Irregular Verb Forms: Lie/Lay Sit/Set Rise/Raise

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  1. This field _________ unplowed for years.
  2. Your answer:
    laid
    lay


  3. You may _______ down on the sofa if you wish.
  4. Your answer:
    lie
    lay


  5. There we _________ while the rain poured down outside.
  6. Your answer:
    set
    sat


  7. My father won't buy a house while interest rates are still ________.
  8. Your answer:
    rising
    raising


  9. Our exam papers were _______ on Mr. Murray's desk when I last saw them.
  10. Your answer:
    laying
    lying


  11. Slowly and unwillingly the overloaded plane _________ above the rooftops.
  12. Your answer:
    raised
    rose


  13. Joyce had _______ out her green dress for the dance.
  14. Your answer:
    lain
    laid


  15. _________ down and tell me all about it.
  16. Your answer:
    Set
    Sit


  17. Why is Jack's voice never _______ at our meetings?
  18. Your answer:
    raised
    risen


  19. It _____________ within the governor's power to commute a death sentence.
  20. Your answer:
    lays
    lies


  21. A basis has now been ________ for a full program of sports.
  22. Your answer:
    laid
    lain


  23. I like an informal party, where people can _______ on the floor.
  24. Your answer:
    sit
    set


  25. The chapel tower __________ above the surrounding buildings.
  26. Your answer:
    rises
    raises


  27. Have you been ________ there since I came in?
  28. Your answer:
    lying
    laying


  29. ______ each piece of lab equipment in its proper place.
  30. Your answer:
    Sit
    Set


  31. The _______ sun will soon melt this ice.
  32. Your answer:
    rising
    raising


  33. We'll never get the job done by just _________ around.
  34. Your answer:
    sitting
    setting


  35. A lumberjack must know the direction in which a fallen tree will _______.
  36. Your answer:
    lie
    lay


  37. Is Gene's towel ________ here?
  38. Your answer:
    lying
    laying


  39. I ________ my winter clothes away in this chest as soon as spring seemed ready to stay.
  40. Your answer:
    lay
    laid


  41. If you must _______ next to the driver, try not to distract his attention.
  42. Your answer:
    set
    sit


  43. Some members expect our bank balance to _____ even when no dues are being collected.
  44. Your answer:
    rise
    raise


  45. The struggling mountaineers saw that fresh obstacles were _______ across their path.
  46. Your answer:
    lying
    laying


  47. Where were you ________ when it happened?
  48. Your answer:
    sitting
    setting


  49. A whole row of petunias _______ uprooted on the lawn.
  50. Your answer:
    lay
    laid


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