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Troublesome Verbs (sit/set, lie/lay, rise/raise)

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to rest in an upright, seated position
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lay
set
sit
lie

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Q1
to rest in an upright, seated position
lay
set
sit
lie
30s
Q2
to put (something) in a place
raise
lie
set
sit
30s
Q3
to rest, to recline, to be in a place
lay
sit
lie
set
30s
Q4
to put (something) in a place
lay
lie
rise
sit
30s
Q5
to go up, to get up
lie
sit
rise
raise
30s
Q6
to lift up, to cause (something) to rise
lay
set
raise
rise
30s
Q7
Peter _____ his glasses on the dresser.
laid
lay
lied
lain
30s
Q8
They _____ enraptured by the performance of Peter Pan.
set
sat
setting
sit
30s
Q9
When I was in New Mexico, I always _____ in time to see the sun come up.
rose
rised
raised
risen
30s
Q10
I gently _____ the little kitten back on the blanket, next to its mother.
lie
laid
lay
lain
30s
Q11
Aunt Mary _____ her nurse's bag on the counter.
setted
sat
set
sit
30s
Q12
When Jack awoke, he discovered that the top of the beanstalk had _____ clear through the clouds in the sky!
risen
raise
rose
raised
30s
Q13
She had _____ in bed several minutes after the alarm rang.
laid
lay
lain
lied
30s
Q14
The gardener has to _____ the shrubs in rows. [sit/set - infinitive]
sit
set
raise
lie
30s
Q15
Grandpa has _____ delicious tomatoes again this year.
raised
risen
rosen
rose
30s

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