Question

What is the past tense of lie

Answer 1

The principal parts (most-common verb forms) of lie are: lie (present,) lay (past) and lain (past participle).

Lie: I had lain there for some time before getting up. ... Many people accidentally use lied instead of lain when using the verb lie. Lied, however, refers to the past tense and past participle form of lie when it means “to make an untrue statement.”