Verb Correction-lie lay lain & laid -Worksheet 16- Grammar Quizzes

16| Verb Correction

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1. She has ____ the books on the table. 

A) lied
B) lay
C) lain
D) laid

ANSWER= (D) 
Explanation: She has laid the books on the table. 

2. He is ____ in the bed now. 

A) lie
B) lying
C) laid
D) lays

ANSWER= (B) 
Explanation: He is lying in the bed now.

4. The birds were ____ eggs in the nests.

A) lying
B) laying 
C) laid
D) lied 

ANSWER= (B) 
Explanation: The birds were laying eggs in the nests. 

5. He has ____ to me. 

A) laid
B) lied
C) lay
D) lies

ANSWER= (B) 
Explanation: He has lied to me.
 

1. He has ______ his all the money in the bank.

A) lied 

B) laid 

C) lay 

D) lying 

2. He has ______ in his bed all day long.

A) lain

B) laid 

C) lay 

D) lying 

3. Do the birds   ______ eggs in all seasons?

A) lied 

B) laid 

C) lay 

D) lying 

5. She  ______ her arms on her friend's shoulder. 

A) lied 

B) laid 

C) lay 

D) lying 

6. Some fish were  ______ dead by seabeech. 

A) lied 

B) laid 

C) lay 

D) lying 

7. By then the snake was ______ dead in the fields.

A) lain

B) laid 

C) lay 

D) lying 

8. I heard him in the hall when he was _____ to you. 

A) lied 

B) laid 

C) lay 

D) lying 

9.  The teacher  _____ stress on hard work.

A) lied 

B) laid 

C) lay 

D) lying 

10. She's ______ in her bed the whole morning.

A) lain

B) laid 

C) lay 

D) lying 

11. The machines have  ______ rusting for ten years?

A) lain

B) laid 

C) lay 

D) lying 

12. I have  ______ the fruit in the basket.

A) lain

B) laid 

C) lay 

D) lying 

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13. Had I known it before, I would have ______ the money in the bank.

A) lain

B) laid 

C) lay 

D) lying 

14. My hens ______ eggs every day.

A) lied 

B) laid 

C) lay 

D) lying 

15. The shoes  ______ in the shoe racks.

A) lied 

B) lay

C) laid

D) lying 

16. All his efforts will  ______ waste. 

A) lied 

B) laid 

C) lay 

D) lying 

17. If I had ______ the money in the bank, would haven't been stolen.

A) laying

B) laid 

C) lay 

D) lying 

18. All the soldiers did not  ______ arms

A) lied 

B) laid 

C) laying

D) lay

19. She was not ______ to her mother. 

A) lain

B) laid 

C) lay 

D) lying 

20. He   ______  his books on the table.

A) lied 

B) laid 

C) laying

D) lays 

Answers to Worksheet 16 

1. He has ______ his all the money in the bank.

B) laid 

2. He has ______ in his bed all the day.
A) lain

3. Do the birds   ______ eggs in all seasons?
C) lay 

5. She  ______ her arms on her friend's shoulder. 
B) laid

6. Some fish were  ______ dead by sea beech.
D) lying

7. By then the snake was ______ dead in the fields.
C) lying 

8. I heard him in the hall when he was _____ to you. 
D) lying

9.  The teacher  _____ stress on hard work.
B) laid 

10. She's ______ in her bed the whole morning.
C) lay

11. The machines have  ______ rusting for ten years?
A) lain

12. I have  ______ the fruit in the basket.
B) laid 

13. Had I known it before, I would have ______ the money in the bank.
B) laid 

14. My hens ______ eggs every day.
C) lay 

15. The shoes  ______ in the shoe racks.
B) lay

16. All his efforts will  ______ waste. 
C) lay 

17. If I had ______ the money in the bank, would haven't been stolen.
B) laid 

18. All the soldiers did not  ______ arms.
D) lay

19. She was not ______ to her mother.
D) lying 

20. He   ______  his books on the table.
D) lays

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