Can someone help me understand when to use "laid down" and "lay down" in a sentence?
2023-06-26
This is what goPenpal answered
Definitely, it's all about tense! 🙂 "Laid down" is the past tense of "lay down". When you want to talk about an action that has already happened, use "laid down". For instance, "He laid down the law yesterday."
On the other hand, "lay down" is used for present or future actions. For example, "I need to lay down because I'm tired" or "You should lay down the law tomorrow."
These phrases can be tricky because of the irregular verb "to lay" which requires an object. As in, you lay something down. But careful not to mix it up with "to lie" (like lying on a bed), which changes to "lay" in the past tense! English can be quite the labyrinth, can't it? 😅
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