JOU 2005 Final: Study Guide "Lay vs Lie"
20 Oct 2015
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1 lay and lie are tricky because lay is often used incorrectly in everyday speech and lie is an irregular verb. 2 lay and lie can be easier to use correctly if you focus on their definitions by substituting these words: 5 the verb lie is tricky because it is an irregular verb. For example, the past tense of lie is lay, a fact that adds to confusion over these words. 6 the table below lists the four most commonly used verb forms for lay and lie. So that you don"t have to mindlessly memorize these irregular verbs, you"ll be tested on only two of these four verb forms. You will be tested on the present tense: lay and lie. You also will be tested on laying and lying (present participle) because those two verbs sound like lay and lie. (also, you won"t have to know the grammar terms present or present participle. )
