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Mark the option that correctly completes the sentences below.
I- The wind _______ the crops flat.
II- Do not _________ in bed all day! Get up and do some work!
III- The contract _______ open on the table.
IV- The ducks are not _________well at the moment.
V- Bob has been _________ low ever since my aunt asked him for the money he owes me.
VI- It ______ with you to accept or refuse the suggestion.
I- The wind _______ the crops flat.
II- Do not _________ in bed all day! Get up and do some work!
III- The contract _______ open on the table.
IV- The ducks are not _________well at the moment.
V- Bob has been _________ low ever since my aunt asked him for the money he owes me.
VI- It ______ with you to accept or refuse the suggestion.
Resolução comentada
Verbos lie (deitar/estar) e lay (pôr/deitar algo).
I: 'laid' (passado de lay, transitivo, com objeto 'crops'). II: 'lie' (deitar, no imperativo). III: 'lay' (passado de lie, 'jazia aberto'). IV: 'laying' (patos botando ovos). V: 'lying low' (manter-se discreto). VI: 'lies with you' (cabe a você).
Análise das alternativas
B), C), D) e E) trocam formas de lie e lay, ou usam 'lied' (de mentir) onde não cabe.
Referência: Gramática inglesa: lie, lay, lied, laid, lain.
Resolução comentada do VaiConcursos.