{"id":8591,"date":"2026-02-25T11:05:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T10:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/?p=8591"},"modified":"2026-02-26T11:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:14:09","slug":"lie-lay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/lie-lay\/","title":{"rendered":"Differenza tra lie e lay"},"content":{"rendered":"  <section class=\"section blogHeader\" id=\"blogHeader-block_427c4a7832cd2cd585cdb3a270bdcb81\">\n      <div class=\"blogHeader__wrapper\">\n                              <div class=\"blogHeader__image\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1024\u0445720_Lay-vs.-Lie.png\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1024\u0445720_Lay-vs.-Lie.png\" alt=\"Differenza tra lie e lay\" class=\"blogHeader__imageItem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1024\u0445720_Lay-vs.-Lie-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1024\u0445720_Lay-vs.-Lie-768x540.png 768w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1024\u0445720_Lay-vs.-Lie.png 1024w\" style=\"width:100%; aspect-ratio:1024\/720;\"> \n              <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n          \n      <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n      <section class=\"blogContentTable\" data-toc-section>\n        <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"blogTocToggle\" class=\"blogContentTable__toggle\" \/>\n        <label for=\"blogTocToggle\" class=\"blogContentTable__header\">\n            <span class=\"blogContentTable__heading\">\n                Indice dei contenuti            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"blogContentTable__arrow\"><\/span>\n        <\/label>\n        <div class=\"blogContentTable__wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"blogContentTable__heading blogContentTable__heading--sidebar\">\n                Indice dei contenuti            <\/div>\n            <ol class=\"blogContentTable__list\">\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">La differenza tra lay e lie in breve<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Perch\u00e9 lie e lay creano confusione<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Cosa significa lie in inglese<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Cosa significa lay in inglese<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">La vera differenza tra lie e lay (con esempi)<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Frasi semplici con lie e lay per bambini e bambine<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Errori comuni con lie e lay<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Mini esercizio: scegli tra lie o lay<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Imparare la grammatica inglese con Novakid<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ol>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <script>\n        \/\/ Use DOMContentLoaded for faster TOC initialization\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {\n            const tocSection = document.querySelector('[data-toc-section]');\n            if (!tocSection) return;\n\n            const headings = document.querySelectorAll('.blogHeadingText');\n            const tableContainer = tocSection.querySelector('.blogContentTable__list');\n            if (!tableContainer) return;\n\n            \/\/ Clear the container\n            tableContainer.innerHTML = '';\n\n            \/\/ Count valid headings with h2\n            let validHeadingsCount = 0;\n\n            \/\/ For each heading, create an item in the table of contents\n            headings.forEach((heading, index) => {\n                const h2 = heading.querySelector('h2');\n                if (!h2) return;\n\n                validHeadingsCount++;\n                const title = h2.textContent.trim();\n                const itemHtml = `<li><a href=\"#${heading.id}\">${title}<\/a><\/li>`;\n                tableContainer.innerHTML += itemHtml;\n            });\n\n            \/\/ Hide TOC if no valid headings found\n            if (validHeadingsCount === 0) {\n                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                 <li>\n                  \nLay \u00e8 anche il passato di lie, e questo confonde \nYesterday I lay on the bed.\n\n              <\/li>\n                          <li>\n                  \nLa differenza fondamentale \u00e8 questa: lay ha un oggetto, lie no.\n\n              <\/li>\n                      <\/ul>\n\n\n      <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogText\" id=\"blogText-block_4c44109f1154409eff4fc087865b18d0\">\n    <div class=\"blogText__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"blogText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Si dice <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lie down<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> o <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lay down<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? La differenza tra <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lay <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lie <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">non \u00e8 immediatamente chiara e spesso si crea un po&#8217; di confusione, anche tra i madrelingua. Lay e lie si assomigliano, hanno forme e significato simili, e proprio per questo \u00e8 facile confonderli.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Qui vediamo come spiegare la differenza tra lay e lie in modo semplice a bambini e bambine che studiano inglese, per aiutarli parlare e scrivere in modo pi\u00f9 sicuro, evitando errori frequenti. Lo facciamo con esempi semplici e mini test, proprio come nelle nostre<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lezioni di inglese online<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> per bambini.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_a143a3a56f171149e621933131cb9931\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_a143a3a56f171149e621933131cb9931\">\n                La differenza tra lay e lie in breve            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vediamo la differenza tra lie e lay in sintesi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714 Lie significa &#8220;sdraiarsi&#8221; o &#8220;stare sdraiato&#8221;, lay significa &#8220;posare&#8221;, &#8220;adagiare&#8221;, &#8221; stendere&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714 <\/span><b>Lie non ha un oggetto<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I want to <\/span><b>lie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> down. (Voglio sdraiarmi.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714 <\/span><b>Lay ha sempre un oggetto<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Please<\/span><b> lay the blanket <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the sofa.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Per favore stendi la coperta sul divano.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714 <\/span><b>Lay \u00e8 il passato di lie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ed \u00e8 qui che nasce la confusione)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today I <\/span><b>lie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the sofa. Yesterday I <\/span><b>lay<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the sofa.