lay, lie

1) lay - / leɪ / (класть, ложить)– переходный глагол (transitive), т.е требует после себя объект действия.

• I’m laying the book on the desk.   Я кладу эту книгу на стол. – кладу Что?

Lay (класть, ложить) – неправильный глагол:

lay, laid, laid



2) lie - /laɪ/ (лежать) – intransitive, т.е. не требует после себя объект.

• I’m lying on my bed.  Лежу на своей кровати. 

Lie (лежать) – неправильный глагол:

lie, lay, lain



3) lie - /laı/ (лгать) – intransitive, т.е. не требует после себя объект.

• She lied to me about her age. Она лгала мне о своем возрасте.

Lie (лгать) – правильный глагол:

lie, lied, lied

lay - / leɪ /
lie - /laı/

• I will lay the book on the table before I lie down for a nap.
• He decided to lie in the sun after he lay the beach towel out.
• Please lay your jacket on the chair while you lie back and relax.
• If you lie still, the doctor can examine the area where you lay your hand.
• She asked him to lay the flowers gently on the grave as she prepared to lie beside her loved one.
• Before you lie on the couch, make sure to lay the remote control nearby.
• I often lie awake at night, thinking about the tasks I need to lay out for the next day.
• He will lay his cards on the table and then lie back to think about his strategy.
• As she lay on the grass, she couldn't help but lie about her adventures to her friends.
• After he lay the groundwork for the project, he had to lie down to recover from exhaustion.

Key Differences:

    • Lay (to place something down): /leɪ/

    • Lie (to recline or be in a horizontal position): /laɪ/

• Grammar Girl: Lay Versus Lie