Past simple and past participle
lie
Lie is an irregular verb: its past simple is lay and its past participle is lain.
- Base form
- lie
- Past simple
- lay
- Past participle
- lain
- Definition
- (Of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface.
- Example
- “The man lay face downward on the grass.”
- CEFR level
- B1On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The three forms are different, like begin, began, begun.