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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