Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
I __________ in bed all night thinking about it.

• A. laid
• B. lay
• C. led
• D. lied
• E. stood

Answer 1

The correct option is B lay

This context has been put in a general sense, where a person lay in bed all night thinking about something. So, we don't require the past tense.

'Led' refers to a result, as, Global Warming led to temperature rise. 'Lied' is to be on the opposite side of truth. Stood is the past tense of stand, which is completely irrelevant to the context.

So, option B is correct and the others are not.