Troublesome Verbs sheet 2
Sit sat sat Set set set
Lie lay lain These
Verbs have Lay laid laid These verbs must
Rise rose risen NO
OBJECT Raise raised raised HAVE AN OBJECT
I
can sit in a seat. I
can set the glass on the table.
Pat
lies down when he is dizzy. Pat lays
the book down when he is dizzy.
The
sun rises in the east. We
raise the flag every morning.
Yesterday,
I lay in bed all morning because of the flu. Helga
lay the cover over the pot.
The
campers had lain awake all night in the tent. We
laid the tarp over the tent.
May (refers to permission or something that is possible). Can (refers to ability).
Might is another form of ‘may’. Could is another form of ‘can’.
Learn (to gain knowledge). Teach
(to give knowledge).
Let
(to allow or permit). Leave (to go away from, to allow something to
remain).
Use a form of sit or set:
Use a form of lie or lay:
Use a form of rise or raise: