LIE/LAY/LAIN - LYING

LAY / LAID/LAID - LAYING

LIE / LIED / LIED - LYING
1) You can ____ on the couch if you want.
2) A piece of broken glass ___ next to my shoe.
3) When you're done with dinner, you can ___ your plate and glass on the counter.
4) Are you going to ____ down for a rest?
5) She ___________the papers on my table last night.
6) Yesterday I _________ on the bed to read more easily.
7) He has just gone for a ______-down.
8) She _______ it down.
9) Please ________it here.
10) I usually ________on the bed at this time
11) I hope this hen will ________many eggs here.
12) The hen __________ this egg yesterday.
13) When the doorbell rang Sonia ________her book to open the door.
14) Yesterday Caroline _________on a chair by the pool all afternoon.
15) David's ____________in bed all day reading the newspaper.
16) When I entered the room Ketty was _________the baby down gently in his bed, she didn't
want to wake him up.
17) Where have you __________the English dictionary, I can't find it ?
18) The lion was ___________quietly waiting for its prey.
19) The cuckoo ________its eggs in other bird's nests.
20) Peter, please, __________ the glasses on the table.
21) Tom, ___________ there, the doctor will examine you.
22) The dog will __________by the door until I come home.
23) If you _________on the couch any longer, you will turn into a potato.
24) Please _________the files on my desk.
25) The apples ________on the counter for so long that they are now rotten.
26) Michael ____________the blankets on the beds.
27) Don't just ________there like a lump, do something!
28) We _________so long in the sun, by the end of the day we looked like lobsters.
29) I always forget where I _________my keys down when I get home.
30) After the baby fell asleep, she was quietly _________in her crib.
31) My glasses always __________next to my computer.
1. The dog has been ____________ on the back porch all afternoon.
a) lying b) lieing c) laying
2.The old tugboat has ________ on its side since last winter's storm.
a) lain b) laid c) lien
3. He yelled at his dog, "_______ down!"
a) Lay b) Lie
4. Yolanda and Chris have been _________ carpet all day.
a) lying b) lieing c) laying
5. My brother _______ around in bed all day.
a) lies b) lays
6. Professor Espinoza ________ her papers carefully on the podium before beginning her talk.
a) lay b) lied c) laid
7. The team members were so exhausted after the game they just ______ on the benches.
a) lied b) laid c) lay
8. In the old children's prayer, we say, "Now I ______ me down to sleep."
a) lay b) lie
9. The police ordered the thieves to _______ down in the street.
a) lie b) lay
10. The thieves _________ down on the pavement.

a) lied b) laid c) lay

11. The thieves have _______ there for several moments already.
a) laid b) lain c) lied
1. Mrs. Khan (lies, lays) an eraser on her desk as soon as she enters the room.
2. When Kieran saw the beach, he thought he had (lain, laid) his eyes on paradise.
3. Lester likes to (lie, lay) in his room for about an hour after he wakes up.
4. The dog (lies, lays) her paws all over the furniture when we go out.
5. This clay pot has (lain, laid) in the underground cave for thousands of years.
6. Uday, please (lie, lay) down before you faint from exhaustion!
7. The factory will dismiss employees if they (lie, lay) down on the job.
8. The factory will dismiss employees if they (lie, lay) down their tools.
9. When farmers harvest mangoes, they must (lie, lay) mulch so that the harvest trucks have proper
traction.
10.EMX has (lain, laid) aside its prejudices and will consider all applicants, regardless of background.
11.The goat enjoys (lying, laying) on the haystack in the afternoon.
1. Jenny had (lie, lay) in the lounge chair for two hours before she finally fell asleep.
2. Because Alvin forgot his wristwatch, he (lie, lay) his cell phone next to his notebook during the test
to keep
track of time.
3. Throughout her troubled pregnancy, Jenny was (lie, lay) on her bed most of the time.
4. Throughout her troubled pregnancy, Jenny (lie, lay) on her bed most of the time.
5. My dog Marley likes to (lie, lay) under the mango tree during hot summer days.
6. Be careful not to get the sink dirty when you (lie, lay) the flowerpot on the windowsill, Grandma
shouted.
7. Iness parents felt confident when she left for college because they had (lie, lay) a strong moral
foundation
for her to build on.
8. The workers were (lie, lay) concrete on the driveway when it started to rain.
9. During yesterdays storm, Emmett was (lie, lay) under the expressway overpass.
10. During yesterdays storm, Emmett (lie, lay) under the expressway overpass.
11. Every weekday afternoon Virginia (lie, lay) on the couch to watch Tyra.
12. Jacinto (lie, lay) his backpack on the kitchen table as soon as he gets home.
13. Sister OLoughlin (lie, lay) down the rules about appropriate behavior in the dorms.
14. While James (lie, lay) asleep on the couch, the burglar stole his camera and jumped out the
window.
15. The congregation (lie, lay) the offering at the foot of the altar.
16. Johan told me that he had (lie, lay) the box outside Ms. Farquars office.
17. Jim stared at the caged python as it (lie, lay) in its cage quietly digesting the mouse for over two
hours.
1. He _________ about twenty feet of new pipe each day.
a) lies b) lays
2. Pete is _________under that peach tree.
a) lying b) laying
3. The ball was ________on the forty-yard line.
a) lying b) laying
4. The mail carrier _________the package on the doormat.
a) lay b) laid
5. Would you like to ____________down before you eat lunch?
a) lie b) lay
6. We all wondered where the clerk had _____________the receipt.
a) lay b) laid
7. Bill's bathing suit _____________under the bed.
a) lay b) laid

