LIE, LIE OR LAY

INFINITIVE PRESENT PARTICIPLE SIMPLE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE

to lie [ laI ] lying [ laI Iŋ] lay [ leI ] lain [ leIn ]to lie [ laI ] lying [ laI Iŋ] lied [ laId ] lied [ laId ]to lay [ leI ] laying [ leI Iŋ] laid [ leId ] laid [ leId ]

lie - 'to be down' - The girl lies on the bed asleep.

lie – ‘not to tell the truth’ – He usually lies to his mother.

lay – ‘to put down flat' – Please lay down your pencils and listen to your teacher.

Fill the gaps with laid, lain and lied

1. Have you laid the table yet, Peter?

2. Gosh! How my feet ache. I haven't lain down all day.

3. Have you ever lied to your mother?

4. Minnie Cat has lain still in her basket all morning.

5. He has lied to parliament. He must resign.

6. He fell into the trap that the intelligence services had laid for him.

7. Joel had never before laid eyes on such a beautiful woman.

8. The ring has lain at the bottom of the river for centuries.

9. If you hadn't lied to me about it, I wouldn't have got so angry.

10. He's been laid off from his job.

11. Our chickens haven't laid any eggs in a week.

12. The builders' tools have lain around the garden all month.

13. If only you had lied to them, you would have saved yourself a whole lot of trouble.

14. She really laid into him about his getting drunk every Saturday night.

15. He was lying when he said that he didn't see anyone there.

16. She lied about her experience in order to get that job.

17. You'll feel much better if you just lie down and rest for a while.

18. He laid the books on the table.

19. The hens aren't laying any eggs this week.

20. Why did they lay so many employees off at that company last year?

21. I am going to lie down on the couch.

22. Last night I lay awake in bed, thinking about my life.

23. My chickens laid 20 eggs yesterday.

24. Martha's cat lies next to her when she reads.

25. Bill laid his comb on the counter after he combed his hair

26. The police officer told him to lay down his gun.

27. Do you plan to lie on the grass all day?

28. Don't you ever lay a finger on him again!

29. I have been lying in the sun all day.

SAY OR TELL?

You say something You tell someone something

Ram said that he was tired. Ram told Jane that he was tired.

Anthony says you have a new job. Anthony tells me you have a new job.

Tara said: "I love you." Tara told John that she loved him.

Fill the gaps with the correct form of say or tell.

1. They said on the news that everyone survived.

2. Come on. Tell me everything.

3. You know what they say about Bangkok, don't you?

4. Mummy! The teacher said a rude word in class today.

5. I hate the way she keeps telling me what to do.

6. Richie says the same thing over and over again.

7. What did you say to him?

8. What did you tell him?

9. He gave me his email address but he wouldn't say what his phone number was.

10. He wouldn't tell me his phone number.

11. I thought she was my friend until I found out she'd told all my secrets to everyone.

12. They say that John's really mean with money.

13. He told me I wasn't invited to the wedding.

14. She told me all about her holiday in Sicily.

15. I couldn't understand a word of what he was trying to say to me.

16. He told me this funny story about what happened to him on holiday.

17. He wouldn't say what the problem was.

18. Anthony said that he was hungry.

19. Tara told me that you were ill.

20. He told everybody that he is French.

21. He said to me that he was angry.

22. The doctor told her: "Lie on the couch."

23. She said, "That's a great idea!"

24. He said that it had snowed the week before.

25. She told me that Bangkok was hot.

26. James told him to shut up.

27. Tell him to have a drink and relax.