Troublesome verbs

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That school (lets, leaves) both boys and girls try out for the baseball team

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. Don’t (let, leave) your camera in a hot place for too long

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You had better (let, leave) the traffic clear before you try to cross this highway

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No one may (sit, set) in the bleachers during band practice.

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We usually (sit, set) on the porch steps and talk about the news of the day

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The cat (lay, laid) in front of the fire all afternoon.

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. I think you have (laid, lain) in the sun too long

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I (rose, raised) at 5:00 this morning because I couldn’t sleep.

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The ship’s owners hope to be able to (rise, raise) the sunken ship.

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. (Let, Leave) the lasagna bake in the oven for forty-five minutes.