8. The lawyers ______________the contracts aside for the time being.

a) lay b) laid
9, She got a sunburn from ___________on the beach too long.
a) lying b) laying
10. Barbara said that she had ________________ the book on a table.
a) lain b) laid
11. Mary ____________her fork on her plate and left the dining room.
a) lay b) laid
12. Please do not __________on that sofa.
a) lie b) lay
13. It seems that fewer people are ___________in the sun these days.
a) lying b) laying
14. A small piece of the bomb _________right next to my foot.
a) lay B) laid
15. When he completes his work, Martin will _________his tools on the counter.
a) lie b) lay
16. Do you plan to___________down for a nap today?
a) lie b) lay
17. They have _____________their weapons on the ground and raised their hands in surrender.
a) lay b) laid
18. All players with losing hands should _____________all of the cards on the table.
a) lie b) lay
19. The stupid thief has ___________the clues all over the crime scene.
a) lay b) laid
20. Until recently, I _______________in the sun almost every day during the summer.
a) lie b) lay
1. ________ the money on the table.
2. Are they going to ________ the carpet in your house?
3. Chris wondered who was ________ on the bench.
4. He ________ on the beach all day today.
5. He has ________ by the pool all week.
6. He has ________ carpet for 10 years.
7. He is ________ the carpet down right now.
8. I ________ the book on the couch this morning.
9. She ________ in bed until she felt better.
10. That is a strange place to ________ down and take a nap.
11. The dog has ________ in the sun for three hours.
12. They ________ the carpet yesterday.
13. They have ________ the groundwork for the new building.
14. What good is it to ________ there?
15. Yesterday, he ________ on the beach all day.
16. You have ________ the sheets on that bed?
17. Would you please ____________ the book on the desk and help me?
18. Dont __________ to me; I promise not to be mad if only you will tell the truth.
19. Why dont you ____________ down and take a nap before we go?
20. After ___________down the concrete, the workers began to dig another trench.
21. The mother told her son to ______________ still.
22. She has ___________in bed for four months now.
23. As I ____________ me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
24. Someone __________ the treasures there hundreds of years ago.
25. They ____________ out $4,000 for their daughter's wedding reception.
26. Mark Harris has written a book with an ambiguous title, __________ in Bed.
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There (lays / lies) the book we lost.

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Yesterday I (lay / laid) in the hammock for an hour.

The man (lay / laid) a charge against his enemy.
The boy was (laying / lying) on the bed.
The teacher (lay / laid) the book on the table.
The bathers had (lain / laid) all day on the beach.
He ordered the dog to (lie / lay) down.
The man (lay / laid) the rifle down on the mat.
When we arrived, they were (lying / laying) the flowers on the cenotaph.
(Lie / Lay) the pencils down on the desk.
Now I (lay / lie) me down to sleep.
On the bank (lies / lays) his fishing rod.
The hen (lay / laid) an egg.
He had (lain / laid) the cat in its grave.
Their friends were (lying / laying) the table.
He was asked to (lie / lay) on the couch.
We have (lain / laid) here an hour.
Where you (lie / lay) should be warm.

RISE / RAISE
1. The river (rose / raised) four feet during the hurricane.
2. The company (rose / raised) the pay of its employees.
3. He (rises / raises) early in the morning.
4. The sun has (risen / raised) above the horizon.
5. He (rises / raises) his window at night.
6. The gardener had (risen / raised) tomatoes for years.
7. With levers they will (raise / rise) the house from its footing.
8. He is (rising / raising) himself from the bed.
9. The canvassers (rose/raised) money for charity.
10. He will (rise / raise) in the world.