Lie vs. Lay

Lie vs. Lay Chart
source: http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/definitions/no-lielay/

Truly or Falsely?
Every afternoon we lay down and rest for an hour.
Luke laid on the beach and soaked up the sunshine.
I distinctly remember lying my keys on the kitchen counter.
The reports were laying on my desk this morning.
When Sabine comes home every afternoon, she lays her coat on the chair by the door.
Yesterday Juan laid on his sofa watching television for three hours.

What do you notice?
Essential differences:
to lie is an intransitive verb
laid does not describe the act of reclining
to lay is a transitive verb
Essential similarity:
the past tense form of to lie is lay
Dear Abby:
“people lie and chickens lay”

Visuals, anyone?
lie, lay, lain
lay, laid, laid
lie, lied, lied