Troublesome verbs

1. The dog has been ____________ on the back porch all afternoon.

lying 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.

setting sitting

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

The girl_____ the room in a hurry.

left, leave