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He told the dog to lay down.

He told the dog to lay down.
This sentence is fine in standard English.
This sentence is fine in regional English.
This sentence is incorrect.


Votes: 166 Comments: 1 Added: December 2006
Comments:
Jenny - 27th January 2008 13:35
'lie' is present tense 'lay' is past tense so in this context 'lay' is incorrect
 
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