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
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 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.
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.
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.
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: