1. Miscellaneous Verb Problems

2. Lie Lay To recline: CANNOT take a direct object To recline: CANNOT take a direct object Present Tense: Present Tense: I/you/we/they lie down. I/you/we/they lie down. He/she/it lies down. He/she/it lies down. Past Tense: Past Tense: (all)I lay down yesterday. (all)I lay down yesterday. Present Participle: Present Participle: (all) I am lying down. (all) I am lying down. Past Participle: Past Participle: (all) He had lain down. (all) He had lain down. To place: MUST take a direct object To place: MUST take a direct object Present Tense: Present Tense: I/you/we lay the gun down. He/she/it lays the gun down. Past Tense Past Tense (all) I laid the gun down. Present Participle Present Participle (all) I am laying the gun down. Past Participle Past Participle (all) I have laid the gun down.

3. Examples: The town (lies/lays) in the valley. The town (lies/lays) in the valley. The town (lay/laid) out the park in the valley. The town (lay/laid) out the park in the valley. She lies/lays about all day. She lies/lays about all day. She lies/lays her stuff all over her room. She lies/lays her stuff all over her room. I had (lain/laid) that book over there. I had (lain/laid) that book over there. I left the book (lying/laying) over there I left the book (lying/laying) over there

4. Some odd verbs (irregular) Drink/drank/drunk Drink/drank/drunk Sink/sank/sunk Sink/sank/sunk Drink/drank/drunk Drink/drank/drunk Slink/slunk/slunk Slink/slunk/slunk Lead/led/led Lead/led/led Wring/ Wring/

5. Passive Voice To be verb + past participle To be verb + past participle Was thrown Was thrown Is named Is named To be broken To be broken Is being awarded Is being awarded Were spoken Were spoken Look at the sentences on the next slide: What is the difference, stylistically and communicatively between the two forms?

6. The balloon was blown up too late. The balloon was blown up too late. She blew up the balloon too late. She blew up the balloon too late. The stone was thrown through the window. The stone was thrown through the window. She threw the stone through the window. She threw the stone through the window. The window was broken. The window was broken. She broke the window. She broke the window. The game was lost. The game was lost. The coach lost the game. The coach lost the game.