English 104
Extra Credit (1/2 point for each sentence)
Due Tuesday, 1/28
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
Hint: You might review chapter 4, “Verbs,” particularly the parts about verb aspect on pages 6971.
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. Use lie as in “to rest or recline in a horizontal
position along some supporting surface.” Do not use lie as in “to tell an untruth.” Be sure to use
time cues (words and phrases like right now, today, yesterday, last year, many times) and place
cues (on the bed, in the meadow) to show that you understand how to use this word in these
tenses.
1. To lie, present tense.
2. To lie, simple past tense:
3. To lie, present 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.