Lie or lay?

Признаемся честно: их путают почти все. Отдельная проблема — это то, что прошедшая форма lie совпадает с первой формой lay. Из-за этого, видимо, и возникла вся эта путаница. Итак:

1️⃣To lie-lay-lain — лежать:
I love to lie on a beach and read.
She lay on the bed and gazed at the ceiling, daydreaming.
Alternative narratives had always lain in wait.
The dog was lying by the gate waiting for me to come home.

Популярные выражения с lie, обратите внимание на предлоги:

🟣to lie in bed — лежать в кровати:
As he lay in his hospital bed, he decided that he did not like the bed's design.

🟣to lie on the beach/couch/sofa — лежать на пляже/диване:
I had a bad headache earlier today and all I wanted to do was to lay on the couch.

🟣to lie awake — лежать без сна:
He lies awake at night, worrying.

🟣to lie (somewhere) — пролегать где-то, быть расположенным, находиться:
The river lies 30 km to the south.
The ship lies off (= is positioned near) the coast of Spain.
The team is lying third in the league.
There's an old pair of shoes of yours lying at/in the bottom of the wardrobe.

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2️⃣To lay-laid-laid — положить:
Shall I lay the tray on the bed?
A wonderful wooden floor has been laid in the dining room.
She laid the baby on the bed.

Еще популярные выражения с lay:

🟣to lay flowers — возложить цветы
On Monday fans laid flowers and memorabilia, wrote messages to the star on a wall and sang Jackson songs.

🟣to lay (somebody) off — уволить по сокращению:
Todd Lawson was laid off from his printing job, then decided to chase his dream.
Because of falling orders, the company has been forced to lay off several hundred workers.

🟣to lay (something) aside = to put aside — отложить что-то в сторону:
She laid aside her book and went to answer the phone.

🟣to lay the foundations for (something) — заложить основы чего-то:
This laid the foundations for the subsequent development of cognitive psychology.

🟣to lay (out) the plan for (something) — придумать план чего-то:
American pioneer John Armstrong, Sr., circa 1751 laid the plan for the settlement of Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
She laid out the plan and said it won't cost the state a dime.
Even the best laid plans go wrong sometimes.

🟣to lay eggs — откладывать яйца:
Thousands of turtles drag themselves onto the beach and lay their eggs in the sand.

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3️⃣To lie-lied-lied — лгать
Are you lying to me?
Don't trust her - she's lying.
lie about I suspect he lies about his age.

🟣not gonna lie (informal) — не буду обманывать:
Not gonna lie - there were a lot of hot guys in that room!
Not gonna lie, I'm feeling devastated about them breaking up.
I'm not gonna lie, having a new baby can be a nightmare.
"I'm not gonna lie, I smoke now and then," he said.

🟣to tell a lie — сказать неправду, наврать:
I told a lie when I said I liked her haircut.

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