Key
Lay is a regular verb (lay-laid-laid).
It's transitive (takes an object), lay something.
Lie is an irregular verb (lie-lay-lain).
It's intransitive (no object), something lies.
Lie (=tell a lie, not tell the truth) is a regular verb (lie-lied-lied).
Lay es unn verbo regular (lay-laid-laid).
Es transitivo (lleva un objeto), lay something.
Lie es un verbo irregular (lie-lay-lain).
Es intransitivo (no lleva objeto), something lies.
Lie (=decir una mentira, no decir la verdad) es un verbo regular (lie-lied-lied).
Hens lay eggs.
The maid was laying the table when I arrived.
lie (lay, lain)
He lay in bed for hours.
She was lying on the floor when I arrived.
lie (lied, lied)
If you lie to me, I won't believe in you anymore.
Don't lie! Tell me the truth!
Practice
Exercise - Lay or lie? - Difficult
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