English Exercises: Quiz: lie or lay?

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Lie/lay/lain/laid/lying/lied - Do you Know the Difference?

Lie* – regular = not tell the truth; lie-lied-lied

Example: Pinocchio’s nose grew 10 centimetres every time he lied.

Lie* – irregular = to be flat on a surface (passive); lie – lay –lain

Example: I found him lying on the floor. I thought he was dead.

Lay –irregular = to place something down on a surface (active); lay – laid – laid

Example: My hands were full, so I had to lay the books on the table.

*Spelling exception: the verbs "to lie" in the gerund become "lying"

Quiz: Fill in the gaps with the suitable forms of lie/lie/lay:

1. I to you when I told you I went to the cinema. Instead, I was alone in my room, in my bed, watching TV.

2. “is the best fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off. But it’s better if you do” (Closer, 2004)

3. I told you to the carpet parallel to the sofa. Instead you it parallel to the wardrobe.

4. I’m tired. I haven’t in my bed in 24 hours.

5. This cat is so lazy. She just on the computer keyboard all day long.

6. Could you please down whatever you’re holding and give me a hand?

7. I the picture on the table like you told me to.

8. In the big rock candy mountain, the hens soft-boiled eggs.

9. Have you ever to me?

10. I the plate down carefully but it still broke.