The easiest way to remember the difference is to think:
Lie=recline / After school today I am going to lie down.
Lay=set or place / Lay the book on the table.
You can also think, "People lie down; chickens lay eggs."
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*The Crazy Technical Stuff*
Tenses:
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Additional Information to Make You Extra Smart
Lie is an intransitive verb; in other words, it does not take an object.
She lies on the beach.
He lay down after school yesterday.
Have you lain down in the sun?
Lay is a transitive verb; it takes an object.
The chicken lays eggs.
The chicken laid an egg yesterday.
The chicken has laid fifteen eggs this week.
Respond to me using "lay" and "lie" in multiple tenses and forms.
53 comments:
Lay that stuff down
Don't lie to me
the chicken was laying next to the dog, as i was lieing to the cashier of the grocery store
I want to lie down because I am sick but first I may lay the laundry down on my floor to get to my bed.
I decided to lie on the forest floor after I laid that bear on its but!
I decided to lie down after school, before I laid down my homework on my desk!!
I'll go lie down and PASS OUT because I'm exhausted right after I lay my computer down.
I am going to go lie down and take a nap right after I lay down my books.
I was laying down a bunch of newsweeks when my teacher asked me to come to her.
Mrs. Krieger needed to lie down because she was getting a headache from reading too many essays.
She was going to lay the paper on the desk, however, she noticed that an irresponsible student placed gum there.
There he lies, and may he rest in peace.
He lays his math book on top of a burning stove to show how much he dislikes the subject.
The horse laid a big fat poop in the poop sack i saw in Rome.
I lie down on the grass in the summer to watch the clouds.
Chickens aren't they only ones who lay eggs, platypi (as decided upon when Mr. Merlino gave his speech) lay eggs as well.
I lied to my mom so that she wouldn't know about her surprise party, but I don't usually lie.
Ugh... I'm feeling dizzy, I think ill go lie down.
Do you mind if I lay this book here? Good because I was going to do it anyway.
I don't get how he just lies there all day. What a bum.
Who the f- laid this coffee on my folder... It left a ring...
-Brian Shaver
(America Love it or Leave it)
Everbody seems to have used the cool 'lay vs. lie' stuff already so, I'll just remind you that I now know the difference!
I decided to lie on the couch before I laid the papers on my desk.
No time to lie down, I lay down the law!
He lies down on the couch eating Doritos.
His dad lay down on his 1979 Camaro he just purchased.
A chicken lays eggs near the barn or it's also known as my room. =O
A chicken has laid an egg but the farmer has lain on it. That's nasty, "yolks"!!
I told my dog to go lie down in the corner, while I lay the dishes in the sink.
It's weird someone could lay down yesterday, because lay is used if you set or place something. He laid down his homework to lay down. Wow confusing, i should go lie down.
My clothes are laying all over my floor. I should probably put them away before I lie down and take a nap.
I laid out my work before the teacher and she told me to go lie down.
I lay down the law!
I will go lie down right after I pick up the egg the chicken laid.
I decided i was going to lie in bed after i laid my magazine down!
I lay down this morning to watch my pet goose tend to it's newly hatched gooslings when the beastie started to pop more out. I got up to count them as they were being laid and I haven't stopped yet. She has laid 21,764,892 so far and continues to lay more. I would've liked to have lain down hours ago but if she keeps going at this rate, I'll never be able to lie down.
woohoo! Used all six forms! Correctly? I don't know.
I laid down the law.
That girl always lies on her back.
Dead people lay in the ground.
You lie like a rug! hahaha.
I am going to lie down and take a nap after I finish my homework.
I laid out my clothes for school tomorrow.
When I come home I lie down for a nap. My cousin's pet snake has laid many eggs.
I am going to lay down after I lie down my pencil....
...that's a lie.
Actually I am going to lie down after I lay down my pencil...
...No lie.
I need to lie down after I lay my laptop down on the desk.
I was going to lay Nick out after I read his comment, but I decided to lie down instead.
I decided to lie down after school.
I had to lay my clothes on the floor.
I think I am going to lie down because I dont feel like going to lay the clothes out to dry.
I was going to lie down, but then i seen that my mom had layed my clothes all over my bed...uhhhg =X
Don't lie down yet, you still need to lay the clothes out to dry.
I went to lie down and fall asleep but i couldn't get comfortable.
Snakes and turtles lay eggs just like chickens.
I laid my pencil down on the table.
I am going to lie down now.
I will eventually lie down and fall asleep after I lay my cell phone on my desk.
My friend wanted to take a nap in my front yard. I asked her if it mattered where the blanket went and she said 'just lay it down anywhere.' For the rest of the day we laid in the sun tanning.
My sister lain on the couch all day yesterday.
After my run I had to lie down to take a nap.
I can't find my keys, I must have layed them down somewhere.
After math I laid my math book in my locker.
I lied down on my bed trying to remember where I laid my notebook.
Yesterday i laid down after school and slept for hours.
The chicken lays her eggs at night
the man lies on his back after falling on the ice
well usually I lay the tomatoes down first because if the lettuce lies for too long it goes bad
why would you lie down next to a pile of dirt? you could have lain down anywhere else!!
After school I cant wait to go lie down, but first I have to lay my lacrosse stuff on the table.
Lay your essay on the floor. You're not going to do it anyway.
I lie down when im tired from doing essays.
People lie on beds.
i wanted to lie down while the chicken lay their eggs
I am laying down.
I want to lie down because I am tired.
I'm tired so I need to lie down soon but first i need to lay everything I need for school tomorrow in my car.
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