Sentences of troubesome words look at troublesome verb pairs - lie and lay, sit and set, and rise and raise. Troublesome Words in Sentences 1. Lie and Lay - The Four Principal Parts The verb lie means "to rest" or "to recline." Lie is intransitive and it never takes a direct object. The verb lay means "to put" or "to place" in a certain position. Lay is … [Read more...]