He told the dog to lay down. |
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Votes: 306
Comments: 3
Added: December 2006
| Jenny - 27th January 2008 13:35 |
| 'lie' is present tense 'lay' is past tense so in this context 'lay' is incorrect |
| Rob - 14th September 2010 04:27 |
| I'm gonna go "lay" down, that sounds present tense to me, I'm gonna go "lie" down does also |
| Victoria Warren - 30th November 2010 20:28 |
| lay is a transitive verb meaning put or place eg Lay the book on the desk. lay, laid, laid lie is intransitive meaning recline or situate eg. I'm going to lie down. lie, lay, lain |
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