Anonymous  +  173183 Thu, 22 Dec 05 09:46 AM WHICH IS CORRECT? WHY IS THIS LYING AROUND OR WHY IS THIS LAYING AROUND? Anonymous

	pieanne  +  173207 Thu, 22 Dec 05 11:20 AM In this particular sentence, it should be "lying" (from to lie, to be in a horizontal position). "To lay" is "to put down", so it doesn't apply here.   pieanne Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 South of France ...But I'm Belgian! Veteran Member 7,517 I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos...

	My2sense  +  173234 Thu, 22 Dec 05 02:13 PM Lay is an  active verb: it implies that somebody is setting or placing something somewhere. Ex:  He will lay the book on the table. Lie is a "still" verb Ex: You lie in a bed. My2sense Joined on Sun, Nov 13 2005 europe Full Member 154 Verbs

	julielai  +  173790 Sat, 24 Dec 05 04:43 AM To confuse the matter a bit more, the past tense of lie is lay. The past tense of lay is laid. e.g. He lay on the couch and fell asleep. julielai Joined on Sun, Oct 24 2004 Senior Member 3,829 Just another blogger (http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/julie-lai) Tenses, Past Tenses

	LJpogi  +  175095 Tue, 27 Dec 05 05:25 PM It depends on what the speaker really wants to say. I you use "lying", that would mean to lie down. If you use "laying", that would be putting something down. The man is lying around the house means he lies down the couch or sofa. The hen is laying around the barn means the hen keeps on laying eggs. I hope il be of help ^_^ LJpogi Joined on Sun, Dec 4 2005 Philippines New Member 07 ^_^