Confusing English: LIE or LAY? RAISE, RISE, or ARISE?

Today, you'll learn two sets of confusing vocabulary! Do you RAISE your hand, or RISE it? Do you LAY down, or LIE down? "Who is LAYING in my bed?" Or is that "Who is LYING in my bed?" This lesson will teach you the meaning of each of these words, and how each of them is used differently. Many native English speakers make mistakes with 'lay' and 'lie', but by the end of this lesson you will understand the grammatical reason why we use each of them in different situations. This is a part of the language that can be challenging for English learners because it has irregular verbs. But don't be scared! Mr. E and I will explain it and make it clear. So have a seat and let's learn some English! Afterwards, test your vocabulary knowledge with the quiz: www.engvid.com/...
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Good morning. Hmm. Sorry. James from engVid. That probably raises a few questions for you. "Why did he say: 'Good morning', when it could be any time in the world?" Yeah. Well, I'm going to help you today, because that is a common word that we use in English, but there are some other words that are similar that many people make a mistake with. And I'm going to help you learn them today. That's "raise", "rise", "arise", "lay", and "lie".
Now, quick story: When I first heard this 10 years ago, I was teaching and a teacher asked me: "James, why do we raise or why do we rise?" And I didn't know. I honestly didn't know. Of course I know what... When to use them, but my problem was we just know because we've been taught, but no one actually sits you down and said: "The exact difference is this." So I had to study it. And today I'm going to help you not make the mistake I made, by knowing what it is and how to use it, or use them, because we have five words.
Let's go to the board. Do I raise my hand or rise my hand? Tough question if you don't know the differences between them. And I'm hoping this lesson will help you. In fact, by the time we're done, you should master this and be more fluent in your English use.
First one: "arise". If you ever watched any sci-... Scientific movie, sci-fi movie, there is some dead creature and some crazy magician or scientist goes: "Arise!" Well, we don't quite use it like that in English; we use it a little differently. When we talk about "arise", we mean something has occurred or something has happened. "A few things arose when you were away on vacation." That means things happened or occurred. Another way of saying it is: "come up". If you look at Mr. E at the bottom of the stairs, Mr. E 2 says: "Hey, come here." And he goes up the stairs, so something has come up. Hey, listen, there's a couple of things that I said arose or have arisen, things have come up or occurred that have happened and I want to talk about them. Okay? Cool. That's "arise".
Now, one other thing about "arise"... Let's just talk about it for a second. "Arise" is an irregular verb. Irregular verb? Well, most verbs follow a simple pattern; you add "ed" or add "d" to the end is past tense, there's a base form, and then there's the past participle form. And, you know, looks like "ed", "ed", and regular form. Easy. Irregular verbs means they don't follow that rule, so you have to change it. And unfortunately, there's no way for me to teach you and say: "With every irregular verb, you must do this." They're irregular because different ones look different ways. Sorry. But I'm going to help you by putting it here, and you can also go and study the charts for irregular verbs. Okay? I believe we have some on our engVid tools you can use or resources.
So, "arise", as I said, "come up", is an irregular verb; it doesn't follow the regular rules. So you're going to have to pay attention when I show you how it's spelt. The second thing I have here is intransitive. I spelt it over here for you, but intransitive. "Intransitive", well, "trans" in English... Or, sorry. Latin means across. It means it goes from one place to another. An intransitive verb means it doesn't take a direct object. Huh? Well, here's the example of transitive verb: "I love". If you're sitting there, you're probably thinking to yourself: "You love what? Ice cream? Football? Your mother? Your shoes?" Well, with a transitive verb, it takes an object or a direct object, meaning it has an effect on something else. "I love you." Yeah, I do, engVid watcher, I love you. You are my object, my love goes to you. That's what a transitive verb means, so the verb has to carry across to an object. While, an interested verb... Intransitive verb doesn't need that. All right? Well, I'll give you an example in a second because we have a few on the board. But in this case, "arise" is an intransitive verb. All right? You don't need to have an object with it. Okay?
Here, I'm going to give you the forms. "Arise" is present tense, "arose" is past tense, and when you use the past perfect or present perfect, use "arisen".

[@rooneys.5692]

I’ve been avoiding to learn how to use these verbs all these years. Thank you for the superb lesson!

[@Oversamma]

" I love you. You are my object." Quite the romantic you are, sir lol.

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Whaddya think about learning Spain on English when you are Russian

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@@LilPozzer Then you can try Portuguese. It is almost equal to Spanish.

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@@JoaoSantos-ed8vo yes, sure, kind of like french and italian are.

[@Dasinpa]

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[@catalincatalin587]

And if you guys think this is the end of it, here is more: both "pay rise" and "pay raise" are correct. First is British, second is North American. And "lie" as in "to not tell the truth" is a regular verb: lie, lied, lied. Welcome to English! By the way, from teacher to teacher, your videos are absolutely amazing. Great job!

