The verbs lie/lay, hang, raise/rise

The verb LIE has two main meanings:

1. to lie (tell an untruth)
2. to lie (recline), to lie down

In its meaning of 'to lie' (tell an untruth) it is regular and forms its past tense and participle in the following way:

lie – lied – lied

And as 'to lie' (recline) it is irregular and its forms are:

lie – lay – lain

The verb LAY generally means 'to place, to put in a reclining position' /although it can also have meanings such as 'to set the table', 'to dismiss', 'to lay eggs', etc./ It is irregular and its forms are:

lay – laid – laid

examples:

I lied to him about the time of the meeting.
The minute he lay down on the bed, he fell asleep.
I laid the flowers on the table and went to look for a vase.

The verb HANG has two meanings:

1. to hang, to hang up /and in this meaning it has irregular forms for past tense and participle – hang – hung – hung/

2. to execute by hanging, to be hanged /and it is regular – hang – hanged – hanged/

examples

He hung the painting on the wall.
The crowd hanged the thief without waiting for the judge to arrive in the town.

1. to raise, to lift, to build
2. to raise /children/
3. to provoke, to arouse /hope, tears/ etc.

The verb RISE in turn is irregular /rise – rose – risen/ and means:

1. to increase, to go up, to rise /the sun, prices/
2. to rise in society
3. to rise, to dawn, etc.

examples

He raised his hand and then answered the question. He raised his sons alone.
Al Pacino rose to fame with the film 'The Godfather'. The sun rose.

The verb RAISE is regular /raise – raised – raised/ and means:

The Verbs lie/lay, hang, raise/rise