Correct Use of 'Lay and Lie in spoken and written English


Use of Lay and Lie
“The verb Lay is transitive and is always followed by an object”
“The verb Lie is intransitive and cannot have an object.”
(Lay – Laid – Laid)
Ex.-Lay the child on the bed.
I laid the book on the table.
(Lie – Lay – Lain)
Let me lie here.
He lay under that tree

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