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Today I’m gonna teach you the difference between
Lie, Lay, and Lied.
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Lay means put something down on the surface
in a flat position
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Laid is a past form of Lay.
I laid my book on the table.
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The verb Lie means that you
put yourself in a horizontal
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or resting position.
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I like to lie on the couch
and watch videos on Youtube.
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But there’s a very confusing thing.
The past form of Lie is Lay.
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Yesterday I lay on the couch
and watched videos on Youtube.
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Also the verb Lie has another meaning
which is to say false,
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to deceive someone,
to tell some untrue statements.
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For example: Don't lie to me. I know the truth.
And the past tense and past participle is lied,
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for example: She lied about her age.
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As a noun lie means untrue
if you know the true,
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and someone is convincing you
to believe in some misleading facts,
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you can say:
That’s a lie.
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