Past Tense for Lie and Lay: Is it "lay" or "laid"? "Lay" is the past tense for "lie" and means "reclined", as in "Our chickens lay in the dirt all afternoon." "Laid" is the past tense of "lay" and means "put something down", as in "We laid to rest the day-old chicks that died during transit."
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Is it "lie" or "lay"? "Lie" as a verb means "to recline", as in "Our hens take dirt baths and lie in the sun every afternoon." "Lay" as a present tense verb means "to put or place something" and is also the past tense verb for "lie", as in "Hens lay eggs about every
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Is it "hope" or "hopefully"? "Hope" as a verb means "to wish", as in "We hope our roosters will continue to keep predators away." "Hopefully" means "full of hope" or "in a hopeful manner", as in "The rooster danced around a hen and ruffled his wing hopefully."
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