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lay vs lie #1 (permalink) Thu Mar 26, 2009 14:19 pm   lay vs lie		  
Hi I just've done a test. The sentence was: The hare shot ahead and then decide to___ down at the side of the path to take a rest.

I thought the missing word was "lay" according to my dictionarie to lay down means
"hinlegen" but the answer was marked as incorrect.

Why is that?
Can anyone help me out with that.
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lay vs lie #2 (permalink) Thu Mar 26, 2009 14:30 pm   lay vs lie		  
Lie is to recline. Lay is to put or place, and the verb is always followed by an object. One easy way to remember is, you lie in the sun and a chicken lays an egg.

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