![]() While Melanie was working upstairs, I was preparing dinner.While he was writing an e-mail, the phone rang.When the phone rang, he was writing an e-mail.He was writing an e-mail when the phone rang.This morning, while I _ breakfast, someone _ on the door._ the client really _out while Troy _ the proposal? (walk / present).She _ about me behind my back, wasn’t she? (whisper)._ you _ attention when the teacher _ your name? (pay/call).My brother _the computer while I _ for my trip.I _ in the sales department when I first _ Sofie.Tina and Shelly _ to the hotel when it _ to rain.What _the manager _ at 7:00 pm yesterday? (do).What were you doing when the accident occurred? (do / occur).Did he comfort her while she was crying? (comfort / cry).Tom was wrapping the gift when I walked in the room.Negatives in the Past Progressive (Continuous)įill in the correct form of the verb in Past Progressive (Continuous) or Past Simple as in the examples. The bill while I was waiting to be seated The past progressive is formed using was or were and the ing (present participle) form of the verb. Use only one of these time expressions in each sentence. Note: The word order in the sentence can be switched around as in the examples above, however, it is important to remember that we use the time expression while before the past progressive and the word when before the past simple part of the sentence. I was preparing dinner while Melanie was working upstairs.To describe two actions that were in progress at the same time in the past: While he was writ ing an e-mail, the phone rang.When the phone rang, he was writ ing an e-mail.He was writ ing an e-mail when the phone rang.To describe an action that started in the past and was interrupted by another action: The past progressive describes an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past. #RING PAST TENSE DOWNLOAD#You can download a copy wherever e-books are sold.The past progressive tense is difficult for many non-native speakers to master because many languages don’t have an equivalent. The book is also available in an e-book edition. You can order a copy of the paperback edition from any of these online retailers or pick one up at your favorite bookstore: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Powell’s “Lay” versus “lie” is just one of the many confusing word choices that Mignon Fogarty covers in the “Dirty Words” chapter of her book, “ Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing.” You can download the chapter by clicking here. Download the Chapter on ‘Dirty Words’ From Grammar Girl’s Book It’s just important to know what you know, and what you don’t know, and to go to the trouble to look it up and get it right because these are hard-and-fast rules. Practice will help, and truthfully, I still have to look them up every time I use them. Mary has forcefully laid her ring on the table.ĭon’t feel bad if you can’t remember these right away. The past participle of “ lay” is also “ laid.” The past participle of “ lie” is “ lain.” Mary forcefully laid her ring on the table. Last week, I laid the TPS report on your desk. The cat lay in the mud after it rained yesterday. Instead, I’ve made a table that you can print out from the website and tape up over your desk or in your notebook, because you just have to memorize this or look it up every time. Let’s move on to the past tense-it’s harder.īut then everything goes all haywire, because “ lay” is the past tense of “ lie.” It’s a nightmare! I tried and tried to come up with a mnemonic for this, but I couldn’t do it. It’s pretty easy you lay something down, people lie down by themselves, and Eric Clapton can help us remember. The lyrics should be “Lie lady lie, lie across my big brass bed.” If you’re more of a Bob Dylan fan, you can remember that “Lay Lady Lay “ is also wrong. We don’t have to judge Clapton on his grammar we can still love his music and at the same time know that it’s grammatically incorrect! In fact, that helps us remember, and we can love him more. You lay something down, and people lie down by themselves. ![]() If he wanted Sally to rest in his arms on her own, the correct line would be “lie down Sally.” ![]() To say “lay down Sally” would imply that someone should grab Sally and lay her down. ![]() Take the ‘Lay’ versus ‘Lie’ Quiz (in a new tab). ⇒ What’s that I hear, music in the background? I know I don’t normally play music, but I love Eric Clapton, and his song “ Lay Down Sally” can actually help you remember the difference between “ lay” and “ lie” because he’s wrong. It’s a catchy, dorky, 1970s kind of phrase, so I can remember it and remember that it is correct. The way I remember is to think of the phrase “ lay it on me.” You’re laying something (it, the direct object) on me. ![]()
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