At a glance
- Start
- Do you put, lift or move something?Yeslay, raise, setLay the book on the table.
- lie, rise, sit: no objectLie down and rest.
| Verb | Meaning | Past | Past participle | -ing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lie | rest flat (no object) | lay | lain | lying |
| lay | put something down | laid | laid | laying |
| lie | say something false | lied | lied | lying |
| rise | go up (no object) | rose | risen | rising |
| raise | lift something | raised | raised | raising |
| sit | be on a seat | sat | sat | sitting |
| set | put something | set | set | setting |
| fall | drop down | fell | fallen | falling |
| fell | cut down a tree | felled | felled | felling |
| find | discover | found | found | finding |
| found | start (a school, a company) | founded | founded | founding |
Lie and lay
I lie on the bed. (no object)
Hens lay eggs. (object: eggs)
Rise and raise, sit and set, fall and fell
The sun rises.
Raise your hand.
Please sit down.
Set the table.
Leaves fall.
They felled the tree.
I found my key. (find)
He founded a school. (found)
Borrow and lend, bring and take
lend = give for a short time: Can you lend me a pen?
borrow = take for a short time: Can I borrow your pen?
bring = come here with it: Bring your book tomorrow.
take = go there with it: Take an umbrella.
rob a place or a person: They robbed a bank.
steal a thing: They stole the money.
teach = give lessons: She taught me English.
learn = get knowledge: I learned English.
Hung or hanged?
- hang – hung – hung: put something on a hook: She hung the picture on the wall.
- hang – hanged – hanged: kill by hanging (in old law): The criminal was hanged.
Practice
Answer the questions. Get 7 out of 10 to finish this lesson.