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Lie vs. Lay

Tuesday, August 1, 2006

You will impress your family and friends with your grammar skills if you can distinguish between lie and lay. These words confuse even the best editors, so you pretty much have to memorize a chart and then practice to build your confidence.
Lie vs. Lay Chart

 

Present

Past

Past Participle
(used with forms of have)

To recline

lie, lying

lay

has/have/had lain

To put or [...]