Those Notorious Confusing Words

ac-cept   1. to receive, esp. willingly
2. to approve
3. to agree to
4. to believe in
5. to agree to pay
ex-cept   to leave out or take out; exclude
Prep. leaving out; but
Conj. were it not that; only if it were not for
     
af-fect   1. to have an effect on; influence
2. to stir the emotions of
3. to like to use, wear, etc.
4. to make a pretense of being, feeling, etc.
ef-fect   1. anything brought about by a cause; result
2. the power to cause results
3. influence.
4. meaning [spoke to this effect]
5. an impression made on the mind, or its cause
6. a being operative or in force
7. belongings; property to bring about; accomplish
     
its   The possessive form of it.
it's   The contracted form of it is or it has or it was.
     
there   1. at or in that place;
2. toward, to, or into that place;
3. used in impersonal constructions in which the real subject follows the verb.
their   The possessive form of they.
they're   The contracted form of they are.

 

FORMS OF LIE AND LAY

person

present

past

perfect form

participle form

first

I lie
in bed

I lay
in bed

I have lain
in bed

I am lying
in bed

third

she lies
in bed

she lay
in bed

she has lain
in bed

she is lying
in bed

first

I lay
it down

I laid
it down

I have laid
it down

I am laying
it down

third

she lays
it down

she laid
it down

she has laid
it down

she is laying
it down

 

 

 

 

 

 

FORMS OF RAISE AND RISE

person

present

past

perfect form

participle form

first

I rise
from the couch

I rose
from the couch

I have risen
from the couch

I am rising
from the couch

third

she rises
from the couch

she rose
from the couch

she has risen
from the couch

she is rising
from the couch

first

I raise
pigs

I raised
pigs

I have raised
pigs

I am raising
pigs

third

she raises
pigs

she raised
pigs

she has raised
pigs

she is raising
pigs

 

 

 

 

 

 

FORMS OF WAKE and AWAKE

person

present

past

perfect form

participle form

first

I wake up/
awake/awaken

I woke up/
awoke/awoken

I have woken up/
have woken/have awoken

I am waking up/
am awaking/am awakening

third

he wakes up/
awakes/awakens

he woke up/
awoke/awoken

he has woken up/
has woken/has awoken

he is waking up/
is awaking/is awakening