Fill in the blanks.
1. I ………………………. the books on the table.
To lay is to put something down carefully. Laid is the past simple of lay.
2. The hen has …………………… six eggs.
Laid is the past simple of lay.
3. Have you …………………….. the table?
4. He is always ……………………… in bed.
5. She was upset with him because he …………………….. to her.
To lie is to say something that is not true. Lied is the past simple of lie.
6. Much water has ………………………. under the bridge.
Flowed is the past simple of flow.
7. He has …………………….. airplanes for twenty years.
Flown is the past participle of fly.
8. The birds ……………………… in the sky.
Flew is the past simple of fly.
9. The organization ………………………. in 1974.
10. The controversy was ………………………. out of proportion.
11. He was ……………………… black and blue.
Beaten is the past participle of beat.
12. He ……………………… out a huge cry.
Answers
1. I laid the books on the table.
2. The hen has laid six eggs.
3. Have you laid the table?
4. He is always lying in bed.
5. She was upset with him because he lied to her.
6. Much water has flowed under the bridge.
7. He has flown airplanes for twenty years.
8. The birds flew in the sky.
9. The organization was founded in 1974.
10. The controversy was blown out of proportion.
11. He was beaten black and blue.
12. He let out a huge cry.
