A cool guide pay attention to your grammar
A cool guide pay attention to your grammar
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Not sure I've ever seen these forms of lie before
3 1 ReplyReally? Are you from North America? In the UK those are normal.
2 0 Replypast tense lay, past participle lain...
can you use these in a sentence for me?
1 0 ReplyAfter King Arhur had lain his sword down, he lay in the tall grass, resting.
5 1 Replyi see my problem, i thought this infographic was talking about lie as in to deceive. I didn't see the small definition at the top of the sheet.
Thank you for the example, now everything is clear.
3 0 ReplyI ain't gonna lie...English is a mess.
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It should be "after King Arthur had laid his sword down, he lay in the tall grass, resting" since "lain" is the intransitive participial form and "laid" is the transitive participial form. If he's doing it to a sword he needs the transitive.
1 0 ReplyAh right, thanks
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