Select the best word to fill in the blank in the following sentence:
When she told me she was sick, I asked her if she had ______ down for a bit in order to feel better.

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This sentence uses past perfect tense. This tense refers to an an event or action (she had lain down) that happened before another action in the past (speaker asked her). The past perfect tense is always the past participle of a verb accompanied by the helping (auxiliary) verb had. 
Past perfect tense = had + past participle
In this case, you can use the "had" in the example sentence as a clue that you will need to use the past participle of the verb "lie" in order to correctly complete the sentence.
had + past participle (sung) = had lain
Note: It can be tricky to tell if you should be using a form of "lie" or "lay" in sentences like this one. We use the word "lie" when something is going to lie down (assume a horizontal position, like you would lie on a bed). We use the word "lay" when we are "laying" or putting something down (e.g. She lay the blanket on the bed). The past tense of "lie" is also "lay," so you'll want to practice with these two sets of verbs using the chart below to make sure you've got them right!
You may use the chart of common irregular verbs to help you study.
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Select the Best Word to Fill in the Blank in the Following