{"id":227621,"date":"2023-08-18T11:59:32","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T03:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.joyouslearning.com.sg\/?p=227621"},"modified":"2023-10-04T06:55:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T22:55:47","slug":"how-to-lie-correctly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.joyouslearning.com.sg\/how-to-lie-correctly\/","title":{"rendered":"PSLE English TOTW – How To Lie Correctly"},"content":{"rendered":"

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9 out of 10 PSLE candidates will answer at least one of the questions below incorrectly.<\/div>\n

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Choose the right word in the parentheses for each set of statements.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Set 1<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mother and sister are laying the table. I (lie\/lay) on the couch, agonising over whether I should lie and tell my family that my goose lays golden eggs.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Set 2<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mother and my younger siblings (laid\/layed) the table. I, as usual, (lay\/laid\/lied) on the couch. “My goose lays golden eggs,” I lied for no reason.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I had (lied\/lain\/laid\/layed) on this couch all my life, but tonight, it felt uncomfortable. Perhaps, the discomfort came from my having lied about my goose laying golden eggs. My mother and sister look up; the table has been (layed\/lied\/laid).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Know your verb forms once and for all!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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#EnglishGrammar<\/div>\n

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Lie<\/strong>
Meaning: to lie in a horizontal position
Present form ~ lie
Past form ~ lay
Past participle form ~ lain<\/p>\n

Lie<\/strong>
Meaning: to make a false statement
Present form ~ lie
Past form ~ lied
Past participle form ~ lied<\/p>\n

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Lay<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Meaning: to put (something) down gently \/ set in position for use<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Present form ~ lay<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Past form ~ laid<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Past participle form ~ laid<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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