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Troublesome Verb Pairs

Troublesome Verb Pairs. Lesson 4.9. Here’s the Idea. Some pairs of verbs seem similar, but are actually different words with different meanings. Troublesome verb pairs include lie and lay , rise and raise , sit and set , and learn and teach. Lie & Lay. Lie means “to recline.”

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Troublesome Verb Pairs

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  1. Troublesome Verb Pairs • Lesson 4.9

  2. Here’s the Idea • Some pairs of verbs seem similar, but are actually different words with different meanings. • Troublesome verb pairs include lie and lay, rise and raise, sit and set, and learn and teach.

  3. Lie & Lay • Lie means “to recline.” • It does not take an object. • Pat lies on the floor with her model cars. • Lay means “to put or place.” • It does take an object. • She lays a van on top of a carrier truck.

  4. Lie & Lay Present Past Past Participle lielaylain Pat lies down.Pat lay down.Pat has lain down. laylaidlaid Pat lays the car down. Pat laid the car Pat has laid the down. car down. • Lie and lay are confusing because the present principle part of lay is the same as the past principle part.

  5. Rise & Raise • Rise means “to move upward” or “to go up.” • It does not take an object. • Helicopters rise above the trees. • Raise means “to lift up.” • It usually takes an object. • The pilot raises the flaps on the airplane’s wings.

  6. Rise & Raise Present Past Past Participle riseroserisen The plane rises. The plane rose. The plane has risen. raiseraisedraised Joe raises the Joe raised the Joe has raised the car’s hood. car’s hood. car’s hood.

  7. Sit & Set • Sit means “to be seated.” • It does not take an object. • Jeff sits next to the flat tire. • Set means “to put or place.” • It does take an object. • He sets the lug wrench on the ground.

  8. Sit & Set Present Past Past Participle sitsatsat Let’s sit up front. We sat up We have sat up front. front. setsetset Bob sets down Bob set down Bob has set down the keys. the keys. the keys.

  9. Learn & Teach • Learn means “to gain knowledge or skill.” • Sam learned to skateboard. • Teach means “ to instruct” or “to help someone learn.” • Leisha taught Sam to skateboard.

  10. Learn & Teach Present Past Past Participle learnlearnedlearned Maria learns to Maria learned Maria has learned ski. to ski. to ski. teachtaughttaught Mr. Lu teaches Mr. Lu taught Mr. Lu has taught math. math. math.

  11. Practice Time!Choose the proper word from within the parentheses. rise • Only elevators could (raise, rise) to the upper floors. • Engineers (learned, taught) how to build hydraulic elevators. • These elevators (raised, rose) only freight, not people. • People were afraid to (sit, set) in boxes held up only by ropes. • Then Elisha Graves Otis (lay, laid) their fears to rest. • Otis (learned, taught) builders how to make elevators safe. learned raised sit laid taught

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