COLLOCATIONS
tell a lie, lie down, lie ahead, white lie
WORD FORMSPast: lied (falsehood) / lay (recline) | Past participle: lied (falsehood) / lain (recline) | Gerund: lying | Plural: liesUSAGE NOTES
Distinguish between 'lay' (transitive, requires an object) and 'lie' (intransitive, does not take an object). Past tense of 'lie' (to recline) is 'lay', and past participle is 'lain'. Past tense of 'lie' (to tell a falsehood) is 'lied'.