Confusing Verbs
Sit and Set
Sit- to be seated or to rest
Set- to put something in a place
Base Form
Sit
Set
Present
Participle
Past
Past Participle
Is Sitting
Sat
Have Sat
Is Setting
Set
Have Set
Examples
I sat in my favorite chair.
The student set the papers down.
I am _________ in the bleachers.
He is __________ his glasses down.
Rise and Raise
Rise-To go up or to get up
Raise- To lift something up or to cause
something to rise
Base Form
Rise
Raise
Present
Participle
Past
Past Participle
Is Rising
Rose
Have Risen
Is Raising
Raised
Have Raised
Examples
The balloon rose into the air.
Please rise for the “National Anthem.”
The students raised their hands.
The airplane ______ in the sky.
They ______ their glasses for a toast.
Lie and Lay
Lie- to recline; to be in a place or, to remain
lying down
Lay- To put something down or to place
something
Base Form
Present
Participle
Past
Past Participle
Is Lying
Lay
Have Lain
Is Laying
Laid
Have Laid
Lie
Lay
Examples
I lie on my bed.
Julie laid the baby down.
He is lying on the floor.
Mark is __________ the papers on the
teacher’s desk.
My cats ________ next to me on the couch.
Please ______ the books on the floor.
Examples
1. Harry will ______ in the front row.
(sit,set)
2. Mary will _____ the pens on the table (sit,
set).
3. The students have _____ their books
down. (sit, set)
4. The children have _____ down for the
assembly (sat, set).
Examples
5. The president (raised, rose) for his speech.
6. The dog (raised, rose) its head and
yawned.
7. Throughout the day the temperature has
(rose, risen).
8. The pilot has (raised, rose) the level.
Examples
9. The baby (lies, lays) in the crib.
10. The father (lay, laid) the baby in the crib.
11. The coat is (laying, lying) on the floor.
12. He is (laying, lying) his coat on the chair.
Homework
Textbook pages 212 – 215
exercises 9 (1-5), 10 (1-5), and
11(1,3-5)