Question

【题目】The dishes ________ (lay) on the table as soon as they were prepared.

Answer 1

【答案】were laid

【解析】

句意：菜一做好就被放在桌子上。

lay动词，翻译为“放置”。分析句子可知，本句时态是一般过去时；主语The dishes是动作lay的承受者，所以应使用be done结构表被动；又因为The dishes表复数，所以使用were。故填were laid。