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Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
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Riley Cox
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October 24, 2013
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Misuse of “lay”
In short...
To set (an object) down:
Present tense: Lay
Past tense: Laid
Present participle (with am/is/are): Laying
Past participle (with has/have/had): Laid
To rest or recline
Present tense: Lie
Past tense: Lay
Present participle (with am/is/are): Lying
Past participle (with has/have/had): Lain