Question

—Why was the boy beaten by his father?
—He _____ to his father that he had _____the table.

A．lain/lay

B．laid/lied

C．lied/laid

D．lay/laid

Answer 1

C

lie用法。Lie作为说谎时候是规则动词（lied, lied）;作为躺，位于时是不规则动词（lay, lain）;lay放置，搁,铺；是规则动词（laid, laid）;句意：—那个男孩为什么被他爸爸打？—他向他父亲说谎说他铺了桌子。