Confusing verbs

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Confusing verbs

Borrow – lend

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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.

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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.

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Borrow – lend

When a person lends something, another person borrows it

The man is ________ some books from the

library

The woman is ______ him some books

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Borrow – lend

When a person lends something, another person borrows it

The man is borrowing some books from the

library

The woman is lending him some books

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Borrow – lend

When a person lends something, another person borrows it

The man is ________ some money to the

woman

The woman is _______ some money from the

man

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Borrow – lend

When a person lends something, another person borrows it

The man is lending some money to the

woman

The woman is borrowing some money

from the man

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Confusing verbs

Know – Meet

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Know - Meet

You meet somebody for the first time or in a date

To meet is when you talk to a person for the first time.To meet is also when you see in a date or appointment, or you just encounter, somebody you already know.

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Know - Meet

When people meet they kiss, greet and/or shake hands

When people meet they kiss, greet and/or shake hands

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Know - Meet

You know somebody when you have already met him or her once or

more times.

You know somebody when you have information about him or her usually because you've met before once or more times.

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Know - MeetYou know somebody or something when

you have some information about him, her or it, even if you haven't met before.

Do you know these people?Do you know these people?

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Know - Meet

Choose the best verb

I was on my way to work when I ______ my brother in law.

I was on my way to work when I ______ my brother in law.

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Know - Meet

The answer is:

I was on my way to work when I met my brother in law.

I was on my way to work when I met my brother in law.

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Know - Meet

Choose the best verb

I ________ all Isabel Presley's children. They are quite famous. I ________ all Isabel Presley's children. They are quite famous.

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Know - Meet

The answer is:

I know all Isabel Presley's children. They are quite famous.

I know all Isabel Presley's children. They are quite famous.

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Know - Meet

Choose the best verb

I ______ Mary for lunch. I ______ Mary for lunch.

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Know - Meet

The answer is:

I met Mary for lunch. I met Mary for lunch.

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Know - Meet

Choose the best verb

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.

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.

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Know - Meet

Choose the best verb

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.

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.

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Confusing verbs

Waste – Spend

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Waste - SpendHave you ever heard that

time is money?

So both can be spent or wasted

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Waste – Spend

To spend is to use money or time buying or doing

something

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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

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Waste – Spend

What are they doing? wasting or spending?

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Confusing verbs

Carry – Wear

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Carry - Wear

You wear something that your body holds.

You carry something that you hold with your hands or your back...or your mouth.

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Carry - Wear

What are they carrying?

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Carry - Wear

What are they wearing?

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Confusing verbs

Earn – Win

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Earn - Win

You earn money with your work.

You win a competition, money or a prize, with an effort made in a particular moment.

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Earn - Win

Are they earning or winning?

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Confusing verbs

Say – Tell

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Say-Tell

We say when we speak for any purpose without having necessarily

anyone hearing us.

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Say-Tell

We tell when:

We give oral information about something or someone to another person.

We narrate a story.

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Say - Tell

Choose the best verb

Laura ________ her friends that she was going to have a party on Saturday.

Laura ________ her friends that she was going to have a party on Saturday.

The teacher _________the class to open the books.The teacher _________the class to open the books.

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Say - Tell

And the answer is...

Laura told her friends that she was going to have a party on Saturday.Laura told her friends that she was going to have a party on Saturday.

The teacher told the class to open the books.The teacher told the class to open the books.

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Say - Tell

Choose the best verb

Bob and Carol _______ they had already had dinner.Bob and Carol _______ they had already had dinner.

My father _______ I was doing very well at school.My father _______ I was doing very well at school.

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Say - Tell

And the answer is...

Bob and Carol said they had already had dinner.Bob and Carol said they had already had dinner.

My father said I was doing very well at school.My father said I was doing very well at school.

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Say - Tell

Choose the best verb

Lisa _______ she was happy with the presents we gave her.Lisa _______ she was happy with the presents we gave her.

Her parents _______ Susan that she had forgotten her bag. Her parents _______ Susan that she had forgotten her bag.

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Say - Tell

And the answer is...

Lisa said she was happy with the presents we gave her.Lisa said she was happy with the presents we gave her.

Her parents told Susan that she had forgotten her bag. Her parents told Susan that she had forgotten her bag.

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Say - Tell

Choose the best verb

We ______ John that this time it was his turn to clean up. We ______ John that this time it was his turn to clean up.

They ______ they loved the Swiss Alps.They ______ they loved the Swiss Alps.

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Say - Tell

And the answer is...

We told John that this time it was his turn to clean up. We told John that this time it was his turn to clean up.

They said they loved the Swiss Alps.They said they loved the Swiss Alps.

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Confusing verbs

See – Look at – Watch

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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

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See - Look at - Watch

You look at something when you pay attention to it, usually

for a short time

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See - Look at - Watch

You see something when your eyes are open and the image

gets into your retina

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See - Look at - Watch

The kids are watching a film but the baby in the front is looking at

the camera

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See - Look at - Watch

The lifeguard watches the beach but he sometimes looks

at his watch

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Confusing verbs

Do – Make

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Confusing verbs

Hope – Wait

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Confusing verbs

Look – Look like

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Confusing verbs

Hear – Listen to