Name:
Using Lay and Lie
to lay to lie
meaning: put something down meaning: to recline
present lay or lays lie or lies
. When Ben and Cheri come in, they lay . Cheri and Ben lie on the couch.
tense their keys on the table. . Cheri lies on the couch.
. When he comes in, Ben lays his keys
on the table.
past laid lay
. Yesterday, I laid my keys on the table. . Yesterday, Cheri lay on the couch.
tense
present laying lying
. Bob is laying his keys on the table. . Cheri is lying on the couch.
participle
past laid lain
. Yesterday, I had laid my keys on the table. . Cheri had lain on the couch all day.
participle
Complete each sentence with the correct form of lay or lie.
1. Grandma ________________________ her spoon next to the stove.
2. Eddie is ________________________ on his bed.
3. Earlier today, Martha had ________________________ her purse on the chair.
4. John and Dennis ________________________ on the ground, looking at the stars.
5. Kendra had ________________________ on a raft in the pool all afternoon.
6. My dog ________________________ on the sofa when I leave the house.
7. Yesterday, Aldea ________________________ her pencil on the book.
8. Do you see Jacob ________________________ his baseball cap on the shelf?
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ANSWER KEY
Using Lay and Lie
to lay to lie
meaning: put something down meaning: to recline
present lay or lays lie or lies
. When Ben and Cheri come in, they lay . Cheri and Ben lie on the couch.
tense their keys on the table. . Cheri lies on the couch.
. When he comes in, Ben lays his keys
on the table.
past laid lay
. Yesterday, I laid my keys on the table. . Yesterday, Cheri lay on the couch.
tense
present laying lying
. Bob is laying his keys on the table. . Cheri is lying on the couch.
participle
past laid lain
. Yesterday, I had laid my keys on the table. . Cheri had lain on the couch all day.
participle
Complete each sentence with the correct form of lay or lie.
lays
1. Grandma ________________________ her spoon next to the stove.
Note: Lays is present tense. Also accept past tense form, laid.
lying
2. Eddie is ________________________ on his bed.
laid
3. Earlier today, Martha had ________________________ her purse on the chair.
lie
4. John and Dennis ________________________ on the ground, looking at the stars.
Note: Lie is present tense. Also accept past tense form, lay.
lain
5. Kendra had ________________________ on a raft in the pool all afternoon.
lies
6. My dog ________________________ on the sofa when I leave the house.
laid
7. Yesterday, Aldea ________________________ her pencil on the book.
lay
8. Do you see Jacob ________________________ his baseball cap on the shelf?
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