He lay on the grass for hours The above sentence is a correct one We used second form - English - Verbs

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He lay on the grass for hours The above sentence is a correct one
We used second form of verb "lie" But what if we use third form
"lain" here? Why we cant use it ? How di we differentiate ad wherr
to use second form n thrd form of verbs?

Amrapali · Accepted Answer

To use lain, one would have to change it to past perfect tense
where it can be written as 'had lain '

He lay on the grass for hours. The above sentence is a correct one. We used second form of verb "lie". But what if we use third form "lain" here? Why we cant use it ? How di we differentiate ad wherr to use second form n thrd form of verbs?