CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LYING
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 lying
you would lying
he/she/it would lying
we would lying
you would lying
they would lying
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 lying
you would have lying
he/she/it would have lying
we would have lying
you would have lying
they would have lying
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.
10 QUOTES WITH «LYING»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
lying.
It's a terrible thing to have to tell your fans, who have waited like Detroit's have, that their team won't win it this year. But it's better than lying to them.
I can't worry about what other people are saying about me. At the end of the day, it's just their opinions, but if I said I don't hear it, or it doesn't bother me a little bit, I'd be lying to you.
The trouble with lying and deceiving is that their efficiency depends entirely upon a clear notion of the truth that the liar and deceiver wishes to hide.
Camera lies all the time. It's all it does is lie, because when you choose this moment instead of this moment, when you... the moment you've made a choice, you're lying about something larger. 'Lying' is an ugly word. I don't mean lying. But any artist picks and chooses what they want to paint or write about or say. Photographers are the same.
I'm lively when I perform and I always put everything into a show, but when I get home I love lying down in front of the TV and relaxing.
He who observes etiquette but objects to lying is like someone who dresses fashionably but wears no vest.
Life in LA is not lying in the sun for months. It is having a 4pm meeting and leaving at noon to sit in traffic for four hours. It's not glam.
Music is the medium that has taken me around the world, and I would be lying if I said I could live without music.
I'm trying to photograph an old offshore oil city that is lying in decay in the Caspian Sea, but I've been having a hard time getting there.
Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LYING»
Discover the use of
lying in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
lying and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Trust Me, I'm
Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator
Because I’m tired of a world where blogs take indirect bribes, marketers help write the news, reckless journalists spread lies, and no one is accountable for any of it. I’m going to explain exactly how the media really works.
2
Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life
A thoughtful addition to the growing debate over public and private morality. Looks at lying and deception in law, family, medicine, government.
He focuses on "white" lies?those lies we tell for the purpose of sparing people discomfort?for these are the lies that most often tempt us.
4
Lying and Deception in Everyday Life
Providing an interdisciplinary exploration of the widespread phenomenon of lying and deception, this volume promotes a more fully integrated understanding of how people function in their everyday lives.
Michael Lewis, Carolyn Saarni, 1993
From the author of the New York Times bestselling PRETTY LITTLE LIARS comes a killer series, THE LYING GAME.
6
Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir
In Lying, Lauren Slater forces us to redraw the boundary between what we know as fact and what we believe we create as fiction.
7
Lying: An Augustinian Theology of Duplicity
Drawing from Augustine's writings, and contrasting them with the work of other Christian and non-Christian thinkers, Griffiths deals with the two great questions concerning lying: What is it to lie?
8
Lying Up a Nation: Race and Black Music
But as Ronald Radano argues in this bracing work, the whole idea of black music has a much longer and more complicated history-one that speaks as much of musical and racial integration as it does of separation.
Mark Salzman's Lying Awake is a finely wrought gem that plumbs the depths of one woman's soul, and in so doing raises salient questions about the power-and price-of faith.
10
Why Leaders Lie: The Truth About
Lying in International Politics
For more than two decades, John J. Mearsheimer has been regarded as one of the foremost realist thinkers on foreign policy.
John J. Mearsheimer, 2011
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LYING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
lying is used in the context of the following news items.
Video of 2 seniors' home residents lying on the floor prompts …
Panneton continued down the hallway toward her mother, she said, only to see a woman in another room also lying on the floor. Panneton said ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
Lying to Survive » IAI TV
Humans have been lying for as long as we have been writing – probably longer. Deception is a recurring theme in Greek mythology, with many stories about ... «IAI News, Jul 15»
Hit-and-run driver leaves jogger, 67, lying in N. Knoxville road …
KNOXVILLE — Police are seeking the driver of a vehicle that ran over a 67-year-old jogger on Tazewell Pike and left him lying in the roadway. «Knoxville News Sentinel, Jul 15»
Batra: There has been no termination; Van Ass lying about tickets …
"He was supposed to come back. He is spreading the news that he has not been sent tickets. He is lying. We did send him the tickets," Batra ... «Mid-Day, Jul 15»
Senator Menendez seeks dismissal of charges, accuses FBI agent …
... federal grand jury and intimidating witnesses – even accusing an FBI agent of lying when being questioned by a top prosecutor in the case. «Hudson County View, Jul 15»
Who's lying about John Stones, Mourinho or Martinez? - We Ain't …
Well, someone's been a naughty boy and hasn't exactly been telling the complete and honest truth. Jose Mourinho, often the villain of the piece ... «We Ain't Got No History, Jul 15»
Ask a Scientist: Why do roaches die lying on their backs? | News …
Q. We humans usually have no trouble righting ourselves after lying down. But then again, we can't climb up walls. How are roaches wired ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»
70% diploma-to-degree seats are lying vacant this year - The Times …
AHMEDABAD: The diploma engineering and diploma to degree engineering course have also seen over 40% seats and 72 % seats falling ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
Someone is lying............... - Beaufort Observer
"On April 7, 2015, President Barack Obama's National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes told CNN's Jake Tapper, "under this deal, you will have ... «Beaufort Observer, Jul 15»
Harte relishing tougher challenges lying ahead - Belfast Telegraph
Tyrone are gaining momentum in the qualifiers and on the evidence of Saturday's second-half display at Semple Stadium, they could very well ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
