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Lie/lay

   LIE       LAY

 Lie, lay, lain  (intransitive) : être allongé, être couché

 the cat is lying by the fire                             it's nice to lie on the beach   the books lie on the table

 Lay, laid, laid (transitive) : mettre, poser

  he lays bricks, he is a bricklayer               he lays sheets of paper on the desk               he lays the box on the ground

 to lay the table: mettre la table               to lay eggs: pondre

'to lay' est suivi d'un objet, pas 'to lie'.

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1. When the doorbell rang Sonia laylaidliedI don't know her book to open the door.

2. Yesterday Caroline has lainlaidlayI don't know on a chair by the pool all afternoon.

3. David's liedlainlaidI don't know in bed all day reading the newspaper.

4. When I entered the room Ketty was lieinglyinglayingI don't know the baby down gently in his bed, she didn't want to wake him up.

5. Where have you laidlainlayI don't know the English dictionary, I can't find it ?

6. The lion was laidlyinglayingI don't know quietly waiting for its prey.

7. The cuckoo layslaidliesI don't know its eggs in other birds' nests.

8. Peter, please, lieslaylieI don't know the glasses on the table.

9. Tom, laylielaysI don't know there, the doctor will examine you.

10. The dog will laylieliesI don't know by the door until I come home.