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What is the present participle of lie down?

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What is the present participle of lie down?

The past tense of lie down is lay down. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of lie down is lies down. The present participle of lie down is lying down.

What is the present participle of lie untruth?

Beware of spelling! The present participle of lie is not lieing. The I becomes a Y: lying.

What are the tenses of the verb lay?

Lay, Lie, Lied, Lain: When Do We Use Which?

  • Present Tense: Lay: Unfold the blanket and lay it on the floor.
  • Past Tense: Lay: She laid the blanket on the floor when I asked.
  • Past Participle: Lay: She had laid the blanket down before she left.
  • Present participle: Lay: I was laying the blanket on the floor.
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What is the past simple of Lay?

laid
Lay or lie?

base form lay (put something down) lie (be horizontal)
past simple laid lay
-ed form laid lain

Were laying or were lying?

Hi! Mary Lying in bed is correct. Both “laying” and “lying” are the present participles of the verbs “lay” and “lie.” “Lay” is a transitive verb that refers to putting something in a horizontal position, while“lie” is an intransitive verb that refers to being in a flat position.

Which is correct laid or layed?

Although “layed” is an extremely popular variant spelling of the past tense of transitive “lay,” “laid” is the traditional spelling in all contexts. If your boss decides to lay you off, you are laid off. The hen laid an egg.

What is the V2 and V3 of Lay?

Lay Past Simple, Simple Past Tense of Lay, Past Participle, V1 V2 V3 Form Of Lay

V1 Base Form V2 Past Simple V3 Past Participle
lay laid laid
lead led led
lean leant leant
steal stole stolen
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What is the past participle of laid?

Lay verb forms

Infinitive Present Participle Past Participle
lay laying laid

Is Lay present tense?

Lay is the present tense of a verb whose basic meaning is ‘place something in a more or less horizontal position’, with the past tense and participle laid. Lay is also the past tense of the verb lie (‘assume a horizontal or resting position’); while lain is the past participle.