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Oggi mi sdraio. Ieri mi sono sdraiato.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714 <\/span><b>La differenza chiave \u00e8 l\u2019oggetto dell&#8217;azione<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lie descrive l&#8217;azione di sdraiarsi, senza oggetto. Mentre quando usiamo lay c\u2019\u00e8 sempre un oggetto, cio\u00e8 qualcuno appoggia o adagia <\/span><b>qualcosa <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(o qualcuno) da qualche parte.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_5f28cea28ed8a468d932454e4beef834\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_5f28cea28ed8a468d932454e4beef834\">\n                Perch\u00e9 lie e lay creano confusione            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perch\u00e9 \u00e8 facile confondersi tra lie e lay? La risposta \u00e8 semplice: i due verbi <\/span><b>si scrivono e pronunciano in modo simile.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Per un bambino o una bambina che sta imparando una nuova lingua, la differenza pu\u00f2 sembrare minima. <\/span><b>Hanno un significato simile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In pi\u00f9, c\u2019\u00e8 una sovrapposizione tra le forme del presente e del passato. <\/span><b>Il Past simple di to lie \u00e8 &#8220;<\/b><b><i>lay&#8221;<\/i><\/b><b>. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\ude32<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">( Mentre il past simple di to lay \u00e8 &#8220;laid&#8221;).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today I <\/span><b>lie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the bed.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yesterday I <\/span><b>lay<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the bed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Infine, in italiano possiamo dire &#8220;stendi la coperta sul divano&#8221; ( lay), ma anche &#8220;mi stendo sul letto&#8221; (lie). Questo rende pi\u00f9 difficile capire la differenza tra lie e lay in inglese.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_290ac939d95e71b4eaa18c7f1187bf0a\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_290ac939d95e71b4eaa18c7f1187bf0a\">\n                Cosa significa lie in inglese            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Il verbo <\/span><b>lie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> significa \u201csdraiarsi\u201d, \u201cstare disteso\u201d, insomma essere in posizione orizzontale. Non c\u2019\u00e8 nessun oggetto nella frase, nessun complemento, solo il soggetto: qualcuno che si sdraia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Esempi semplici con lie:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I <\/span><b>lie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the bed.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Mi sdraio sul letto.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dog <\/span><b>lies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the floor.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Il cane \u00e8 sdraiato sul pavimento.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The baby <\/span><b>lies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the crib.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Il bambino \u00e8 disteso nella culla.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quando parliamo della differenza tra <\/span><b>lie e lay<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, questo \u00e8 il primo punto da ricordare:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lie<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> non ha oggetto.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogImage\" id=\"blogImage-block_115cf4c094442f329205b4e19d121424\">\n    <div class=\"blogImage__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogImage__image\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lie-lay_ITA.png\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lie-lay_ITA.png\" alt=\"gatto sul divano scritta \u201cthe cat is lying on the sofa\u201d\" class=\"blogImage__imageItem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lie-lay_ITA-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lie-lay_ITA-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lie-lay_ITA-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lie-lay_ITA-1080x720.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lie-lay_ITA.png 1344w\" >\n                <div class=\"glightbox__zoom\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/icons\/search.svg\" alt=\"Zoom icon\" class=\"style-svg\">\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_007b1ce42d58625ec6ebe55c542413c8\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_007b1ce42d58625ec6ebe55c542413c8\">\n                Cosa significa lay in inglese            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Il verbo <\/span><b>lay<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> significa \u201cappoggiare\u201d, \u201cposare\u201d o \u201cstendere\u201d. A differenza di <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lie<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>lay ha sempre un oggetto<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \ud83d\udc49\u2705C\u2019\u00e8 sempre qualcosa o qualcuno che viene messo, posato, appoggiato, disteso da qualche parte.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Esempi con lay:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I <\/span><b>lay<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the book on the table.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Appoggio il libro sul tavolo.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She <\/span><b>lays<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the baby on the bed.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Appoggia il bambino sul letto.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They <\/span><b>lay<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the blanket on the grass.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Mettono la coperta sull\u2019erba.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Se vogliamo riassumere la differenza tra <\/span><b>lie e lay<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in modo semplice:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lie<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = mi sdraio.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lay<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = poggio qualcosa.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La presenza dell\u2019oggetto \u00e8 la chiave per non confondersi.\ud83e\udd13<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_09947b611c464d0a4a9fa9d3fbb217ba\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_09947b611c464d0a4a9fa9d3fbb217ba\">\n                La vera differenza tra lie e lay (con esempi)            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La <\/span><b>differenza tra lie e lay<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> si capisce meglio se usiamo le stesse situazioni e cambiamo solo il verbo. Qui di seguito una tabella con esempi, frasi semplici e traduzione di lay e lie.