Question

Past tense of the verb, lay is :

Read the Passage and answer the questions given below: We walked the short distance in silence, even our foot steps muffled by the fog, and turned into the narrow entrance of an old building. As we mounted the creaking staircase, my nostrils were stung by the sick-sweet odour of illuminating gas. On the upper storey the agitated land lady showed us to a bare little attic where, stretched on a narrow bed, lay the body of a young man.

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

Answer 1

Answer:

B. laid

Lay is a transitive verb meaning "to put or place something down."
Its past tense is laid.

Example:

• Present: I lay the book on the table.

• Past: Yesterday I laid the book on the table.