Lie On The Bed

Lay or lie.

Lie on the bed. This is what we do on a bed for example. The first phrase lie in bed is about being under the covers sheets and blankets or a duvet so you are actually lying inside the bed with some covering over you. People often misuse these words and especially their past tenses. Wrong they are lying a new carpet.

Look at this examples. Conversely if you are laying something you cannot use lying. Joanna became very ill with pneumonia. Lie means to recline while lay means to put down.

The second sentence is incorrect unless you are about to lay an egg. Correct i am lying in bed right now. Well the answer is both depending on the tense you are using. Sit down on your bed turn your head 45 degrees in the direction of the affected ear keeping you head turned lie down with your shoulders on your pillow and your head slightly reclined over its.

Wrong i am laying in bed right now. The important thing to remember with lie is that it is intransitive so there is no direct object. Use a d when there is a direct object. English grammar today a reference to written and spoken english grammar and usage cambridge dictionary.

Speaking as an english teacher. The past tense and participle of lie is. Dear experts which of them is are correct. 1 lie in bed 2 lie on bed 3 lie in the bed 4 lie on the bed i used to say lie in bed but i came across an article which says.

We lie on our bed when we sleep. She had lain on the bed for hours before her mother arrived he should lie down and rest a bit they are going to lay the carpet in her bedroom female chickens lay eggs the eggs lie in a nest other lie. Lie lay lain lying. The past tense of lie as in to tell an untruth is lied as you can see the past tense of lie is lay but the past tense of lay is laid which is a recipe for confusion to remember that laid as opposed to lain is the past tense of lay just memorize this phrase.

You see there is no direct object. Once you know how to use both words in their right tenses your vocabulary will improve. She lay on her bed looking throught the window at the side of the next brick house well please tell me why. So do we lay or lie in bed.

Lying could also be used when a person is telling an untruth. She is lying on the bed 2. In the present tense we lie in bed but in the past tense a person lay in bed. She is laying the blanket on the bed.

Because you need a direct object only with lay you will know that the past tense is laid. Lie tell untruth or a falsehood lying lied an untruth is a lie telling an untruth is lying. Correct they are laying a new carpet.