[@englishbyteswithsiribon2391]

I like the way you handle your lesson. This is a great help for Asians like me. Very clear explanation. I learned something new in this video. I'm a new subscriber. Thank you very much.

[@JuanVichannel]

Great lesson James. About the "pay raise" i think it is also possible "pay rise", since i guess one is American and the other British

[@greatcesari]

“Some vs Any” would make for a good video

[@kiki5483]

I can't thank you enough for this lesson, I really have trouble figuring out what verb to use when I write. And when I have to use the -ing form it's even worse. It'll be easier now. Thanks again!

[@adrianaespinosa8647]

I really like your explanation and the visuals, too!! Thanks so much for sharing!!

[@myselfme767]

That's what I understand by the word "teacher". My English teacher in school had the same approach as you. When I'm learning a new word I wanna know everything about it or as much as possible. You gave some really good examples and I understood what you were trying to teach me. Love your channel!

[@ctw213]

I’m a college graduate. I’m an American. I’ve been natively speaking English my entire life. These words and so many others like them are insanely frustrating for me to use properly WHEN SPEAKING. Schooling does not necessarily ever correct your casual speech by teaching you the proper uses, tenses and words. Of course in formal writing and even speech I would have to research which way is correct but it’s such a pity that admittedly, my casual language (the way I talk) has me so insecure about these kind of words. I fear I’ll never get them right. That’s why I’m watching these videos. I want to know the differences so I can use them correctly. Thank you for the lessons!

[@technologywontsaveus]

Nice lesson. Never really had thought about it. In German, "sich hinlegen" (to lie down) and "etwas hinlegen" (to lay something down) sound very similar. And "liegen" means to lie (on the bed e.g.), while "lügen" means (to lie to someone) (you now wish you had the ä, ö and ü to make similiar words different, don't you?). After this lesson, I think I got it. It's actually easy but first you have to know how it works to know how to use it, no matter how easy it is. To lie vs. to lay something is easy to remember. To raise vs. rise vs. arise also was also useful information. Thanks James, as always a good interesting fun lesson. You're a great and motivating teachr. :)

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both, because I love it too !

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Thats brilliant that you listened to your students & took their questions seriously enough that you looked into them. Just goes to show learning is a two way process between teacher & student & that you take teaching seriously & don't just give pat answers. Some of my teachers were not so good, not really interested in teaching or in the subject.

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Don't laugh, you will hurt yourself.

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[@НаврузКамолов-п7в]

Very good explanation. Easy to understand, nice examples. Thank you for the lesson. Pronunciation is cool! Good luck for future perspectives.

[@hardikadhyaru3563]

I lay my laptop on the Table and started to watching your lesson even then i got on the bed to lie down and I lay my mobile on the chair as well as my dog is also lying with me even then i lay my dog on the floor because he was bothering me a lot. I am from India i see you as a ideal in my life

[@gasparodomenico8997]

Thank you a lot! I understood everything perfectly, which wouldn't be possible without your help!

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These words are very confusing . now i knew how to use it. Love u James . Thank u 👍🏻

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You're a fantastic teacher! Your way of explaining is just terrific!♥️

[@greatcesari]

As a native English speaker, this is a video I needed for years

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Hi, I'm found your lessons, but enjoy to see them with no subtitles.

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I mean: I enjoy to see them with no subtitles.

[@feelings517]

Your a master Mr. James thanks for clear my doubts.

[@camila1549]

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[@Mannyf86]

Yes! I’ve been right all along! It’s incredible how many people use lay and lie incorrectly.

[@vitalinazaharova4228]

You are a great teacher! I have been English for 4 years, but still confused in these words and what is their deifference. Thank's)

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*his* not him.

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vlad tyler his videos, not him videos, that's wrong ;)

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Him video? Really? You're funny

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thanks thanks thanks.this is the best video you've ever made. i got it clear.

[@nacl7992]

Thank you for video-lessons. I like that I can inderstand that James speaks. It's difficult for me to understand by hearing. But thanks for these videos I began to understand the English speech. Appreciate it)

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This is my first time I see you and I love your way of teaching English

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Very good explanation! Thank you James!

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These have been always as a confusing matter for me thank you James.

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hi,James. Thank you very much for your lessons. You are very good at explaining things,so its very easy to understand the difference between the words when you have explained them. I would like to ask you to explain the difference between the words carry, fetch and bring , because I am really confused where to use them , especially fetch and bring

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[@12701270able]

This video arose useful to me. It make me clear about these verbs that cause me to make mistake. Now my mind is as clear as I cant drop a ball. Thanks

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Great Lesson, Thanks Teacher James!

