Transcript Confusing Irregular Verbs

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Easily confused verbs
By: Diana Lenartiene, Ed. S.
Indian River State College
Adult Education Department
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Confusing Verbs
Review
•What is a regular
verb?
•What is an irregular
verb?
Lie vs. Lay
Definitions:
LAY= to place or put
LIE= to rest or recline
Base/
Present
Present Participle
lie
is lying
lay
is
laying
Past
Past
Participle
lay
have
lain
laid
have
laid
Notice that the past form of
lie and the present form of
lay are the same!
TIP
Typically, lay requires
a
direct object.
Examples
1. I (lie, lay) in bed for a long time on
2.
3.
Saturday mornings.
My mother (lies, lays) my little
sisters clothes out every morning.
(Lie, Lay) the tablecloth out for
dinner tonight.
TIP
Double check sentences without
direct objects. If the verb can
be replaced by placed, then
use lay.
Examples
1. The books (lay, laid) on the
table.
2. Go (lie, lay) on the couch for
a while.
3. The vegetables have been
(lay, laid) out on the platter.
Sit vs. Set
Definitions:
SIT= to rest
SET= to place or put
Base/
Present
Present
Participle
Past
Past
Participle
sit
is
sitting
sat
have
sat
set
had
set
set
is
setting
Typically set requires a
direct object.
Examples:
1. The student (sat, set) in his
desk.
2. The teacher (sat, set) the papers
on the table.
TIP
Occasionally, set will not
have a direct object.
Remember the definition
and see if you can replace
the verb with placed or put.
Examples
1. The books have been (sat,
set) on the table.
2. I (sat, set) the cat down on
the table.
3. I (sat, set) on the chair.
4. (Sat, Set) the box over there.
Rise vs. Raise
Definitions:
RISE= to go up without help
RAISE= to go up with help
Base/
Present
Present
Participle
rise
is
rising
raise
is
raising
Past
Past
Participle
rose
have
risen
raised
have
raised
TIP
• Typically, raise requires a direct
object.
Examples
1. I (rose, raised) early this
morning.
2. The bread (is rising, is
raising).
3. We can (rise, raise) the
money for charity.
TIP
Remember the definitions of rise
and raise. If the object goes
up on its own, then use rise.
If the object requires help,
then use raise. Check the
definitions even if the sentence
has no direct object.
Examples
1. The sun (rose, raised) this
morning.
2. The flag (rose, was raised) early
this morning.
3. (Rise, Raise) your hands, please.
Confusing Pairs of Verbs
Can and may
leave
lie and lay
learn
rise and raise
let and
teach and
sit and
Can and May
• Can means “to be able to.”
• May means “to be allowed to,”
“to be permitted to,” or “to have
the possibility of.”
Can means to be able to.
• Can you tell
me what time
it is?
• Are you able
to tell me
what time it
is?
May means “to be allowed
to,” or “to be permitted to.”
• May I help
you?
• Allow or
permit me to
help you.
Let and Leave
• Let means “to allow” or “to
permit.
let, let, let.
• Leave means “to depart” or “to
let stay or let be.”
leave, left, left
Let means “to allow” or “to
permit.”
• Let me show
you how to
use the
computer.
• Allow me to
show you
how to use
the computer.
Leave means “to depart” or
“to let stay or let be.”
• The train will
leave at noon.
• The train will
depart at noon.
Lie and Lay
Lie means “to recline” or “to
rest.”
lie, lay, lain.
Lay means “to put” or “to
place.”
lay, laid, laid.
Lie means “to recline” or “to
rest.”
• I lie on the
ship’s deck.
• I rest or
recline on
the ship’s
deck.
Lay means “to put” or “to
place.”
• Sarah will lay
the package
on the table.
• Sarah will put
or place the
package on
the table.
Teach and Learn
• Teach means “to show how” or “to
explain.”
teach, taught, taught.
• Learn means “to understand” or “to
gain knowledge.”
learn, learned, learned.
Teach means “to show how”
or “to explain.”
• I will teach
you.
• I will show
you how or
explain.
Learn means “to understand” or “to
gain knowledge.”
• You can learn
eaisly.
• You can
understand
or gain
knowledge
easily.
Rise and Raise
• Rise means “to get up”or “to go
up.”
rise, rose, risen
• Raise means to lift something
up.
raise, raised, raised
Rise means to “get up” or “to
go up.”
• The oil will rise
from the ground.
• The oil will go up
from the ground.
Raise means to lift something
up.
• He will raise
his hand.
• He will lift up
his hand.
Sit and Set
• Sit means “to rest.”
sit, sit, sat
• Set means “to place” or “to put.”
set, set, set
Sit means “to rest.”
• He will sit at
the computer
for hours.
• He will rest at
the computer
for hours.
Set means “to place” or “to
put.”
• Please set the
trap down
gently.
• Please place
or put the
trap down
gently.
Reviewing what we have learned
• Verbs can be regular or irregular
• Verbs can be transitive or intransitive
• We must use the correct form of the verb
to agree with the subject and the tense or
time.
• There are certain verbs and verb pairs
considered confusing in English