• Infinitive: to lay Participle: laid Gerund: laying.
  • You will notice that the word LAY is the present tense of the verb To lay AND also the past tense of To lie.
  • s set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people" stones laid in a pattern.
  • Knowing the definitions of lay and lie helps, but it doesn’t necessarily tell you exactly how to use them in a sentence.
  • David Laid Önceki Gönderi.
  • One of the most notable differences you should be aware of is that lay is a transitive verb, meaning it requires an object that receives the action.
  • William's laid tea in the library, but her Ladyship hasn't come down.
  • The confusion arises because "to lay" [to place something in a horizontal position] and "to lie" [to be in a horizontal position] have similar meanings.
  • Correspondance, à Mme de Grignan, 5 janvier 1674. William Shakespeare (Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, 1564-Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, 1616) Le laid...