Confusable words (to lie/to lay) – Pre-intermediate T2
Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit in the blank in the sentence.
Example: The old boat has been ………. on its side since last winter’s storm.
| a. | laying |
| b. | lying |
1. The players were so exhausted after the match they just ………. on the benches.
| lied | |
| lay |
2. The police ordered the robbers to ………. down in the street.
| lay | |
| lie |
3. The robbers ………. down on the pavement.
| lied | |
| lay |
4. The robbers have ………. there for more than ten minutes already.
| lain | |
| laid |