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As the verb "lay" is a transitive verb (needing an object), which means to put somebody or something down in a particular position, its use in the sentence meant is out of the question because it is neither an intransitive verb nor it has the sense needed for the right sentence.

2018年4月1日 · AmE speech typically mixes up lay and lie. "I may just go lie down on the bed"; the action of a person is: lie down "I will lay your clothes on the bed when they dry.": what you do to a thing. In colloquial American speech, lay down is used for lie down. It is marked as dialectal and probably uneducated speech.

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. Is It …

Lying in bed or on the bed is correct. The verb is 'to lie' (meaning put yourself in a horizontal or resting position) and its gerund form is lying. The other verb you're thinking of is 'to lay' (meaning put sy/sg down gently or carefully) and its gerund form is laying. I hope this helps! :) Bernie B

"Lie" is intransitive, therefore it does not have an object on which the action is performed. Here, it means to be in a horizontal position. Example (present tense): I lie (down) on the couch. "Lay" is transitive, showing an action that is being performed on an object. It means to place something in a horizontal position.

The past tense of lie is lay, so... Last week, Steve lay down on the floor. The cat lay in the mud after it rained yesterday. The past tense of lay is laid, so. Last week, I laid the TPS report on your desk. Mary forcefully laid her ring on the table. The past participle of lie is lain (this is wonderful), so. Steve has lain on the floor for days.

2016年12月3日 · 'Lie' and 'lay' are two separate verbs. The former is intransitive (does not take an object) and the latter is transitive (requires an object). But the situation is somewhat clouded by the fact that 'lay' is also the past tense of 'lie'. I think this will be clearer with examples: to lie: I lie here every day. I lay in bed all day yesterday.

2018年11月15日 · Lie meaning 'recline' is intransitive, whereas lay is the causative of lie (it means 'cause to lie'), and causatives are always transitive. This gets confusing because the past tense of lie is lay (the principal parts are lie, lay, lain), like its causative, which is a regular verb, with -d past tense and participle (lay, laid, laid).

The second example requires a singular verb (lies) after water rather than the plural (lie). The third example wrongly uses lay instead of lies. Water does not lay. Either people lay down on the beds (past tense) or tilers lay tiles (present tense).