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 352px;\" width=\"759\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Verb Lie (nessun oggetto)<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Verb Lay (con oggetto)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>I lie on the bed.<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Mi sdraio sul letto.)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>I lay the book on the bed.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Appoggio il libro sul letto.)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>The dog lies on the floor.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Il cane \u00e8 sdraiato sul pavimento.)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>She lays the blanket on the floor.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Appoggia la coperta sul pavimento.)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>The baby lies on the bed.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Il bambino \u00e8 disteso sul letto.)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>She lays the baby on the bed.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Appoggia il bambino sul letto.)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_d7f5b90d8739601fb6cf06a4dae5483a\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_d7f5b90d8739601fb6cf06a4dae5483a\">\n                Frasi semplici con lie e lay per bambini e bambine            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ecco alcune frasi di esempio con lay e lie.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dog lies on the floor.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Il cane \u00e8 sdraiato sul pavimento.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I lie on my bed after school.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Mi sdraio sul letto dopo scuola.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please lay the book on the table.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Per favore, appoggia il libro sul tavolo.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She lays her backpack on the chair.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Appoggia lo zaino sulla sedia.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cat lies in the sun.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Il gatto \u00e8 sdraiato al sole.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lay your jacket on the bed.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Metti la giacca sul letto.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frasi brevi, situazioni semplici. Con esempi concreti bambini e bambine iniziano a sentirsi pi\u00f9 sicuri nell&#8217;uso dell&#8217;inglese. Qui trovi i consigli Novakid per<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/motivare-bambino-imparare-lingue-straniere\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">motivare bambini e bambine a imparare l&#8217;inglese<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_390962c9251969f95cecef8975d47997\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_390962c9251969f95cecef8975d47997\">\n                Errori comuni con lie e lay            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In questa tabella trovi gli errori pi\u00f9 frequenti con i verbi to lay e to lie.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>\u274c Frase errata<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>\u2705 Frase corretta<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Perch\u00e9<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c I <\/span><b>lay<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the bed every afternoon.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I <\/span><b>lie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the bed every afternoon.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Qui non c\u2019\u00e8 un oggetto. Si usa <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lie<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cat <\/span><b>lays<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the sofa.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cat <\/span><b>lies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the sofa.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Il gatto \u00e8 sdraiato, non sta mettendo qualcosa.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c She <\/span><b>lies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the book on the table.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She <\/span><b>lays<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the book on the table.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C\u2019\u00e8 un oggetto (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the book<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), quindi serve <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lay<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c Yesterday I <\/span><b>layed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the bed.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yesterday I <\/span><b>lay<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the bed.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Il passato di <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lie<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00e8 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lay<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c He <\/span><b>lay<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the keys on the desk yesterday.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He <\/span><b>laid<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the keys on the desk yesterday.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Il passato di <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lay<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00e8 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">laid<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_5e13dc7b52c6dec2941b4247a5a375ca\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_5e13dc7b52c6dec2941b4247a5a375ca\">\n                Mini esercizio: scegli tra lie o lay            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Completa le frasi con <\/span><b>lie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> o <\/span><b>lay<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (presente o passato semplice).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\ufe0f\u20e3 Every afternoon I ______ on the sofa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2\ufe0f\u20e3 Please ______ the book on the table.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3\ufe0f\u20e3 Yesterday the dog ______ on the floor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4\ufe0f\u20e3 She ______ the baby on the bed gently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5\ufe0f\u20e3 The cat likes to ______ in the sun.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n    <section class=\"section blogAccordionQA\" id=\"blogAccordionQA-block_1aed934afe531955a8565932b65a587d\">\n        <div class=\"blogAccordionQA__wrapper\" >\n            <div class=\"blogAccordionQA__content\">\n                                                            <details class=\"blogAccordionQA__item\">\n                            <summary class=\"blogAccordionQA__itemTitle\">\n                  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