![]() ![]() I lay IN my bed and I need to lie IN a bed also I’ve lain IN a hammock before.Please clarify or correct my statements if you find it erroneous. This could also identify object found in the middle of…while the preposition on is being used to identify one day or date and also is used to identify object on top of something…I was just confused on the given examples like. prepositions in and on?because as what I’ve learned IN is being used to identify broader or wider ideas,like if you are referring to city, country, month, year or season. By the way…could you please tell us about the difference bet. Transitive verb needs an object to complete the sentence while intransitive does not…hope my simple explanation provides clarification too. By the way…just wanted to add something…I guess the difference between these two words is LAY is a transitive verb and the word LIE can function as intransitive and a noun. Hi! Emma thanks for discussing these two little words yet so complicated when we use them in our communication whether written or oral communication. ![]() ![]() prepositions in and on?because as what I’ve learned in is being used to identify broader or wider ideas,like if you are referring to city, country, month, year or season. Wait, what The past tense of lie is actually lay. By the way…could you please tell us about the difference bet. So, in reference to a bed, you wouldn’t lay in it, more like lay something on it. Imperative: Lie down, Bowser Present participle: lying. Present perfect: I have lain here for hours. LIE (to recline) Present: Today I lie in bed until noon. Transitive verb needs an object to complete the sentence while intransitive does not…hope my simply explanation provides clarification too. Confusion between lay and lie arises from the fact that the past tense of LIE is spelled the same way as the present tense of LAY. By the just want to add something…I guess the difference between these two words is LAY is a transitive verb and the word LIE can function as intransitive and a noun. Hi! Emma thanks for discussing these two little words yet so complicated when we use them in our communication whether written written or oral communication. transitive verb 1 : to beat or strike down with force 2 a : to put or set down lay your books on the table b : to place for rest or sleep She laid the baby in his crib for a nap. ![]()
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