Name________________________________

Period_____________

To Lie / To Lay and To Sit / To Set

Select the correct answer from the choices provided after each sentence and write it in the
blank.
1.

The dog has been ____________ on the back porch all afternoon. (laying, lieing, laying)

2.

The urn with Grandpa's ashes ________ on the mantle in the living room. (sets, sits)

3.

The old tugboat has ________ on its side since last winter's storm. (lain, laid, lien)

4.

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

5.

Yolanda and Chris have been _________ carpet all day. (laying, lying)

6.

The computer has been __________ on that workbench ever since the customer brought
it in last August. (sitting, setting)

7.

The sun rose today at 6 a.m. I think it _______ around 7 p.m. (sets, sits)

8.

My brother _______ around in bed all day. (lays, lies)

9.

Professor Espinoza ________ her papers carefully on the podium before beginning her
talk. (lay, lied, laid)

10.

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

11.

In the old children's prayer, we say, "Now I ______ me down to sleep." (lay, lie)

12.

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

13.

The thieves _________ down on the pavement. (lied, laid, lay)

14.

The thieves have _______ there for several moments already. (laid, lain, lied)

Name________________________________

Period_____________

To Lie / To Lay and To Sit / To Set

Select the correct answer from the choices provided after each sentence and write it in the
blank.
1.

The dog has been _lying______ on the back porch all afternoon. (laying, lieing, lying)

2.

The urn with Grandpa's ashes __sits__ on the mantle in the living room. (sets, sits)

3.

The old tugboat has __lain__ on its side since last winter's storm. (lain, laid, lien)

4.

He yelled at his dog, "_Lie___ down!" (Lay, Lie)

5.

Yolanda and Chris have been __laying_ carpet all day. (laying, lying)

6.

The computer has been _sitting___ on that workbench ever since the customer brought it
in last August.

7.

The sun rose today at 6 a.m. I think it _sets__ around 7 p.m. (sets, sits)

8.

My brother _lies__ around in bed all day. (lays, lies)

9.

Professor Espinoza _laid___ her papers carefully on the podium before beginning her
talk. (lay, lied, laid)

10.

The team members were so exhausted after the game they just _lay__ on the benches.
(lied, laid, lay)

11.

In the old children's prayer, we say, "Now I _lay__ me down to sleep." (lay, lie) A form of
the verb to lay is appropriate here because there is an object, me. This reflexive form of
the verb is seldom used, however.

12.

The police ordered the thieves to __lie__ down in the street. (lay, lie)

13.

The thieves __lay___ down on the pavement. (lied, laid, lay)

14.

The thieves have _lain__ there for several moments already. (laid, lain, lied)