The hated lie/lay controversy

Lie: to recline CANNOT TAKE A

DIRECT OBJECT I lie down every

day after school.

Lay: to place or put

MUST HAVE A DIRECT OBJECT

I lay the book on the desk after using it.

Problem number one: Past tense lie: layI lay down after

lunch yesterday.

Past tense lay: laid

I laid the book on the table yesterday.

Rest of the story Present participle

lyingThe book was lying

on the table. Past participle

lainHe has lain down on

the job.

Present participle laying

She was laying the eggs in a basket.

Past participle laid

She has laid the coat on the desk.

1. I should lie/lay down after lunch.2. She has no right to lie/lay that book there.3. Has it been lying/laying there all the time?4. Go there and lie/lay the book on his desk.5. The star lay/laid down after the concert.6. Your own sentence using lie; one using lay7. Your own sentence using lay; one using laid8. Your own sentence using lain; one using laid9. Your own sentence using lying; one using

laying