33: 怎样区别lay和lie?

Question 33: What's the difference between "lay" and "lie"?

Answer: "Lay" is transitive, meaning "put" or "place", its past tense and past participle are "laid". "Lie" is intransitive, meaning "to be in a plat resting position", its past tense is "lay" and past participle is "lain". However, when "lie" means "to tell a lie", the past tense and past participle are both "lied".

问题33: 怎样区别lay和lie?

回答: lay是一个及物动词, 意思是“放”或“摆”，过去式和过去分词都是“laid”。lie是一个不及物动词，意思是“平躺”，过去式为“lay”，过去分词为“lain”。特别要注意的是，如果lie表示“撒谎”的意思时,它的过去式和过去分词都是“lied”。