Presenting 6 Confusing Verbs CONFUSING Pair 1 SIT

Presenting… 6 Confusing Verbs!!!

CONFUSING Pair #1: SIT & SET Sit means: “to be seated” or “to rest”. *Sit usually does NOT have a direct object. EXAMPLE: Please sit in the chair. -No Direct Object Set means: “to put something in a place” *Set usually DOES have a direct object. EXAMPLE: Please set the apple on the desk. Set what? Set the apple. Direct Object: Apple

Sit & Set Continued… I will sit on the elephant. The elephant set his nose on my paper. BASE FORM PRESENT PARTICIPLE PAST PARTICIPLE Sit Is Sitting Sat Have/Has Sat Set Is Setting Set Have/Has Set **Notice that SET has the same form for the base, past and past participle.

Let’s Try Some!!! Directions: Choose the correct form of sit or set. 1. At the party yesterday, we 2. Then we on the floor to play a game. sat 3. Ilana had been the birthday presents on the coffee table. set sitting next to Rhiannon. 4. The Jimenez twins never it was their birthday. sattogether, even though 5. Mrs. Jimenez had already seta large cake on the table. 6. One of the twins saton a birthday hat by mistake!

Confusing Pair # 2: Rise and Raise Rise means: To go up, or To get up Rise does NOT have a Direct Object. EXAMPLE: The guy in green is rising up the stairs. = NO DO Raise means: To lift something up or to cause something to rise. Raise DOES have a Direct Object. EXAMPLE: The winner is raising his arms. Raising what? Arms…. . DO = Arms

Rise & Raise Continued… Forms of the Verbs Rise & Raise BASE FORM PRESENT PARTICIPLE PAST PARTICIPLE RISE Is Rising Rose RAISE Is Raising Raised Have/Has Risen Have/Has Raised “RAISE the roof!!!!” DO = Roof “The roof, the roof is RISING!” No DO

Let’s Try Some! Some Directions: Choose the correct form of rise or raise. 1. Before the game, the color guards 2. The fans were Rising Raising 3. The pitcher Raised Rose 4. The softball seemed to 6. I have Risen for the national anthem. her arm to throw the ball. Rise 5. Someone in front of me was Raised the Rose flag. Raise Rising above the batter’s head. Raising a sign that blocked my view. Raisedmy voice to cheer a hundred times during one game. 7. When the sun had balls. Raised Risen too high, the players couldn’t see the fly 8. Yesterday, everyone Rose Raised when the 4 th batter hit a homerun. 9. As soon as the seventh inning was over, we Rose Raised to leave.

Confusing Pair Number 3: Lie and Lay Lie Means: To recline, To be in a place, or To remain lying down. Lie does NOT have a Direct Object. EXAMPLE: The cat is lying (on the bed). *NO DO Lay Means: To put something down, or to place something. Lay usually has a Direct Object. EXAMPLE: Lay the cat treats on the counter. Lay what? Lay treats…. . DO=Treats

Lie & Lay Continued… Forms of the Verbs Lie & Lay BASE PRESENT PARTICIPLE PAST PARTICIPLE LIE Is Lying Lay Have/Has Lain LAY Is Laying Laid Have/Has Laid “There’s no gift like the gift of knowledge!”

Let’s Try Some! Directions: Choose the correct form of lie or lay. 1. The remote control for the TV is lying under the rocking chair. 2. How long has it there? lain 3. My brother Ramon probably 4. He was lying laid it there last night. on the floor watching television. 5. Julia, my younger sister, is always 6. She has laid laying her toys in front of the television set. little parts from her board games all over the house. 7. Yesterday, Dad down lay on some hard plastic pieces on the couch. Ouch!!

“No More Confusion!!!” know you Now your verbs!