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15. You (shall, will) have much trouble with that cold, I'm afraid.
=D. _Lie_, _lay_; _sit_, _set_; _rise_, _raise_=
Fix in mind the following princ.i.p.al parts:
I lie I lay I have lain I lay I laid I have laid I sit I sat I have sat I set I set I have set I rise I rose I have risen I raise I raised I have raised
_Lie_, _sit_, _rise_ are used intransitively; _lay_, _set_, _raise_ are used transitively. _Lay_, _set_, _raise_ are causatives; that is, _to lay_ means _to cause to lie_, etc.
Insert a correct form of the verb _lie_ or _lay_:
1. I ---- here and watch the clouds. My dog is ----ing at my feet.
2. In the evening I ---- aside all cares. I ---- down on the couch and read. Yesterday I ---- there an hour.
3. The children have ---- in bed until seven o'clock. John has ---- his coat on a chair. He ---- there asleep now.
4. ---- the shovel down. The garden is now ---- out in rows.
---- down and take a little rest.
5. Smoke ---- along the horizon. Snow was ----ing here yesterday. He is ----ing plans for the future.
Insert a correct form of the verb _sit_ or _set_:
6. Jerome ---- the box on the floor. Then he ---- on the box.
7. Four people are ----ing at the table. Who ---- the lamp there?
8. I had ---- there an hour. They had ---- the pitcher outside the door.
9. I often ---- up late. Last night I ---- up late. I must ----the alarm clock.
10. ---- the package down. ---- down and rest. While we are ----ing there the gardener is ----ing out the plants.
Insert a correct form of the verb _rise_ or _raise_:
11. ---- up and speak! ---- the window.
12. He quickly ---- his head. The cork had gone under, but now it ---- again to the surface.
13. During the night the bread ---- to the top of the pan.
14. The invalid slowly ---- himself in his bed.
15. The river has already ---- and overflowed its banks.
=E. Princ.i.p.al Parts of Verbs=
In the following sentences supply the correct form of the verb.
1. He ---- (past tense of _come_) to this country in 1887.
2. He has ---- (past participle of _eat_) breakfast and ---- (past participle of _go_) to the office.
3. Have you ---- (past participle of _ride_) far? I have ----(past participle of _drive_) ten miles.
4. I am sure it was Henry who ---- (past tense of _do_) it, for I ---- (past tense of _see_) him running away as fast as he could go.
5. The wind has ---- (past participle of _tear_) down the chimney and ---- (past participle of _blow_) down the tree.
6. After he ---- (past tense of _lie_) down, he remembered he had left his books ---- (present participle of _lie_) in the orchard.
7. He ---- (past tense of _throw_) the ball so hard that the window was ---- (past participle of _break_) into a hundred pieces.
8. The man ---- (past tense of _give_) warning before we had ---- (past participle of _go_) too far.
9. After we had ---- (past participle of _ride_) about ten miles we ---- (past tense of _come_) upon a stretch of hard road.
10. Where ---- (past tense of _be_) you? You ----n't (past tense of _be_) at home when I ---- (past tense of _ring_) the bell.
11. The harness was ---- (past participle of _break_ or _burst_) beyond repair. Who ---- (past tense of _break_) it?
12. I ---- (past tense of _take_) four shots at the rabbit, but every shot ---- (past tense of _go_) wild.
13. He has ---- (past participle of _swim_) across the harbor, and has ---- (past participle of _break_) the record.
14. I had ---- (past participle of _drink_) b.u.t.termilk for several weeks. I ---- (past tense of _begin_) to gain weight.
15. When we had ---- (past participle of _sit_) there an hour and ---- (past participle of _eat_) all we wanted, Jim ---- (past tense of _draw_) out his purse and ---- (past tense of _give_) the waiter a dollar.
=F. General=
Improve the grammar of the following sentences.
1. Those kind of lamps are ugly.
2. It don't interest me any more.
3. n.o.body may enter the hall tonight without their admittance cards.
4. One does not need to strain their ears while at the movies.
5. Nearly all people eat too much, too fast, and too irregular.
6. Don't take this letter too serious.
7. He done the best he could with these kind of tools.
