Monday, December 18, 2006

Lay vs. Lie


Lay flat or lie flat video


Lay vs. Lie


Present

Past

Participle (a form of have)

To recline

lie, lying

lay

has/have/

had lain

To put or place

lay, laying

laid

has/have/

had laid

To tell a falsehood

lie, lying

lied

has/have/

had lied


  • Lay is a transitive verb and requires a direct object
  • Lie is an intransitive verb and does not take a direct object
  • Before lying down (no direct object) she laid the book (direct object) on the table.

· Quiz – Is It Correct?

1. I am dizzy and need to ____ down.

2. When I got dizzy yesterday, I ____ down.

3. We need to ___ this baby down for a nap.

4. The lions are _____ in wait for their prey.

5. The lions have ____ in wait for their prey.

6. I ­­­____the blanket over her as she slept.

7. I will ___ my head on my pillow shortly.

8. The dog has been _____on the back porch all afternoon.

9. The tugboat has ____on its side since last winter's storm.

10. He yelled at his dog, "_______ down!"

11. My slacker brother _______ around in bed all day.

12. Professor Rodgers ________ his papers carefully on the podium before beginning his talk.

13. The team members were so exhausted after the game they just ______ on the benches.

14. The police ordered the thieves to _______ down in the street.

15. The thieves _________ down on the pavement.

16. The thieves have _______ there for several moments already.

Quiz – Is It Correct? Answers

1. I am dizzy and need to ____ down. (lie)

2. When I got dizzy yesterday, I ____ down. (lay)

3. We need to ___ this baby down for a nap. (lay)

4. The lions are _____ in wait for their prey. (lying)

5. The lions have ____ in wait for their prey. (lain)

6. I ____the blanket over her as she slept. (laid)

7. I will ___ my head on my pillow shortly. (lay)

8. The dog has been _____on the back porch all afternoon. (lying)

9. The tugboat has ____on its side since last winter's storm. (lain)

10. He yelled at his dog, "_______ down!" (Lie)

11. My slacker brother _______ around in bed all day. (lies)

12. Professor Rodgers ________ his papers carefully on the podium before beginning his talk. (laid)

13. The team members were so exhausted after the game they just ______ on the benches. (lay)

14. The police ordered the thieves to _______ down in the street. (lie)

15. The thieves _________ down on the pavement. (lay)

16. The thieves have _______ there for several moments already. (lain)