ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LIE
Old English lyge (n), lēogan (vb); related to Old High German liogan, Gothic liugan.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LIE
PRESENT
Present
I lie
you lie
he/she/it lies
we lie
you lie
they lie
Present continuous
I am lying
you are lying
he/she/it is lying
we are lying
you are lying
they are lying
Present perfect
I have lain
you have lain
he/she/it has lain
we have lain
you have lain
they have lain
Present perfect continuous
I have been lying
you have been lying
he/she/it has been lying
we have been lying
you have been lying
they have been lying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I lay
you lay
he/she/it lay
we lay
you lay
they lay
Past continuous
I was lying
you were lying
he/she/it was lying
we were lying
you were lying
they were lying
Past perfect
I had lain
you had lain
he/she/it had lain
we had lain
you had lain
they had lain
Past perfect continuous
I had been lying
you had been lying
he/she/it had been lying
we had been lying
you had been lying
they had been lying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will lie
you will lie
he/she/it will lie
we will lie
you will lie
they will lie
Future continuous
I will be lying
you will be lying
he/she/it will be lying
we will be lying
you will be lying
they will be lying
Future perfect
I will have lain
you will have lain
he/she/it will have lain
we will have lain
you will have lain
they will have lain
Future perfect continuous
I will have been lying
you will have been lying
he/she/it will have been lying
we will have been lying
you will have been lying
they will have been lying
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would lie
you would lie
he/she/it would lie
we would lie
you would lie
they would lie
Conditional continuous
I would be lying
you would be lying
he/she/it would be lying
we would be lying
you would be lying
they would be lying
Conditional perfect
I would have lie
you would have lie
he/she/it would have lie
we would have lie
you would have lie
they would have lie
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been lying
you would have been lying
he/she/it would have been lying
we would have been lying
you would have been lying
they would have been lying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you lie
we let´s lie
you lie
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIE»
The term «lie» is very widely used and occupies the
4.579 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
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10 QUOTES WITH «LIE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
lie.
It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation.
Memory is not an instrument for exploring the past but its theatre. It is the medium of past experience, as the ground is the medium in which dead cities lie interred.
To say I'm the easiest person to live with would be a lie.
A lie can be halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on.
One ought to have a good memory when he has told a lie.
I wish to Christ I could make up a really great lie. Sometimes, after an interview, I say to myself, 'Man, you were so honest - can't you have some fun? Can't you do some really down and dirty lying?' But the puritan in me thinks that if I tell a lie, I'll be punished.
I don't know why it is we are in such a hurry to get up when we fall down. You might think we would lie there and rest for a while.
I used to lie between cool, clean sheets at night after I'd had a bath, after I had washed my hair and scrubbed my knuckles and finger-nails and teeth. Then I could lie quite still in the dark with my face to the window with the trees in it, and talk to God.
I think people lie on the Internet. I would prefer to meet someone in person, and I need to have chemistry when we meet and spend a little time, and have a couple of dates.
A myth is an old lie that people believe in. White people believe that they're better than anyone else on earth - and that's a myth.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIE»
Discover the use of
lie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
lie and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Bright Shining
Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time In this magisterial book, a monument of history and biography that was awarded the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction, renowned ...
2
Spy the
Lie: How to spot deception the CIA way
Whether hiring a new employee, investing money, knowing whether your boss is being straight with you, or finding out what your kids have been up to, this ingenious book will enable you to identify deceptive behavior in all its forms, and ...
Philip Houston, Mike Floyd, Susan Carnicero, 2012
"So compelling in its exploration of the human psyche, it's as hard to put down as a thriller...such a force of energy, intensity, and straightforwarness.
4
How to
Lie with Statistics
Over Half a Million Copies Sold--an Honest-to-Goodness Bestseller Darrell Huff runs the gamut of every popularly used type of statistic, probes such things as the sample study, the tabulation method, the interview technique, or the way the ...
. . . The book is a well written basic text [and Adams] has done a service to the mathematical community."—Irving Kaplansky
6
When Presidents
Lie: A History of Official Deception and Its ...
Assesses the impact of governmental and presidential lies on American culture, revealing how such lies become ever more complex and how such deception creates problems far more serious than those lied about in the beginning.
7
You Can't
Lie to Me: The Revolutionary Program to ...
Lie detection expert Janine Driver delivers a step-by-step, foolproof program to: • outsmart disloyal coworkers—and beat them to theplum promotions • protect your children from predators and guard agingloved ones—and their nest ...
8
Lie Groups Beyond an Introduction
" -- Newsletter of the EMS "This is a fundamental book and none, beginner or expert, could afford to ignore it. Some results are really difficult to be found in other monographs, while others are for the first time included in a book.
Everybody knows, nobody’s talking.
10
Lie Groups: A Problem Oriented Introduction Via Matrix Groups
The material is developed through 200 carefully chosen problems. This is the only book in the undergraduate curriculum to bring this material to students so early in their mathematical careers.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
lie is used in the context of the following news items.
7 Reasons People Lie - Huffington Post
The reasons people lie include: To take what is not rightfully theirs. To escape accountability. To create a fantasy/false self-esteem to escape ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
Rick Perry's borderline lie: The truth behind one of Perry's biggest …
Tomorrow will mark the one-year anniversary of Rick Perry's most famous foray into immigration politics. Last July, as the country's attention ... «Salon, Jul 15»
Oh, everything you know about sleep could be a big fat lie - Metro
Oh, everything you know about sleep could be a big fat lie. Nicole Morley for Metro.co.ukMonday 20 Jul 2015 1:01 pm. So, everything you know about sleep ... «Metro, Jul 15»
Batman Arkham Knight is a beautiful lie - Lazygamer.net
And I mean that in the sincerest way possible. Sometimes, a flat-out lie is great. Hell, it can be magnificent. Unless you're a PC gamer that is. «Lazygamer, Jul 15»
Cops: Dad drove drunk on LIE with 3 unbelted boys | News 12 Long …
Cops: Dad drove drunk on LIE with 3 unbelted boys. July 19, 2015 5:19 PM. A man was arrested for allegedly driving drunk on the Long Island Expressway with ... «News 12 Long Island, Jul 15»
Ann Coulter: Pro-immigration claims a lie | StAugustine.com
In the wake of Kate Steinle's murder at the hands of an illegal immigrant, mass immigration advocates have begun a campaign of lies in ... «St. Augustine Record, Jul 15»
Not right to cheat and lie, says Lester - Malaysiakini
"I decided not to do this because I know all these things will affect the country very much and it's not right for any human being to cheat and lie ... «Malaysiakini, Jul 15»
Two Truths & A Lie | BlogHer
A lie is to make an untrue statement with intent to deceive and/or to create a false or misleading impression. When I was a little girl, I was ... «BlogHer, Jul 15»
Big Data's Small Lie – The Limitation of Sampling and … - Datanami
Big Data's Small Lie – The Limitation of Sampling and Approximation in Big Data Analysis. Alex Gray. big data white lie. Volume is the most ... «Datanami, Jul 15»
The problem of Greece is not only a tragedy. It is a lie. | Neos Kosmos
A historic betrayal has consumed Greece. Having set aside the mandate of the Greek electorate, the Syriza government has willfully ignored ... «Neos Kosmos, Jul 15»
