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by GmatKiss » Sat May 12, 2012 3:50 am
Because Gina had laid in bed for several months after her accident, she developed atrophy in her leg muscles.

(A) had laid
(B) lies
(C) is laying
(D) has lay
(E) had lain
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by krishna239455 » Sat May 12, 2012 5:21 am
IMO: A

Since there are two events, both occur in past and are interdependent. Past Perfect tense is required "had laid"
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by GmatKiss » Sat May 12, 2012 5:29 am
krishna239455 wrote:IMO: A

Since there are two events, both occur in past and are interdependent. Past Perfect tense is required "had laid"
OA is not A
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by krishna239455 » Sat May 12, 2012 5:39 am
If it is not A then surely E.

I may have mistaken the past participle of lay. May be "lain" is the correct past participle and not "laid"
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by vk_vinayak » Sat May 12, 2012 5:55 am
From the net:

The principal parts of lie (to recline) are:

lie (present,) lay (past) and lain (past participle).

The principal parts of lay are:

lay (present), laid (past) and laid (past participle).

As an aid in choosing the correct verb forms, remember that lie means to recline, whereas lay means to place something, to put something on something.
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by GMAT Kolaveri » Sat May 12, 2012 10:14 am
GmatKiss wrote:Because Gina had laid in bed for several months after her accident, she developed atrophy in her leg muscles.
(A) had laid
(B) lies
(C) is laying
(D) has lay
(E) had lain

no need of perfect tense as the sequence of events is pretty clear. A,D,E are incorrect.
Between B and C, i prefer B.
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by PGMAT » Sat May 12, 2012 11:50 am
GmatKiss wrote:Because Gina had laid in bed for several months after her accident, she developed atrophy in her leg muscles.

(A) had laid
(B) lies
(C) is laying
(D) has lay
(E) had lain
I think it should be E, lain is past participle of lie, and we need past perfect tense here.
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by GmatKiss » Sat May 12, 2012 11:57 am
OA is E
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by ice_rush » Sat May 12, 2012 12:24 pm
(E) it is.
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by confuse mind » Sat May 12, 2012 8:21 pm
GMAT Kolaveri wrote:
GmatKiss wrote:Because Gina had laid in bed for several months after her accident, she developed atrophy in her leg muscles.
(A) had laid
(B) lies
(C) is laying
(D) has lay
(E) had lain

no need of perfect tense as the sequence of events is pretty clear. A,D,E are incorrect.
Between B and C, i prefer B.


Past perfect is required not w.r.t accident since lying in bed is anyways afterwards and you use past perfect to tell something happened before another past event.
Past Perfect is requir4ed w.r.t 'developed atrophy'
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