Confusing Verbs

Confusing verbs ,[object Object]

Borrow – lend Bankers lend money to their clients to lend is to give something to somebody for a period of time. The people who recieve it must give it back.

Borrow – lend People borrow books from libraries to borrow is to take something from somebody for a period of time. If you borrow something, you must give it back.

Borrow – lend When a person lends something, another person borrows it ,[object Object],[object Object]

Know - Meet ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Know - Meet ,[object Object],You know somebody when you have information about him or her usually because you've met before once or more times.

Know - Meet ,[object Object],Do you know these people?

Know - Meet ,[object Object],I was on my way to work when I ______ my brother in law.

Know - Meet ,[object Object],I was on my way to work when I met my brother in law.

Know - Meet ,[object Object],I ________ all Isabel Presley's children. They are quite famous.

Know - Meet ,[object Object],I know all Isabel Presley's children. They are quite famous.

Know - Meet ,[object Object],I ______ Mary for lunch.

Know - Meet ,[object Object],I met Mary for lunch.

Know - Meet ,[object Object],I _______ Mary very well. I remember when she was very shy. But at the party, she danced all night and told lots of funny jokes.

Know - Meet ,[object Object],I know Mary very well. I remember when she was very shy. But at the party, she danced all night and told lots of funny jokes.

Waste - Spend ,[object Object],So both can be spent or wasted

Waste – Spend ,[object Object]

Waste – Spend If you spend too much money, you’ll waste it To waste is to spend too much money, too much time or to use some resource more than what is necessary

Carry - Wear ,[object Object],[object Object]

Carry - Wear What are they carrying ?

Carry - Wear What are they wearing ?

Earn - Win ,[object Object],[object Object]

Earn - Win Are they earning or winning?

Say-Tell We say when we speak for any purpose without having necessarily anyone hearing us.

Say-Tell ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Say - Tell ,[object Object],Laura ________ her friends that she was going to have a party on Saturday. The teacher _________the class to open the books.

Say - Tell ,[object Object],Laura told her friends that she was going to have a party on Saturday. The teacher told the class to open the books.

Say - Tell ,[object Object],Bob and Carol _______ they had already had dinner. My father _______ I was doing very well at school.

Say - Tell ,[object Object],Bob and Carol said they had already had dinner. My father said I was doing very well at school.

Say - Tell ,[object Object],Lisa _______ she was happy with the presents we gave her. Her parents _______ Susan that she had forgotten her bag.

Say - Tell ,[object Object],Lisa said she was happy with the presents we gave her. Her parents told Susan that she had forgotten her bag.

Say - Tell ,[object Object],We ______ John that this time it was his turn to clean up. They ______ they loved the Swiss Alps.

Say - Tell ,[object Object],We told John that this time it was his turn to clean up. They said they loved the Swiss Alps.

See - Look at - Watch You watch something when you observe it or guard it, or just when you pay attention to it for a while

See - Look at - Watch You look at something when you pay attention to it, usually for a short time

See - Look at - Watch You see something when your eyes are open and the image gets into your retina

See - Look at - Watch The kids are watching a film but the baby in the front is looking at the camera

See - Look at - Watch The lifeguard watches the beach but he sometimes looks at his watch

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