Is Laid Down Correct?
In the Past Tense, “Lay” Becomes “Laid” (Last Week I Laid Down the Law and Told Her It Was Inappropriate for Her to Pick Her Nose) and “Lie” Becomes “Lay”...
In the past tense, “lay” becomes “laid” (Last week I laid down the law and told her it was inappropriate for her to pick her nose) and “lie” becomes “lay” (Yesterday she lay down for a nap that afternoon and picked her nose anyway).
Is laid down grammatically correct?
You lie down, but you lay something down. ... The same rule applies to laying and lying (not lieing—beware of spelling). The past tense of lay is laid, but be careful with the past tense of lie—there are two options.
What is the past tense of lie down?
The past tense of lie down is lay down. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of lie down is lies down. The present participle of lie down is lying down. The past participle of lie down is lain down.
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