Here is the item:
The students who have Professor Sebacher for World Literature believe that
their instructor reads Homer, Dante, and Shakespeare all evening. The reality
is that Professor Sebacher __________ on the couch, eats corn chips, and
channel surfs until midnight.
Professor Sebacher rests on the couch. Thus, you need a form of lie. Since the sentence is present tense, you need the simple present form.
You chose the correct form from the table below. Good job!
| Infinitive | Definition | Simple Present |
Simple Past |
Past Participle |
Present Participle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| to lay | to put something down | lay(s) | laid | laid | laying |
| to lie | to rest or recline | lie(s) | lay | lain | lying |