on the bed for hours before her mother arrived She laid her cat on the bed and she lay on the couch all day. She is laying the blanket on the bed – she is putting down or spreading the blanket on the bed. She is lying on the bed – she is reclining or resting in a flat position The past tense of lie is lay and the past participle is lain. The same rule applies to laying and lying. Use this mnemonic - LAY - (pLAce) and LIE - (recLIne) You lie down on a bed or other flat surface. You lie down, but you lay something down. Something can lie somewhere, but it cannot lay there. You can only lay something but you cannot lie it. To lie somewhere - to recline or to rest in a flat position Something can lie somewhere - to be located somewhere You lay something somewhere - to put something somewhere Here are the meanings of “lie” and “lay” :
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