Lie Vs LayGoing to put this confusing mess to bed
I really like the chart that
Writer's Digest has regarding this:
Examples:
LIE: (verb) to rest, or reclinePresent: I lie there, still, waiting for her return.
Past: I lay there, still, waiting for her return.
Past participle: He had lain there, still, waiting for her return.
Present participle: I was lying there, still, waiting for her return.
LAY: to put, or to placePresent: I lay her delicate body on the couch eager to partake in her beauty.
Past: I...
Published on March 01, 2013 07:00