English in Use Lay and Lie

Look at the differences

Lay – to put or place
Lie – to

Now look at the table

Examples

Lay

The mourners laid the flowers on the grave

Lie

The book was lying open on the table

Lie

Don’t ever lie to me again!

Exercise

Complete the sentences with the correct form of appropriate verb –

There’s nothing more relaxing than ……… on the beach sunbathing.

Lesly was furious when she discovered her boyfriend had been ………………

The bricks were …………. one on top of the other.

If you’re feeling tired, why don’t you go and ……….. down.

The prisoner was forced to ………. in order to protect his

Martha ………… her head on the pillow and fell asleep at

The businessman was accused of ………… to the investigating committee.

The thrill of being archeologist is finding objects that have ………

Don’t spend the afternoon …….. around doing nothing – do something

The children ………… the table for tea.