LIE or LAY

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Fill in the correct verbal form of 'lie' or 'lay':

1. She the child on the bed to feed it.
2. He on the sofa when his wife entered the room.
3. Could you the table, please? Dinner is ready.
4. I told her not to in the sun, but she on the beach for several hours. That's why she was sunburnt all over.
5. I had never tiles before, but I was convinced I could do it.
6. When I looked out of the window, I could see that the lake beneath us.
7. Here the body of Emperor Karl I. (= This is where Karl I. is buried).
8. You never know what ahead of you.
9. He the package down on the floor, because it was so heavy.
10. The dog likes to in front of the fire every evening.