LAY OR LIE? 2 (ESL)

level: Intermediate (B1/B2)

This second exercise on lay and lie introduces more challenging contexts including perfect tenses and the progressive form. Start with exercise 1 first. This is exercise 2 of 2.

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Complete each sentence with the form of to lay or to lie that is appropriate.

1. Please ________ (lay/lie) down that book and listen to me. ✓

2. He was ________ (laying/lying) on his back in the hot sun. ✓

3. Sometimes she ________ (lays/lies) in the hammock for hours. ✓

4. The fugitive ________ (laid/lay) down his gun. ✓

5. Sometimes I like to ________ (lay/lie) down and rest after lunch. ✓

6. I though that you ________ (laid/lay) the magazine on that shelf. ✓

7. Your report has ________ (laid/lain) on my desk for weeks. ✓

8. Yesterday they ________ (laid/lay) the foundation for the house. ✓

9. They ________ (laid/lay) hidden in the bushes. ✓

10. I often ________ (lay/lie) in bed for hours on Sunday mornings. ✓

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Conversation Questions 1. Have you ever been lying in bed and been unable to sleep? What did you do?
2. Have you ever laid careful plans for something that then went wrong?
3. Do you think most people are honest, or do people lie more than we think?
4. What would you do if you caught a friend or colleague lying to you?
5. Have you ever lain awake worrying about something? What was it?

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Form	LIE (no object)	LAY (needs object)
Base	lie	lay
Simple past	lay	laid
Past participle	lain	laid
-ing form	lying	laying