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Usage: Confusing Verbs
• The forms of sit include: sit, sitting, sat, have sat
• Example: I will sit in the easy chair.
• The forms of set include: set, setting, set, have set
• Example: I will set the cushion in the easy chair.
Write the sentences below. Fill in the blank with the
correct verb.
1. Before she left, Josie had
two
loaves of bread on the table. (sat / set)
2. The workers have
their
equipment there. (sat / set)
Usage: Confusing Verbs
• The forms of rise include: rise, rising, rose, have
risen
• Example: The winner is rising to receive his medal.
• The forms of raise include: raise, raising, raised, have
raised.
• Example: The winner is raising her arms in triumph.
Write the sentences below. Fill in the blank with the
correct verb.
1. Before the game, the color guards
the flag. (rose / raised)
2. The baseball seemed to
above
the batter’s head. (rise / raise)
Usage: Confusing Verbs
• The verb lie means “to recline” or “to remain lying
down”
• Example: The newspaper is lying on the kitchen table.
• The verb lay means “to put something down”
• Example: She is laying the newspaper on the table.
Write the sentences below. Fill in the blank with the
correct verb.
1. I was
on the sofa reading a book
when the phone rang. (lying / laying)
2.
the baby gently in the crib. (lie / lay)
Usage: Confusing Verbs
• The forms of lie include: lie, lying, lay, have lain.
• Example: The newspaper is lying on the kitchen table.
• The forms of lay include: lay, laying, laid, have laid
• Example: She is laying the newspaper on the table.
Write the sentences below. Fill in the blank with the
correct verb.
1. The corrected test paper
on the desk.
(lay / laid)
2. My teddy bear
on my bed all day.
(lies / lays)
Usage: Confusing Verbs
• The verb lie does not take a direct object.
• Example: The newspaper is lying on the kitchen table. [No DO]
• The verb lay usually take a direct object.
• Example: She is laying the newspaper on the table. [Has a DO]
Write the sentences below. Fill in the blank with the
correct verb.
1. Before the sale, the clerk
samples on the counter. (lay / laid)
2. The remote control is
under the rocking chair. (lying / laying)