{"id":1404,"date":"2024-06-05T04:24:11","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T04:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/?p=1404"},"modified":"2024-06-05T04:24:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T04:24:16","slug":"lie-vs-lay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/fr\/lie-vs-lay\/","title":{"rendered":"Lie vs Lay"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Learn this advanced lesson (that even native English speakers get wrong!)\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LtaoB03ZYwc?start=31&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Don&#8217;t trust native English speakers with this one!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the best ways to learn a new word is to listen closely to how native speakers use it. However, I do NOT recommend this approach for the words &#8220;lie&#8221; and &#8220;lay&#8221;. Why, you ask? Because native English speakers often confuse these two words. Let&#8217;s take a closer look at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;To Lie&#8221; has two meanings<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>First of all, &#8220;to lie&#8221; has two different definitions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>To say something untrue, to tell a falsehood<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>To be in, or to move into, a horizontal position<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The first definition, <em>to tell a falsehood<\/em>, is clear and does not get confused with &#8220;to lay&#8221;. It&#8217;s the second definition of &#8220;to lie&#8221; (<em>to be in a horizontal position<\/em>) that often gets confused with &#8220;to lay&#8221;.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The difference between &#8220;to lie&#8221; and &#8220;to lay&#8221;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;To lie&#8221; refers to being in a horizontal position. &#8220;To lay&#8221; is the action of placing or putting something down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LieLayChartSmallDefinition.png?resize=750%2C422&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LieLayChartSmallDefinition.png?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LieLayChartSmallDefinition.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LieLayChartSmallDefinition.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LieLayChartSmallDefinition.png?resize=18%2C10&amp;ssl=1 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Examples:<\/span><br><br>&#8211; Every day after work, Shira <em><strong>lies<\/strong> <\/em>on the sofa for 20 minutes.<br>&#8211; Shira <em><strong>is<\/strong><\/em> <strong><em>lying<\/em><\/strong> on the sofa.<br><br>&#8211; When Margaret sets the table, she <em><strong>lays<\/strong><\/em> the fork on the left.<br>&#8211; Margaret <em><strong>is laying<\/strong><\/em> the fork to the left of the plate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LieLaysmallPRESENT.png?resize=750%2C555&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LieLaysmallPRESENT.png?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LieLaysmallPRESENT.png?resize=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LieLaysmallPRESENT.png?resize=768%2C568&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LieLaysmallPRESENT.png?resize=16%2C12&amp;ssl=1 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why do so many people confuse these two words?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>These two words get confused often because:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>they sound alike<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the meanings of both words imply a &#8220;down&#8221; action\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If someone is<strong> lying<\/strong> (reclining\/horizontal), <br>we could say; (she\/he) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">is &#8220;lying <em>down<\/em>&#8220;<\/span> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If someone is<strong> laying<\/strong> something somewhere (putting\/placing something), <br>we could say; (she\/he) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">is &#8220;laying something <em>down<\/em>&#8220;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>But what makes the confusion even worse, is the <strong>simple past<\/strong> verb tense of these words. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LieLaysmallPAST.png?resize=750%2C422&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LieLaysmallPAST.png?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LieLaysmallPAST.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LieLaysmallPAST.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LieLaysmallPAST.png?resize=18%2C10&amp;ssl=1 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>simple past<\/strong> of &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to lie<\/span>&#8221; is &#8220;<strong>lay<\/strong>&#8220;!! But don&#8217;t confuse the meaning! In this instance, &#8220;lay&#8221; is referring to the action of reclining or being horizonal &#8211; but in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>simple past<\/strong> of &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to lay<\/span>&#8221; is &#8220;<strong>laid<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Examples:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday, after work, Shira <strong>lay<\/strong> on the sofa for 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Margaret set the table yesterday, she <strong>laid<\/strong> the fork to the left of the plate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch the video &#8211; and take the quiz!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>To improve your understanding of the difference of &#8220;to lie&#8221; and &#8220;to lay&#8221;, please watch the video above &#8211; and then test yourself by taking the quiz at the end. Let me know how it goes! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/fr\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">I would love to hear from you.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Cheryl<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t trust native English speakers with this one! One of the best ways to learn a new word is to listen closely to how native speakers use it. However, I do NOT recommend this approach for the words &#8220;lie&#8221; and &#8220;lay&#8221;. Why, you ask? Because native English speakers often confuse these two words. Let&#8217;s take&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/fr\/lie-vs-lay\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Lie vs Lay<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1416,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,15,13],"tags":[88,17,29,16,90,89,87,45],"class_list":["post-1404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advanced","category-grammar","category-vocabulary-2","tag-advanced-english","tag-english-grammar","tag-english-lesson","tag-esl","tag-lay","tag-lie","tag-lie-vs-lay","tag-vocabulary","entry"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Lie-vs-Laysmall.png?fit=1000%2C563&ssl=1",1000,563,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Lie-vs-Laysmall.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Lie-vs-Laysmall.png?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Lie-vs-Laysmall.png?fit=750%2C422&ssl=1",750,422,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Lie-vs-Laysmall.png?fit=750%2C422&ssl=1",750,422,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Lie-vs-Laysmall.png?fit=1000%2C563&ssl=1",1000,563,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Lie-vs-Laysmall.png?fit=1000%2C563&ssl=1",1000,563,true],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Lie-vs-Laysmall.png?fit=18%2C10&ssl=1",18,10,true],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Lie-vs-Laysmall.png?fit=1000%2C563&ssl=1",1000,563,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>Don&#8217;t trust native English speakers with this one! One of the best ways to learn a new word is to listen closely to how native speakers use it. However, I do NOT recommend this approach for the words &#8220;lie&#8221; and &#8220;lay&#8221;. Why, you ask? Because native English speakers often confuse these two words. Let&#8217;s take a closer look at them. &#8220;To Lie&#8221; has two meanings First of all, &#8220;to lie&#8221; has two different definitions: To say something untrue, to tell a falsehood To be in, or to move into, a horizontal position The first definition, to tell a falsehood, is&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/fr\/category\/advanced\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advanced<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/fr\/category\/grammar\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Grammar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/fr\/category\/vocabulary-2\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Vocabulary<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"CherylRocks","url":"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/fr\/author\/cherylrocks\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Lie-vs-Laysmall.png?fit=1000%2C563&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1404"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1404\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1417,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1404\/revisions\/1417"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}