Miscellaneous Verb Miscellaneous Verb ProblemsProblems

Lie LayLie Lay To recline: CANNOT take To recline: CANNOT take

a direct objecta direct object Present Tense: Present Tense:

I/you/we/they I/you/we/they lie lie down. down. He/she/it He/she/it lieslies down. down.

Past Tense:Past Tense: (all)I (all)I laylay down yesterday. down yesterday.

Present Participle:Present Participle: (all) I am (all) I am lyinglying down. down.

Past Participle:Past Participle: (all) He had (all) He had lainlain down.down.

To place: MUST take a To place: MUST take a direct objectdirect object

Present Tense:Present Tense: I/you/we I/you/we lay lay the gun down.the gun down. He/she/it He/she/it lays lays the gun down.the gun down.

Past TensePast Tense (all) I (all) I laid laid the gun down. the gun down.

Present ParticiplePresent Participle (all) I am (all) I am layinglaying the gun the gun

down.down. Past ParticiplePast Participle

(all) I have (all) I have laidlaid the gun the gun down.down.

Examples:Examples:

The town (lies/lays) in the valley.The town (lies/lays) in the valley. The town (lay/laid) out the park in the The town (lay/laid) out the park in the

valley.valley. She lies/lays about all day.She lies/lays about all day. She lies/lays her stuff all over her room.She lies/lays her stuff all over her room. I had (lain/laid) that book over there.I had (lain/laid) that book over there. I left the book (lying/laying) over thereI left the book (lying/laying) over there

Some odd verbs (irregular)Some odd verbs (irregular)

Drink/drank/drunk Drink/drank/drunk Sink/sank/sunkSink/sank/sunk Drink/drank/drunkDrink/drank/drunk Slink/slunk/slunkSlink/slunk/slunk Lead/led/ledLead/led/led Wring/ Wring/

Passive VoicePassive Voice To be verb + past participleTo be verb + past participle

Was thrownWas thrown Is namedIs named To be brokenTo be broken Is being awardedIs being awarded Were spokenWere spoken

Look at the sentences on the next slide: Look at the sentences on the next slide:

What is the difference, stylistically and What is the difference, stylistically and communicatively between the two forms?communicatively between the two forms?

The balloon was blown up too late.The balloon was blown up too late. She blew up the balloon too late.She blew up the balloon too late.

The stone was thrown through the The stone was thrown through the window.window.

She threw the stone through the window.She threw the stone through the window.

The window was broken.The window was broken. She broke the window.She broke the window.

The game was lost.The game was lost. The coach lost the game.The coach lost the game.