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\r\n\r\n\u201cLay\u201d (present tense) implies an agent acting on something, and it means \u201cto put, place, or prepare.\u201d Its other forms are \u201claying,\u201d \u201claid\u201d (past tense), and \u201claid\u201d (with \u201chas,\u201d \u201chave,\u201d or \u201chad,\u201d usually implying a past event that continues into the present):\r\n
I lay the nugget in the empty pan. (Present tense\u2014the nugget was put there by an agent.)\r\n\r\nThey were laid there centuries ago. (Past tense\u2014they were placed by an agent.)<\/blockquote>\r\n\u201cLie\u201d (present tense) means \u201cto recline\u201d or \u201cto be situated,\u201d and its other forms are \u201clying,\u201d \u201clay\u201d (past tense), and \u201clain\u201d (with \u201chas,\u201d \u201chave,\u201d or \u201chad,\u201d usually implying a past event that continues into the present):\r\n
This tomb has lain undisturbed for thousands of years. (Used with the helper \u201chas\u201d\u2014it has been situated.)\r\n\r\nDuring field camp in the Connecticut Valley last year, he lay down next to an eight-foot black rat snake. (Past tense\u2014he reclined, albeit briefly, to be sure.)<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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\u201cLay\u201d (present tense) implies an agent acting on something, and it means \u201cto put, place, or prepare.\u201d Its other forms are \u201claying,\u201d \u201claid\u201d (past tense), and \u201claid\u201d (with \u201chas,\u201d \u201chave,\u201d or \u201chad,\u201d usually implying a past event that continues into the present):<\/p>\n

I lay the nugget in the empty pan. (Present tense\u2014the nugget was put there by an agent.)<\/p>\n

They were laid there centuries ago. (Past tense\u2014they were placed by an agent.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cLie\u201d (present tense) means \u201cto recline\u201d or \u201cto be situated,\u201d and its other forms are \u201clying,\u201d \u201clay\u201d (past tense), and \u201clain\u201d (with \u201chas,\u201d \u201chave,\u201d or \u201chad,\u201d usually implying a past event that continues into the present):<\/p>\n

This tomb has lain undisturbed for thousands of years. (Used with the helper \u201chas\u201d\u2014it has been situated.)<\/p>\n

During field camp in the Connecticut Valley last year, he lay down next to an eight-foot black rat snake. (Past tense\u2014he reclined, albeit briefly, to be sure.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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