Troublesome Verbs

Front

Who ______ the book on top of my papers?

Back

laid

Front

The river ______ quickly during a rainstorm.

Back

rises

Front

The temperature has ______ ten degrees since this morning.

Back

risen

Front

We ______ our sleeping bags inside the tent.

Back

set

Front

The attendant _______ the drawbridge so the ship could pass.

Back

raised

Front

_____ the quilt on top of the cedar chest.

Back

lay

Front

Gordon found a dollar that was _______ on the sidewalk.

Back

lying

Front

The branches on the weeping willow tree gently ______ and fell with the wind.

Back

rose

Front

Did Janelle _____ her keys on the coffee table?

Back

lay

Front

How long has that squirrel been _____ on the tree branch?

Back

sitting