They Laid On The Floor

And lay on the floor.

They laid on the floor.

The soldier laid down his arms. The queen laid a wreath. The book was lying on the table. All careful writers and speakers observe the distinction even in informal contexts.

The book was laying on the table. Here s where it can get a bit tricky. In informal english lay is frequently used for lie. Don t lie on the floor.

I felt sick so i lay down. The past tense of lie is lay and the past participle is lain. When she was around three years old i found her lying down rubbing her groin area against the floor. She laid the blanket on the floor when i asked.

Lie past tense lied means to say something untrue. Yesterday i lay down next to her. At one point the jacket was taken out of its protective packaging and laid on the floor of a cell to photograph. Yesterday he lay in bed all day.

I am concerned about the behaviour of my four year old daughter. He was lying on the floor. Indeed it is to me the most touching part of the ordination mass men about to become priests of jesus christ prostrating on the floor as the litany of the saints is chanted the intercession of the entire church triumphant being invoked on their behalf see here 0 42 35 with commentary by fr. In careful english the verb lay is used with an object and lie without one.

I lay on the floor last week and you didn t say anything. The correct direction for laying hardwood floors. He has lain down with us. When it is hot and dry the windows are closed and burlap mats are soaked in water and laid on the floor of the curing rooms.

The past tense of lie is lay but not because there is any overlap between the two verbs.