单元 1: One-minute English
选择一个单元
- 1 One-minute English
- 2 Unit 2
- 3 Unit 3
- 4 Unit 4
- 5 Unit 5
- 6 Unit 6
- 7 Unit 7
- 8 Unit 8
- 9 Unit 9
- 10 Unit 10
- 11 Unit 11
- 12 Unit 12
- 13 Unit 13
- 14 Unit 14
- 15 Unit 15
- 16 Unit 16
- 17 Unit 17
- 18 Unit 18
- 19 Unit 19
- 20 Unit 20
- 21 Unit 21
- 22 Unit 22
- 23 Unit 23
- 24 Unit 24
- 25 Unit 25
- 26 Unit 26
- 27 Unit 27
- 28 Unit 28
- 29 Unit 29
- 30 Unit 30
- 31 Unit 31
- 32 Unit 32
- 33 Unit 33
- 34 Unit 34
- 35 Unit 35
- 36 Unit 36
- 37 Unit 37
- 38 Unit 38
- 39 Unit 39
- 40 Unit 40
课程 46
Welcome to English In A Minute. Give us a minute and we'll give you a hot tip about English. Grammar, vocabulary... there's so much to learn - and all taught by your favourite BBC Learning English staff!
本单元课程
本单元得分 46
0 / 3
- 0 / 3练习题 1
练习题 1
Lay vs lie
Do you have a minute to spare to learn some English? Sian's going to show you the differences between lay and lie! Give us 60 seconds and we'll give you the English!
收看视频并完成练习
Sian
I'm Sian from BBC Learning English, and today we're going to look at the difference between lay and lie.
So lay always has an object, and it means 'put something or someone down carefully' – normally in a flat position. When I eat I lay a cloth on the table. You can lay a baby in a cot. The past tense is laid, but careful with the spelling. I laid all my cards on the table.
The verb lie doesn't have an object and it means that you are 'in a flat position' or you 'put yourself in a flat position' - so you move on your own. Tonight I want to lie on the sofa and watch a film. But be careful. Now, the past of lie is lay. Yesterday I lay on the beach and read my book.
Lay vs lie
Lay
Lay means 'put something down carefully'. Its verb forms are lay, laid, laid. It always has an object.
- When I eat I lay a cloth on the table.
- I laid the baby in her cot.
- She hasn't laid the duvet on the bed.
Lie
Lie means 'be in a flat position' or 'put yourself in a flat position. Its verb forms are lie, lay, lain. It doesn't require an object.
- Tonight I want to lie on the sofa and watch a film.
- Yesterday Sian lay on the beach and read a book.
- I've never lain on a futon before.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
To do
Try our quiz to see how well you've learned today's language.
One Minute English Quiz
3 Questions
Test your understanding of this lesson with our quiz!
帮助
练习题
Test your understanding of this lesson with our quiz!
提示
Which verb needs an object? Lay or lie?Question 1 of 3
帮助
练习题
Test your understanding of this lesson with our quiz!
提示
What's the past tense of 'lay'?Question 2 of 3
帮助
练习题
Test your understanding of this lesson with our quiz!
提示
Lay always needs an object. Does 'lie'?Question 3 of 3
Excellent! 太棒了！ Bad luck! 加分:
Downloads
You can download a PDF document for this episode here.