Is the past tense of "lie" supposed to be "lay"? I heard people say "lied". So we use "lied" in the daily life?
The past tense of "lie"?
There are two verbs :
(1) to lie[1] = to be in a reclined state
(2) to lie[2] = to tell a lie, to make false statements
lie[1] is tensed thusly: I lie (present), I lay (past), I have lain (pres perfect)
lie[2] is tensed so: I lie (pres), I lied (past), I have lied (pres perf)
(1) to lie[1] = to be in a reclined state
(2) to lie[2] = to tell a lie, to make false statements
lie[1] is tensed thusly: I lie (present), I lay (past), I have lain (pres perfect)
lie[2] is tensed so: I lie (pres), I lied (past), I have lied (pres perf)
It should be also added that there's such a word like lay wich make it even more confusing. Past tense of lie[1] coincide with Present Simple of lay.
So all in all we have:
(1) to lie[1] = to be in a reclined state
(2) to lie[2] = to tell a lie, to make false statements
(3) to lay = put (something) down gently or carefully
lie[1] is tensed thusly: I lie (present), I lay (past), I have lain (pres perfect)
lie[2] is tensed so: I lie (pres), I lied (past), I have lied (pres perf)
lay is tensed so: I lay (pres), I laid (past), I have laid (pres perf)
So all in all we have:
(1) to lie[1] = to be in a reclined state
(2) to lie[2] = to tell a lie, to make false statements
(3) to lay = put (something) down gently or carefully
lie[1] is tensed thusly: I lie (present), I lay (past), I have lain (pres perfect)
lie[2] is tensed so: I lie (pres), I lied (past), I have lied (pres perf)
lay is tensed so: I lay (pres), I laid (past), I have laid (pres perf)