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Test yourself on the differences between LAY and LIE. Online quiz, can also be printed out for use in class. Vocabulary for ESL learners and teachers.
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I am dizzy and need to lie down. 2. When I got dizzy yesterday, I lay down. When I got dizzy yesterday, I laid down. 3. My brother lies carpet for a living. My brother lays carpet for a living. 4. The book has been laying there for weeks.
Preview 20 Quizzes about Lay vs. Lie. She … the reports on your desk this morning. (a) lay. (b) laid. They all have … deeply asleep. (a) lain. (b) laid. I enjoy … under the sun at the beach. (a) lying.
Lay can mean 'prepare' or 'make ready'. You can lay the table for a meal, or lay a place for someone at a table. You can lay a fire. You can lay a trap for someone. How many places do I...
Lie vs. Lay. Free English vocabulary exercise. Are you tired of lying around, unsure of the difference between "lay" and "lie"? In this grammar exercise, we will be focusing on the proper use of these two commonly confused verbs.
Data and exercise to help students learn the difference in meaning, form and use of these verbs. I added lie ( as in tell a lie) because my students always g…
6 Answers. Sorted by: 40. The verb lay is transitive. You lay something on the table. The verb lie is intransitive. You lie on the table when you are operated upon. The confusion comes because the past tense of lie is lay: He lay on the table for two hours before he was operated upon. Few native speakers get this right.
