Using lay versus lie has come up quite a bit, so here’s a re-do of my 2013 post on these tricky words.
Lay is an active verb. A person picks up a book and lays it on a chair. A chicken lays an egg. (The person and chicken are active.)
Lie is a still verb. People lie on beds. Cats lie on people. Fleas lie on cats. (The people, cats, and fleas are still.)
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Lay: to place or set something
| Simple | Progressive | Perfect | Perfect progressive (action continues for a while) | |
| Present | I lay
You lay
He/she/it lays
They lay
| I am laying
You are laying
She is laying
They are laying
| I have laid
You have laid
She has laid
They have laid
| I have been laying
You have been laying
She has been laying
They have been laying
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| Past | I laid
You laid
She laid
They laid
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