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too good.....simplified....well explained...thanks

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[@ranoxoliqchayeva9956]

You are amazing but I am complicated with raising my hand and rise about it. But if I raise the rent, I just influence to it, to change the fee. But if I rise something, I touch it and put it upward.

[@didiattoz]

one of the most usefull lesson i've ever watched! very good way of teaching Mr James, now i do understand the difference, and i got them all correct in the small quizzz!!

[@piotrkokos488]

Great lesson. Thank you so much. No- one has explained me these differences before. I'm starting watching all your videos :)

[@gonzachambi3937]

Yeah and here in Argentina and all countries that speak Spanish we listen lay and it sounds like the word "ley". Same pronunciation but different meaning: it means "law"

[@guilhermecalazans177]

He is a great teacher and I like he's sense of humour

[@totchemeadda7221]

Yesterday, I forgot laying down my phone on a table before i lay down myself in the bed. When i remind myself i rose up and looking after it.

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James, you are an excellent teacher, man

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Cool !!. teacher James. I am ready to lay the books and pen on the table, ready to study English language. 👍

[@eternalrhythm3780]

Thank you for this very informative video. I was always making mistakes while trying to use them. Also there is one thing with " To Lie". Liar and Lying forms of it makes it very confusing.

[@kikinelson6636]

You are a superb teacher James.

[@فاديالعجان]

wow awesome james ,I like the way you make this lessons you keep us very interested and I hope you make a lot of lessons on confusing words like these which you mentioned in this video and explaned and all the thanks to teacher james you are a great mind . (I've meant every single word I'm not ling)

[@jorgemaldon]

I don't understand totally, but now it's a little bit clear, I have to see this video some many times.

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+lovelylady0200 "his wife or husband....." =))))))))))))) i laugh a lot when read this

[@lovelylady0200]

Khuê Nguyễn why? It's not like I know his preferences...

[@bearwuff]

i think he or she meant they smile a lot ahahah as in it makes them happy to see someone not assuming one's sexual preference

[@TheFVSousa]

Alejandro Pérez is that why u have learned another language, to offend other people?

[@tangymvids2000]

I came here for English but found myself in a gender discuss. 😡

[@brazenserpent7]

15:50 "She lay the blouse on the bed" is incorrect. She lays (present tense) or she laid (past tense) the blouse on the bed is proper, though. In any case, this was a truly informative video. I have numerous friends who cannot distinguish between the two verbs. Thank you for elucidating these points!

[@cecobruv1509]

its grammatically correct. Period.

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You're both learning and thinking about what you learned. Very lucky to watch these videos thanks a lot :)

[@lrlizribeiro]

Great, awesome, terrific explanation! Thanks, James!

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I love you James!

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Your explanation is great, thank you very much

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Thanks, I didn't understand very well so have to watch and rewatch

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You're a great teacher. You have a nice way to explain difficult things. Thank you :D *Raising my hands and start clapping*

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Thank you. You raise up my knowledge

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excellent! very clear the lesson. thanks James

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Really, really useful lesson!! Thank you so much

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Best teacher i've ever seen

[@kimngocnguyen6316]

Thank you so much for this video. it makes me easy to understand these verbs. ❤

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Teacher, I don't know how to thank you. you're the only teacher who make me understand it!!!! Thank you very much! your classes are funny ^^!! Hugs from Ceará, Brazil 🇧🇷🏝⛵🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷⛵🏝⛵🏝🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@nasreenaziz2606]

these word always make me confused ,but after watching your lesson i understand now thanks james

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James, very clear and useful c Lesson .. As usual ! Thanks a lot

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[@Sarentoliezyl]

Wow it's pretty clear with me about this now.

[@felipe.hooper]

you're an excellent teacher James!

[@MarceloGustavoBaldacchino1789]

It's always great to see your videos. But I must say that I have found the expression "a pay rise" many times in economic contexts and, what's more, "rise" is usually used in such communicative situations; you know, it's found in such cases as "the inflation rose...", "the production has risen by 20%..." and so on.

[@juanlettieri2100]

This dude is hilarious. The way he speaks, the acting he makes. James I would definitely go to a party or bar with you in Canada hahaha. Best teacher, greetings from Argentina.

[@DeniedShift]

Such a good way of teaching ! Thank you !

[@ANNA-tv2wo]

Thank you, James. I have to confess I really appreciate your videos for they are clear, funny, interesting, and so on but this subject remains a REAL NIGHTMARE!!! And the guy who mixed up all these verbs together actually died of laughing. I'm sure of that! Have a nice day

[@DKoori]

Thank you very much James! I was in doubt about that, very good explanation :)

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Hello, hello....James, I want to say thank you for all your classes. I love them. You are really funny. Again, thank you so much. Have all of you a good day. Ps: I am from Colombia 😜

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I love your lessons

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Great teacher, great lesson!