Question

John............. (lie) down on the bed for a short time after lunch. (Fill in the blank using the appropriate form of the verb in the bracket)

• A. lied
• B. lay
• C. laid
• D. none of these

Answer 1

Answer:

B. lay

The verb lie means to recline or rest.

Base Form	Past Tense	Past Participle
lie	lay	lain

Examples:

• Present: I lie on the sofa every afternoon.

• Past: Yesterday, I lay on the sofa for an hour.

• Past Participle: I have lain on this bed before.

Why the other options are wrong?

• lied → Past tense of lie meaning to tell a falsehood.

  • Example: He lied to his teacher.

• laid → Past tense of lay (to put something down). It requires an object.

  • Example: She laid the book on the table.

• none of these → Incorrect because lay is the correct answer.