I set down my backpack in the hallway when I get home.
Present
Present Participle
Past
Past Participle
Sit (self)
sit
sitting
sat
sat
Set (object)
set
setting
set
set
Notice that the transitive verb (the one you do to an object) is more regular than the intransitive verb (the one you do to yourself). Set adds -ing to the present progressive, but the present, past, and past progressive are the same. Sit adds -ing, but changes to sat in the past and past progressive.
I sit down on my bed when I am tired.
I am sitting down on my bed right now.
I sat down on my bed yesterday.
In the past I have sat down on my bed.
I set my backpack down in the hall.
I am setting my backpack down.
Yesterday I set my backpack down.
In the past I have set my back pack down.
Practice What You've Learned
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Directions:
Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence.
1.
Mom had justset/satthe phone down to call you when you walked in.
2.
The kingset/saton his throne.
3.
The mother dog carefully carried her puppies to her new bed andset/satthem down on the blanket.
4.
I thought my English teacher hadset/sattoo high a standard until I reached it.
5.
Where did youset/sitmy phone after you used it?
6.
We aresetting/sittingall those books on the table until the book sale.
7.
You need toset/sitstill if you want me to cut your hair straight.
8.
The spelling bee contestantsset/satin the chairs on the stage.
9.
I think your dog has beensetting/sittingin that same spot since you left this morning.
10.
David has beensetting/sittinghere waiting for you to get ready for at least a half an hour.