Confusing Verbs Lie Lay

Shelly ________ a blanket on the grass.

• lies

• lays

Then she _________ down in the sun.

• lies

• lays

Her dog ________ there with her.

• lies

• lays

Yesterday, Shelly _________ in the sun for an hour.

• lay

• laid

The workers are __________ bricks for a house.

• lying

• laying

Yesterday, they ________ a ton of them.

• lay

• laid

They ______ one brick on top of the other.

• lie

• lay

At lunchtime, some workers _______ down for a nap.

• lie

• lay

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