Is it lay or is it lie?

😬 Even editors hate lay/lie!

💡 Watch this video to check you’re using them correctly.

My TikTok showing how to use lay vs lie

💬 Feel free to drop some examples below.

❓ Can you use one of the following words correctly in a sentence?

◻ Lay – present tense: to set an object down
◻ Laid – past tense
◻ Laying – present participle
◻ Laid – past participle

◻ Lie – present tense: to rest or recline
◻ Lay – past tense
◻ Lying – present participle
◻ Lain – past participle

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CherryEdits.com Indie Fiction Specialist. Line Editing. Copy Editing. Proofreading.

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