What's the difference between lay and lie? and if you had..Tonya has___out in the sun since noon. which one do you use in past tense?

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The difference between lie and lay is probably the toughest in the English language.

In your sentence you need the past participle of "lie."

Tonya has lain . . .

Study this site -- and keep it handy.

http://web.ku.edu/~edit/lie.html
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