A cool guide would have explained the underlying rule that helps you remember these.
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I don't know if there is a rule. This one might just be an example of English being needlessly confusing.
I remember it because people lie, as in tell untruths.
You mean like how it does that at the top of the page?
If you're talking about an object it's the left side. If you're talking about people in rest it's the right.
You need to lie down in order to get laid.
Explains the difference between lie and lay (hopefully).
So when I say I got laid, I objectify myself?
According to this guide, you would be lying.
We're too far into idiocracy. You'd be made fun of and told you talk funny.
Not sure I've ever seen these forms of lie before
Really? Are you from North America? In the UK those are normal.
past tense lay, past participle lain...
can you use these in a sentence for me?
After King Arhur had lain his sword down, he lay in the tall grass, resting.
i 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.
I ain't gonna lie...English is a mess.
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.
Ah right, thanks
Meh, you know what I mean anyway.