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14 Aug 2023

'lay', 'lie', 'laid' or 'lain'

by Debbie Emmitt | | 0

See how much you know about the verbs 'to lay' and 'to lie'. Good luck!

I have _____ the whole carpet and I'm tired now.

lie

laid

lay

lain

He had _____ there for half an hour before I spotted him.

lie

lain

lay

laid

Yesterday, I _____ down on a bed of nails.

lie

lain

laid

lay

Last week, she _____ the table with the new gold cutlery.

lay

laid

lain

lie

Would you like to _____ next to me?

laid

lain

lie

lay

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