Tenses of Lay and Lie

Shelly ________ a blanket on the grass.

• lies

• lays

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Then she _________ down in the sun.

• lies

• lays

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Her dog ________ there with her.

• lies

• lays

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Yesterday, Shelly _________ in the sun for an hour.

• lay

• laid

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

The workers are __________ bricks for a house.

• lying

• laying

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Yesterday, they ________ a ton of them.

• lay

• laid

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

They ______ one brick on top of the other.

• lie

• lay

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

At lunchtime, some workers _______ down for a nap.

• lie

• lay

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

The old clay pot has _______ in the underground cave for thousands of years.

• lain

• laid

Ms. Wischmeier knew she had ______ in the sun too long because she was sunburned.

• laid

• lain