LIE
    • Present form:               Lie
           I lie out in the sun every day.
     • Past form:                   Lay
           I lay out in the sun yesterday.
     • Past Participle Form:  Lain
          I have lain out in the sun every day for the last month

 LAY
     • Present form:              Lay
           I lay the books on the table every day
             after school.
     • Past form:                   Laid
           I laid the books on the table yesterday.
     • Past Participle Form:  Laid
           I have laid the books on the table every day for the last month

SIT
     • Present form:               Sit
           I sit in the sun every day.
     • Past form:                   Sat
           I sat in the sun yesterday.
     • Past Participle Form:  Sat
          I have sat in the sun every day for the last month

SET
      • Present Form:             Set
           I set the books on the table every day after school.
      Past form:                     Set
            I set the books on the table yesterday.
      • Past Participle Form:  Set
            I have set the books on the table every day for the last month.

RISE
     • Present form:              Rise
           I rise from my chair when my grandmother enters the room.
     • Past form:                   Rose
          I rose quickly last week and dropped my pen
     • Past Participle Form:  Risen
          I have risen more slowly since then.

RAISE
     • Present form:              Raise
           I raise the flag every morning.
     Past form:                     Raised
          I raised the flag yesterday.
     • Past Participle Form:  Raised
          I have raised the flag on every holiday for two years.

THE “I” RULE
      • Remember, lay, set, and raise can only be done to something.
      • “I” cannot lay, set, or raise.