the old man felt very tired,so he lay down for a rest.

题目

the old man felt very tired,so he lay down for a rest.
为什么前面用felt 后面却用lay?时态不对啊?

答案

lay是lie的过去式,表示“躺下”,时态是对的,而不是动词原型lay
区别以下两个单词的过去式和过去分词
lie lay lain
lay laid laid