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Lying in bed or on the bed is correct. The verb is 'to lie' (meaning put yourself in a horizontal or resting position) and its gerund form is lying. The other verb you're thinking of is 'to lay' (meaning put sy/sg down gently or carefully) and its gerund form is laying.

Here is an easy tip to check your use of these verbs: substitute the word ?place, placed, or placing (depending on grammar structure.) If the substitute fits, lay is correct. If not, use lie.

The past tense of to lay is laid, and the past participle of to lay is laid. The past participle of to lay takes the helping verb ?has,? ?have,? or ?had.?

Conjugation of verb 'Lay' V1 Base Form (Infinitive):To LayV2 Past Simple:LaidV3 Past Participle:LaidV4 3rd Person Singular:LaysV5 Present Participle/Gerund:laying

How to Use 'Lay' and 'Lie' Lay means "to place something down flat," while lie means "to be in a flat position on a surface." The key difference is that lay is transitive and requires an object to act upon, and lie is intransitive, describing something moving on its own or already in position.

Incorrect: Last night I laid awake in bed. Correct: Last night I lay awake in bed. (It is not being done to anything else.) The past participle of lie is lain.

Since the couch is a more or less flat surface for you to lie on, ?lying? is the correct present participle describing your condition at that moment. However, you could be laying something on the couch, e.g., ?I'm laying my books on the couch so I can pick up my baby.?

Lay, laid, laid, laying The main meaning of the verb lay is "to put (something) down in a horizontal position". The important thing to remember with lay is that it is transitive, so it MUST have a direct object.