A Grammar Lesson



Lay

Lay and lie are both present-tense verbs, but they don’t
mean quite the same thing. Lay means to put or set something down, so if the
subject is acting on an object, it’s “lay.” For example, I lay down the book.
You, the subject, set down the book, the object.

Lie

Lie, on the other hand, is defined as, “to be, to stay or to
assume rest in a horizontal position,” so the subject is the one doing the
lying—I lie down to sleep or When I pick up a copy of my favorite magazine,
Writer’s Digest, I lie down to take in all its great information—and not acting
on an object. In both these cases, you, the subject, are setting yourself down.
Are you with me so far?


Laid

You had a great night (or morning, as the case may be.)

(legitimate grammar courtesy of https://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/lay-vs-lie)