I am concerned about the behaviour of my four year old daughter.
They laid on the floor.
The past tense of lie is lay but not because there is any overlap between the two verbs.
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The soldier laid down his arms.
The queen laid a wreath.
Yesterday he lay in bed all day.
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 correct direction for laying hardwood floors.
Lie past tense lied means to say something untrue.
So when you say i lay down for a nap you re actually using the verb lie not lay despite the way it sounds.
All careful writers and speakers observe the distinction even in informal contexts.
The past tense of lie is lay and the past participle is lain.
In informal english lay is frequently used for lie.
I felt sick so i lay down.
Since then i have found.
I lay on the floor last week and you didn t say anything.
And lay on the floor.
The book was lying on the table.
He has lain down with us.
Yesterday i lay down next to her.
When she was around three years old i found her lying down rubbing her groin area against the floor.
Don t lie on the floor.
He was lying on the floor.
The book was laying on the table.
She laid the blanket on the floor when i asked.
Here s where it can get a bit tricky.