lie, lay

v. 躺                  lie - lay - lain; lying

v. 置放; 鋪設      lay - laid - laid; laying

v. 說謊               lie - lied - lied; lying

The cat is lying on the carpet.
The cat lay on the carpet.

He is laying a carpet.
He laid a carpet.

You are lying.


lie 
v. 躺; 臥 We lay down on the grass.
v. 位於 Chicage lies to the west of Detroit.
v. (物)存在  The trouble lies in the battery.

v. 撒謊 You are lying!
n. 謊言 It is not good to tell lies. 

lay
v. 置放 He laidd the vase on the table.
v. 鋪設 lay the floor with a carpet
v. 準備 She laid the table for dinner
lay off 暫時解雇 The plant laid off some workers.
lay out 設計 The city is laid out with beautiful regularity.