Key
Lay is a regular verb (lay-laid-laid)
It's transitive (takes an object)
Lie is an irregular verb (lie-lay-lain)
It's intransitive (no object)
Lie (=tell a lie, not tell the truth) is a regular verb (lie-lied-lied).
Hens lay eggs.
The maid was laying the table when I arrived.
lie (lay, lain)
He lay in bed for hours.
She was lying on the floor when I arrived.
lie (lied, lied)
If you lie to me, I won't believe in you anymore.
Don't lie! Tell me the truth!
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