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Confusing Verbs

LIE / LIED / LAY /LAIN / LAID

LIE (Speak Falsely) VERB
When you say something that is not true (to take advantage), you lie. We need a preposition “to” with it.
For example,
Lie to him, lie to them.

LYING (-ing form of the verb)
Are you lying to me?

LIED (PAST SIMPLE)
I can’t trust me - he lied to me.

LIED (PAST PARTICIPLE)
He has lied to me so many times.

NOUN FORMS

Lie (NOUN)
Something that is not true

Liar (NOUN)
Someone who tells lies is a liar

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LIE (position) VERB
When you are in a horizontal position on a surface. For example, you lie in bed, lie on a beach.

LYING (-ing form of the verb)
I am lying on the beach.

LAY (PAST SIMPLE)
Last Saturday, I just lay in bed the whole day and watched NETFLIX.

LAIN (PAST PARTICIPLE)
She has lain in bed.

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LAY (VERB)
When you put something in a flat position because you want to use it later or carefully or when you put something down gently and carefully.
For example,
I always lay my clothes out the night before as it saves me a lot of time in the morning.

LAYING (-ing form of the verb)
She is laying the clothes out.

LAID (PAST SIMPLE)
I laid your clothes out last night.

LAID (PAST PARTICIPLE)
I have laid your clothes out.


LAY (PRODUCE EGGS)
Another meaning of “lay” is to produce eggs. For example, turtles lay their eggs in the sand.

Get Laid (informal)
Meaning - find someone to have sex with
For example,
So did you get laid last night?

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