Lie vs. Lay
Tuesday, August 1, 2006You 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 [...]