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From Real Good Grammar, Too By Mamie Webb Hixon Created by Kathy Conforti Carey Edited by Mamie Webb Hixon January 22, 2012

Which word should you use? Do not confuse the transitive verb LAY (which has an object) with the intransitive LIE (which does not).

The principal parts of LAY are lay lays laying laid (has) laid

We will LAY (put down) the new carpet next week.

When LAYING (putting down) tile, you must be careful to get it straight.

Someone has LAID (placed) my keys in the wrong place.

I must have LAID (placed) my brush down somewhere yesterday.

I’m always LAYING (placing) things down and forgetting where I LAID (placed) them.

The principal parts of LIE are lie lies lying lay (has) lain

Small children should LIE (recline) down for a nap after lunch.

The baby LAY (reclined) awake and cried all night.

The cicada hoard HAS LAIN ( rested) dormant for years, awaiting the right time to strike.

I found your keys LYING (resting) under the couch.

The first command my dog learned was “ LIE (recline) down, Spike.”

The robber told the bank tellers and the customers to LIE (recline) down on the floor.

Though some trained professionals and students claim to have learned that inanimate objects/things cannot lie (rest) – that only people lie (rest) – no such rule exists.

Trees were LYING on the ground after the hurricane.

Tourists can be seen LYING on the beach getting suntans.

Your keys are LYING on the desk.

I (layed/laid) the book on the table yesterday. I LAID the book on the table yesterday. I think I will (lay/lie) down and take a nap. I think I will LIE down and take a nap. My cat is (laying/lying) in its bed. My cat is LYING on its bed.

The book is (laying/lying) on the table. The book is LAYING on the table. I (lay/laid) around all day yesterday. I LAY around all day yesterday. You’re (laying/lying) on my blanket. You’re LYING on my table.