Base form | Past Simple | Past Participle | |
lie
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lay
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lain
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lie
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lied
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lied
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-ing form
lying
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lies
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Lie has two meanings.
) When it means to put your body in a horizontal position (normally on a bed), it uses the lie, lay, lain.
) When it has the meaning of saying something that is not true, it uses the lie, lied, lied.
+++++ Lie/lay/lain vs Lay/laid/laid
Lie/lay/lain is used without an object. Lay/laid/laid must have an object:
e.g. I’ll lay the table then we can eat.
We love to just lie on the beach.