• She lays it down, laid it down, has laid it down, is laying it down. (The verb to lay takes an object; to lie doesn't.)
  • She lies down, lay down, has lain down, is lying down

    LIE first person third person
    present I lie in bed she lies in bed
    past I lay in bed she lay in bed
    perfect form I have lain in bed she has lain in bed
    participle form I am lying in bed she is lying in bed


    LAY first person third person
    present I lay it down she lays it down
    past I laid it down she laid it down
    perfect form I have laid it down she has laid it down
    participle form I am laying it down she is laying it down


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