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I am lying in my bed vs I am lying on my bed

While both phrases are correct, "I am lying in my bed" implies that you are lying beneath your blanket, while "I am lying on my bed" implies that you are lying on top of your blanket.

Explained by Kay
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Last updated: December 10, 2017 • 190558 views

I am lying in my bed

This phrase is correct.

You can use this phrase to indicate that you are in bed.

Some examples from our editors:

I am lying in my bed, and I'm too tired to get up.
It's too late for me to come over; I am lying in my bed.

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I am lying in my bed. Watching spider eat the fly. I say: "How is that is breakfast TV for you" A little later I'm sitting by the window looking out. The red army is ...
The most prominent dream that I've had is one where I am lying in my bed, exactly as I am in real life... I can see my room perfectly. It's not in third person, I'm ...
( And at the same time:) I am lying in my bed, in the hall outside the party. My bed sometimes has bars! -No, wait: I am the wall in front of the bed... And I am three ...
I am lying in my bed...when my heart is filled with dread, Now I'm wide awake and lying in my bed! 'Cuz there's a vampire at my door, at my door, There's a ...

Some alternatives from our editors:

I'm in bed
I am in bed
I'm lying in bed

I am lying on my bed

This phrase is correct.

Use this phrase to indicate that you are lying on top of your bed.

Some examples from our editors:

I am not sitting at my desk; I am lying on my bed.
I am lying on my bed, so I can't see the clock.

Show examples from the web [+]

Jun 18, 2015 ... Present tense: I am lying on my bed. Past tense: I lay on my bed last night. The past tense of lay is laid: Present tense: I am laying my book right ...
... lay, lying, lain, I am lying on my bed; he is going to lie down; she lay down for a rest; after they had lain together for a while, they had sex; let sleeping dogs lie.
Jul 14, 2015 ... Gah, you guys, toronto is so hot right now that I am lying on my bed in short shorts and a tank all “come at me fan.” Like, whoa. I've noted before ...
In this photo, I am lying on my bed. She has piled empty cans and bottles all over my body to show how much soda I'd consumed that day. 9. You can only see ...

Some alternatives from our editors:

I'm lying on top of my bed
I am lying on top of my bed

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