Troublesome Verbs

Who ______ the book on top of my papers?

• lay

• laid

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

Is anyone ________ beside Gerald?

• setting

• sitting

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

The faded shirt had been ______ in the sun for days.

• lying

• laying

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

We ______ our sleeping bags inside the tent.

• sat

• set

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

_____ the quilt on top of the cedar chest.

• lie

• lay

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.3

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Gordon found a dollar that was _______ on the sidewalk.

• lying

• laying

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

Please _______ down your pencils when you are finished with the test.

• sit

• set

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

Did Janelle _____ her keys on the coffee table?

• lie

• lay

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.4A

Don Arturo _________________ down for a nap in the afternoon.

• lies

• lays

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.4A

That bucket has (lay, lain, laid) in the same spot for a week.

• lain

• laid

• lay

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B