To Lie / To Lay
and To Sit / To Set
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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



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