LIE AND LAY

LIE VS. LAY

• Lay: Put down gently or carefully or be situated in a horizontal position
• Is a transitive verb
• It almost always has an object
• "She laid the baby in his crib"

LIE VS. LAY

• Lie:To be at rest
• Always an intransitive verb
• Doesn't express the kind of action that can be done to anything. It is conjugated in this manner.
• " I lie here everyday "

EXAMPLES

• To lay your head on the pillow
• So I think I shall lie down upon one of these hard glass benches and take a nap.

YOU TRY

• Please (lie, lay) the cloth on the table.
• Mr.Bob told us to (lie, lay) our work aside.
• Will you (lie, lay) down for a rest this afternoon?
• (Lie, Lay) your books beside mine.

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• The doctor (lay, laid) all my fears to rest when she talked to me yesterday.
• The button from my jacket was (lying, laying) on the sidewalk.
• I'm afraid that Tim has been (lying, laying) down on the job.
• Every evening Sue (lies, lays) her clothes out for the next day.
• Our dog never (lies, lays) down when told to do so.