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LAY vs. LIE Quiz
. I'm not feeling well. I'm going to _____ down for
1 6. Let's check the ____ of the land before we
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an hour. decide.
a) lay b) lie a) lie b) lay
. Could you _____ the cookies out on a tray?
2 7. She lost her temper and ____ into him angrily.
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a) lay b) lie a) laid b) lied c) lain
. The baby's _____ in the stroller in the hallway.
3 8. - They ____ a trap for the thieves.
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a) lyingb) laying a) lay b) laid c) lied
. They've _____ the new grass, but they haven't
4 9.”'To lay” is ...
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watered it yet. a) transitive b) intransitive
a) laid b) lain
0. “To lie” (down) is ...
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. I _____ on the sofa for a while but didn’t fall
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asleep.
a) lied b) lay 1. Zeus is a smart dog. If you tell him to —
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down, he will.
. My neighbour _____ about the cost of the
6 a) lie b) lay
fence materials.
a) lied b) laid 2. Zeus likes to — around in the kitchen.
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a) lie b) lay
. The envelopes have been _____ on my desk
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since Friday. 3. Sometimes he gets in the way of the cook, so
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a) laying b) lying we tell him to go and — down.
a) lie b) lay
. What if my pop _____ down on this bench?
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a) lays b) lies 4. We — his bed in the corner of the family room
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so that he can watch everyone.
. The chickens _____ their eggs. Now we're
9 a) laid b) lay
waiting for the eggs to hatch.
a) have laid b) have lain 5. Occasionally, he sneaks into the kitchen and
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helps himself to something on the counter. We
0. I'm sunburnt. I _____ out in the sun all day
1 yell at him and then he — under the dining table.
yesterday. a) lies low b) lays low
a) lay b) lie
6. Once we saw him — under the dining table
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1. Have you ____ the table yet?
1 and immediately knew something was wrong.
a) laid b) lain c) lied a) lyingb) laying
2. He's ____ in bed all day reading the
1 7. He ate all the freshly-baked, chocolate-chip
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newspaper. cookies that we had — on the counter.
a) laid b) lain c) lied a) lain out b) laid out
3. Hens ____ eggs.
1 8. When I was — for three months after a
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a) lie b) lay car-accident, Zeus stayed with me constantly.
a) lain up b) laid up
4. He got ____ off when the factory lost the
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contract. 9. Zeus faithfully — by me while I was
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a) lain b) laid recovering.
a) lay b) laid
5. I was angry because they ____ to me.
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a) laid b) lied c) lay
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0. Every morning, he would get the newspaper
3 1. Which is correct?
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and would — it at my feet. a) Doug had laid in bed for so long his joints
a) lay b) laid creaked when he got up.
b) Doug had lain in bed for so long his joints
1. We had Zeus for nine wonderful years. He
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never — down on the job.
a) lay b) laid 1. Which is correct?
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a) Doug had laid to rest over 1,800 bones.
2. Last week, we — him to rest. It was a sad
3 b) Doug had lain to rest over 1,800 bones.
day.
a) lay b) laid 42. Paul (layed, laid, lay) the book on the table.
3. Which is correct?
3 43. John decided to (lie, lay) down for a nap.
a) Now I lay me down to sleep.
b) Now I lie me down to sleep. 44. Earlier, Sarah (lay, laid, lied) down for a nap.
4. Which is correct?
3 5. Karthik told me the cat was (laying, lying,
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a) I lay the book on the table. Doug took it and lieing) on my bed!
buried it.
b) I laid the book on the table. Doug took it and 6. Nicole said she had (laid, lied, lain) down all
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buried it. night.
5. Which is correct?
3 7. Was Andrew (lying, lieing, laying) when he
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a) I had lain in bed with Doug for only one night said he had paid that bill?
when my back started hurting.
b) I had laid bed with Doug for only one night 48. The chickens are (lying, laying) in the straw.
when my back started hurting.
9. The chickens are (lying, laying) their eggs in
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6. Which is correct?
3 the straw.
a) Doug had to lay down for a nap after burying
yet another bone. 0. All of Maggi’s kids were (laying, lying) on the
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b) Doug had to lie down for a nap after burying beach!
yet another bone.
1. Jim (lied, laid) when he said he had paid
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7. Which is correct?
3 those bills.
a) Doug lay his squeaky toy next to his bed.
b) Doug laid his squeaky toy next to his bed. 2. Milos should have (lain, laid, layed) the book
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on the table, too!
8. Which is correct?
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a) Doug lay around all day yesterday. 3. Trent’s mother (lays, lies) down for a nap
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b) Doug laid around all day yesterday. every day.
9. Which is correct?
3 4. Rod’s mom has (laid, lain, lied) down for over
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a) Doug doesn't remember where he laid over half an hour.
of his bones.
b) Doug doesn't remember where he lay over half 5. Harley’s mom has been (lying, laying) down
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of his bones. for over an hour.
0. Which is correct?
4 6. After only a couple of hours, Frank (lied, lay,
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a) I lay a blanket over Doug. He was cold last laid) down on the job!
night.
b) I laid a blanket over Doug. He was cold last
night.
