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Lie vs Lay. Contestant Number 1!. Lie (Present). Lie is a verb Lie is used without object Lie means to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. Isn’t that cool? I think it is. Ex. “I lie here every day.”. Contestant Number 2!.
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Lie (Present) • Lie is a verb • Lie is used without object • Lie means to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. • Isn’t that cool? • I think it is. Ex. “I lie here every day.”
Lay (Past) • Lay is a verb • Lay is used with object • Lay means to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk • Ex. Every afternoon we lay down and rest for an hour.
How to use each word • The slide you are about to see is confidential and is not to be shown to anyone but you… Just kidding. Here are the rules. • You will see 6 words each one will either use the word lie or lay it is your job to pick which one it uses. Write it down on a piece of paper and wait for the next slide to come on. • The people with the highest points get candy.
Your Words • 1.)I’m dizzy I need to__ down. • 2.)Yesterday I needed to___ down. • 3.)As I walk past, I ___ the tools on the workbench. • 4.)The doctors had to___ the patient down. • 5.)The baby was tired and needed to __ down • 6.)It was time to ___ down and take a nap.
ANSWERS! • 1.) Lie • 2.) Lay • 3.) Lay • 4.) Lay • 5.) Lie • 6.) Lie
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