Exercise: Choosing appropriate forms of commonly confused verbs

EXERCISE 39.2

Identify the appropriate verb form in each of the following sentences.

Click Submit after each question to record your answer. If your instructor has assigned this exercise set, you must answer every question before your answers will be submitted to the gradebook.

Example:

The guests (raised / rose) their glasses to the happy couple.

Answer: raised

  1. Question

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    That cat (lies / lays) on the sofa all morning.

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    The chef (lay / laid) his knives carefully on the counter.

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    The two-year-old walked carefully across the room and (set / sat) the glass vase on the table.

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    Grandpa used to love (sitting / setting) on the front porch and telling stories of his childhood.

  5. Question

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    Immediately, the dough (sitting / setting) by the oven began to (raise / rise).