Confusing Verbs 3: Lay vs Lie

Question 1

Many people like to spend their holidays ____ in the sun doing nothing.

Accepted Answer

lying

Question 2

The workmen _____ the foundations of the building within a week.

Accepted Answer

laid

Question 3

The doctor asked the patient to _____ on the couch.

Accepted Answer

lie

Question 4

She helped me to ____ the table for dinner.

Accepted Answer

lay

Question 5

Don't ____ on the grass - it's wet.

Accepted Answer

lie

Question 6

I have a headache. I'm going to ____ down.

Accepted Answer

lie

Question 7

This Picasso painting has ___ untouched in the warehouse for years.

Accepted Answer

lain

Question 8

We had to ____ off 100 workmen because there wasn't enough for them to do.

Accepted Answer

lay

Question 9

The village where I live ____ at the foot of a mountain. It's so beautiful.

Accepted Answer

lies

Question 10

The Prime Minister still ___ great emphasis on the need to deal effectively with inflation.

Accepted Answer

lays

Question 11

The Scilly Isles ____ off the south-west coast of England.

Accepted Answer

lie

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