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Lie/Lay
Lie means “to recline” or “to remain lying down.”
· The verb lie never has an object.
· (The verb lie meaning to tell a falsehood is another word.)
Principal Parts of the Verb To Lie
Present / Present Participle(-ing) / Past Tense / Past Participle
(takes a helping verb have, has, had)
lie
______1. We often (lie, lay) outside under the stars in August.
______2. During the storm the sailors (lay, laid) in hammocks.
______3. Our cat often (lies, lays) in wait near the birdbath.
______4. We sometimes (lie, lay) under the trees in the park.
______5. Have you ever (lain, laid) on this beach before?
______6. He has (lain, laid) on the couch for an hour.
______7. A book of stories by Edgar Allan Poe is (lying, laying) on the table.
______8. Horror (lies, lays) in wait for the reader of Poe’s stories
Lay means “to put down” or “to place something.”
· The verb lay may have an object.
Principal Parts of the Verb To Lay
Present / Present Participle(-ing) / Past Tense / Past Participle
(takes a helping verb have, has, had)
lay
______1. Toni (lies, lays) her books in the same spot every night.
______2. He has (lay, laid) a basket or rolls on the table.
______3. Every night she (lies, lays) clean clothes on the chair for the morning.
______4. The clerk (lay, laid) the stamps on the counter.
______5. I have (lain, laid) your coat on the chair in the hall.
______6. Sheila has (lain, laid) the peaches on the counter.
______7. Tim made a roll of his jacket and (lay, laid) it under his head.
______8. The president has (lain, laid) a wreath at the base of the statue.
Lie/Lay Worksheet
Name______Date______Period_____
DIRECTIONS: Write the correct verb form of lie or lay on the line to the left. Remember only the verb lay will take an object.
______1. That bucket has (lain, laid) in the same spot for a week.
______2. Some of his characters (lay, laid) under the spell of strange diseases.
______3. Few people have (lain, laid) down a story by Poe unit it was finished.
______4. May have (lain, laid) awake at night after reading a Poe story.
______5. In one of Poe’s most lyrical poems, a lover grieves for Annabel Lee, who (lies, lays) “in a tomb by the sounding sea.”
______6. In “The Tell-Tale Heart,” a man (lying, laying) in bed thinks the tick of a watch is a heartbeat.
______7. The appeal of Poe’s poem “The Bells” (lies, lays) in its musical sounds.
______8. In “The Raven,” a man’s midnight encounter with a raven (lies, lays) deep sorrow over his spirit.
______9. “The Pit and the Pendulum” is a story of the tortures a man undergoes while he is (lying, laying) at the bottom of a dark pit.
______10. We often (lie, lay) outside under the stars in August.
DIRECTIONS: Write the correct from of lie or lay in the blank.
______11. The letters are ___ on the table for you to read.
______11. Why don’t you ___ down for a few minutes?
______12.Be careful when you are ___ the new carpeting.
______13. The mysterious package ___ on the park bench.
______14. Tomorrow we will ___ new tiles in the hallway.
DIRECTIONS:
31. Write a sentence (minimum of eight words) using the past participle of lie.
32. Write a sentence (minimum of eight words) using the present participle of lay.
33. Write a sentence (minimum of eight words) using the present participle of lie.
34. Write a sentence (minimum of eight words) using the past tense of lay.
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Lie/Lay
Lie means “to recline” or “to remain lying down.”
· The verb lie never has an object.
· (The verb lie meaning to tell a falsehood is another word.)
Principal Parts of the Verb To Lie
Present / Present Participle(-ing) / Past Tense / Past Participle
(takes a helping verb have, has, had)
lie / lying / lay / (have) lain
LIE 1. We often (lie, lay) outside under the stars in August.
LAY 2. During the storm the sailors (lay, laid) in hammocks.
LIES 3. Our cat often (lies, lays) in wait near the birdbath.
LIE 4. We sometimes (lie, lay) under the trees in the park.
LAIN 5. Have you ever (lain, laid) on this beach before?
LAIN 6. He has (lain, laid) on the couch for an hour.
LYING 7. A book of stories by Edgar Allan Poe is (lying, laying) on the table.
LIES 8. Horror (lies, lays) in wait for the reader of Poe’s stories
Lay means “to put down” or “to place something.”
· The verb lay may have an object.
Principal Parts of the Verb To Lay
Present / Present Participle(-ing) / Past Tense / Past Participle
(takes a helping verb have, has, had)
lay / LAYING / LAID / (HAVE) LAID
LAYS 1. Toni (lies, lays) her books in the same spot every night.
LAID 2. He has (lay, laid) a basket or rolls on the table.
LAYS 3. Every night she (lies, lays) clean clothes on the chair for the morning.
LAID 4. The clerk (lay, laid) the stamps on the counter.
LAID 5. I have (lain, laid) your coat on the chair in the hall.
LAID 6. Sheila has (lain, laid) the peaches on the counter.
LAID 7. Tim made a roll of his jacket and (lay, laid) it under his head.
LAID 8. The president has (lain, laid) a wreath at the base of the statue.
Lie/Lay Worksheet
DIRECTIONS: Write the correct verb form of lie or lay on the line to the left. Remember only the verb lay will take an object.
LAIN 1. That bucket has (lain, laid) in the same spot for a week.
LAY 2. Some of his characters (lay, laid) under the spell of strange diseases.
LAID 3. Few people have (lain, laid) down a story by Poe unit it was finished.
LAIN 4. Many have (lain, laid) awake at night after reading a Poe story.
LIES 5. In one of Poe’s most lyrical poems, a lover grieves for Annabel Lee, who (lies, lays) “in a tomb by the sounding sea.”
LYING 6. In “The Tell-Tale Heart,” a man (lying, laying) in bed thinks the tick of a watch is a heartbeat.
LIES 7. The appeal of Poe’s poem “The Bells” (lies, lays) in its musical sounds.
LAYS 8. In “The Raven,” a man’s midnight encounter with a raven (lies, lays) deep sorrow over his spirit.
LYING 9. “The Pit and the Pendulum” is a story of the tortures a man undergoes while he is (lying, laying) at the bottom of a dark pit.
LAIN 10. We have often (lain, laid) outside under the stars in August.
DIRECTIONS: Write the correct from of lie or lay in the blank.
LYING 11. The letters are ___ on the table for you to read.
LIE 11. Why don’t you ___ down for a few minutes?
LAYING 12.Be careful when you are ___ the new carpeting.
LAY/LIES 13. The mysterious package ___ on the park bench.
LAY 14. Tomorrow we will ___ new tiles in the hallway.
DIRECTIONS:
35. Write a sentence (minimum of eight words) using the past participle of lie.
(HAVE, HAS, HAD) LAIN
36. Write a sentence (minimum of eight words) using the present participle of lay.
LAYING
37. Write a sentence (minimum of eight words) using the present participle of lie.
LYING
38. Write a sentence (minimum of eight words) using the past tense of lay.
LAID