Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence. 1. The dog has been ____________ on the back porch all afternoon. lying lieing laying 2. The urn with Grandpa's ashes ________ on the mantle in the living room. sets sits 3. The old tugboat has ________ on its side since last winter's storm. lain laid lien 4. He yelled at his dog, "_______ down!" Lay Lie 5. Yolanda and Chris have been _________ carpet all day. laying lying 6. The computer has been __________ on that workbench ever since the customer brought it in last August. setting sitting 7. The sun rose today at 6 a.m. I think it _______ around 7 p.m. sets sits 8. My brother _______ around in bed all day. lays lies 9. Professor Espinoza ________ her papers carefully on the podium before beginning her talk. lay lied laid 10. The team members were so exhausted after the game they just ______ on the benches. lied laid lay 11. In the old children's prayer, we say, "Now I ______ me down to sleep." lay lie 12. The police ordered the thieves to _______ down in the street. lay lie 13. The thieves _________ down on the pavement. lied laid lay 14. The thieves have _______ there for several moments already. laid lain lied
2. The urn with Grandpa's ashes ________ on the mantle in the living room. sets sits
3. The old tugboat has ________ on its side since last winter's storm. lain laid lien
4. He yelled at his dog, "_______ down!" Lay Lie
5. Yolanda and Chris have been _________ carpet all day. laying lying
6. The computer has been __________ on that workbench ever since the customer brought it in last August. setting sitting
7. The sun rose today at 6 a.m. I think it _______ around 7 p.m. sets sits
8. My brother _______ around in bed all day. lays lies
9. Professor Espinoza ________ her papers carefully on the podium before beginning her talk. lay lied laid
10. The team members were so exhausted after the game they just ______ on the benches. lied laid lay
12. The police ordered the thieves to _______ down in the street. lay lie
13. The thieves _________ down on the pavement. lied laid lay
14. The thieves have _______ there for several moments already. laid lain lied
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