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Using Borrow and lend correctly. Which one should I use?. Borrow? Lend? I often borrow my fathers car. My father generously lends me his car. . You need to know when to use the words borrow and lend. Borrow: to take Lend: to give. The words borrow and lend. Borrow:
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Which one should I use? • Borrow?Lend? • I often borrow my fathers car. • My father generously lends me his car.
You need to know when to use the words borrow and lend • Borrow: to take • Lend: to give
The words borrow and lend. • Borrow: • If you borrow, you receive, get, or take something from someone with the expectation that you will return the thing or things to the person
The words borrow and lend. • Lend: • If you lend, you give, allow, or permit someone to use something with the expectation that the person will return the thing or things to you.
The words borrow and lend. • Note that borrow and lend are verbs. • Borrow is a regular verb, so the forms are: • Borrow Borrowing Borrowed • Both the past tense and the past participle of borrow is borrowed.
The words borrow and lend. • Lend is an irregular verb, so the forms are: • Lend lending lent • Both the past tense and the past participle of lend is lent.
Note that the books are moving from Yuri to Sandra Yuri is lending the books to Sandra. Sandra is borrowing the books from Yuri
Lee is giving the book to Linda.Linda is taking the book from Lee. Lee is lending the book to Linda. Linda is borrowing the book from Lee.
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