Lesson XXV: Object Hungry & Selfish Actions
Exercise: B.3.3. Practice LAY Practice Object-Hungry Action LAY in passive sentences (states). Use GOING-Future-AF with the time expressions like TOMORROW, etc. For example: The foundation was laid last week. next week THE FOUNDATION IS GOING TO BE LAID NEXT WEEK. yesterday THE FOUNDATION WAS LAID YESTERDAY. the rails THE RAILS WERE LAID YESTERDEAY. since the beginning of the year THE RAILS HAVE BEEN LAID SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. now THE RAILS ARE BEING LAID NOW. cable THE CABLE IS BEING LAID NOW. 1. last month 9. now 2. since April 10. in ten minutes 3. the pipeline 11. must 4. now 12. the desk 5. every day 13. since she got married 6. yesterday 14. tomorrow evening 7. the stone 15. yesterday 8. the table 16. now Exercise: B.3.4. Contrast LIE to LAY Fill the gap with the appropriate form of actions LIE or LAY. For example: The president … down the foundation stone last week. THE PRESIDENT LAID DOWN THE FOUNDATION STONE LAST WEEK. The dog … in the shade now. THE DOG IS LYING IN THE SHADE NOW. 1. The workers are going to … down the cable network along the sidewalk. 2. This cable network was … last year. 3. Peter … there yesterday morning. 4. They … a new sewerage system two months ago. 6. A cat is … under the stove. 7. Mary has already … the table. 8. The table has been already … . 9. I was catching up the sun while she was … in the shade. 10. They haven't … there yet. 11. The line is expected to be … ASAP.
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