English 104
Extra Credit (1/2 point for each sentence)
Due Wednesday 4/24
Base Form (infinitive)
to lie (down) (intransitive—doesn’t take an object: Think of lying down or
lying on a bed.)
to lay (transitive—takes an object: Think of chickens laying an egg, or of
you laying a book on a table)
Name:
Past
Tense
lay
Past
Participle
lain
Present
Participle
lying
laid
laid
laying
A Using the intransitive verb to lie (as in to lie down) as the main verb of the sentence (the
predicate), compose three sentences as follows. Be sure to use time cues (words and phrases like
right now, today, yesterday, last year, many times) to help make it clear that you understand how
to use these tenses.
1. To lie, present tense.
2. To lie, simple past tense:
3. To lie, past tense, perfect aspect:
B Using the transitive verb to lay (as in to lay the coat on the chair) as the main verb of the
sentence (the predicate), compose three sentences as follows. Be sure to use time cues (words
and phrases like right now, today, yesterday, last year, many times) to help make it clear that you
understand how to use these tenses.
4. To lay, simple past tense:
5. To lay, present tense, perfect aspect
6. to lay, past tense, with both the perfect and progressive aspects.