6 Confusing Verbs!!! CONFUSING Pair #1: SIT & SET Sit means: “to be seated” or “to rest”. Set means: “to put something in a place” EXAMPLE: Please sit.

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6 Confusing Verbs!!!

CONFUSING Pair #1: SIT & SET Sit means: “to be seated” or “to rest”. Set means: “to put something in a place” EXAMPLE: Please sit in the chair and enjoy your music. EXAMPLE: Please set the cheese on the desk.

BASEFORM PRESENT PARTICIPLE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SitIs SittingSatHave/Has Sat SetIs SettingSetHave/Has Set The poodle is sitting on my sandwich. The poodle set its toy on my couch.

Practice!! Directions: Choose the correct form of sit or set. 1. At school, we our feet on our desks. 2. Then we on the floor in the gym. 3. Trudy had been next to Bob. 4. The silly twins never together, even though they were in the same class. 5. Mrs. Myser had already books on the desks.

Rise means: To go up, or To get up EXAMPLE: The man will rise from his hamburger bed. Raise means: To lift something up or to cause something to rise. EXAMPLE: The strong man will raise the weights.

BASE FORMPRESENT PARTICIPLE PASTPAST PARTICIPLE RISEIs RisingRoseHave/Has Risen RAISEIs RaisingRaisedHave/Has Raised

Practice!!! Directions: Choose the correct form of rise or raise. 1. Before the Red Devils’ game, the color guards the flag. 2. The fans were for the national anthem. 3. The quarterback his arm to throw the ball. 4. Someone in front of me was a sign that blocked my view. 6. The coach has his voice to yell during the game. RaisedRose RisingRaising RaisedRose Rising Raising Risen Raised

Confusing Pair Number 3: Lie and Lay Lie Means: To recline, To be in a place, or To remain lying down. EXAMPLE: The man is lying in his hamburger bed. Lay Means: To put something down, or to place something. EXAMPLE: Please lay the cheese on the desk.

BASE PRESENT PARTICIPLE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE LIEIs LyingLayHave/Has Lain LAYIs LayingLaidHave/Has Laid

Practice! Directions: Choose the correct form of lie or lay. 1.The cat’s toy is under the bed. 2. How long has it there? 3. Kitty probably it there last night. 4. Kitty was on the bed earlier. 5. Kitty is always her toys under something! lying lain laid lying laying

TodayYesterdayMany Times BiteBitBitten or bit DragDraggedDragged (not drug) DriveDroveDriven (not drived) ForgetForgotForgotten GetGotGotten Hang (a picture)Hung Hang (a theif)Hanged HideHidHid or hidden

TodayYesterdayMany Times KneelKnelt or kneeled LeapLeaped or leapt RiseRoseRisen (not rised) Shine (polish)Shined Shined (light)Shone SweatSweated WakeWoke or wakedWaked or woken