English rules lesson 8

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2. Papa (sit, set) his alarm for 5 A.M. so that he would not be late delivering the mail.

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3. The sun (sits, sets) in the west.

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4. Grandpa was (sitting, setting) by the warm fire.

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5. The hunters (sit, set) their raccoon pelts on Grandpa’s counter in the general store.

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6. Billy (sit, set) the bag of corn by the door.

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7. Grandpa was (sitting, setting) in the rocking chair by the window.

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8. Billy was going to (sit, set) down by the red oak tree to wait on Rubin and Rainie.

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9. The wily old coon would (sit, set) on the trail until Little Ann and Old Dan came running in his direction.

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10. Billy knew the ghost coon could not (sit, set) in his hiding place all night long.

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Lie and Lay

People lie on beds. Dogs lie on people. Fleas lie on dogs. The people, the dogs, and the fleas are very still. Lie is a still verb.

A person picks up a dog and lays it on a blanket. A pair of tweezers picks a flea off a dog and lays it outside. A hen lays an egg. The person, the tweezers, and the hen are very active. Lay is an active verb. It implies that somebody is setting or placing something somewhere.

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Lie (to lie down on a bed) lie, lay, lain, lying

Today I lie in bed.

Yesterday I lay in bed.

Many times I have lain in bed.

Yesterday I was lying in bed all day.

Lying in bed all day is boring.

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Lay (to place something, to set something down) lay, laid, laid, laying

Today I lay the book on the counter.

Yesterday I laid the book on the counter.

Many times I have laid the book on the counter.

Yesterday I was laying the book on the counter when Mom came home.

Laying books on the kitchen counter is against the rules in my house.

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Americans use the words lie and lay incorrectly so often that your ear has trouble telling you which is correct. Here are a few tips to help you keep these words straight.