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    Speak or Talk Borrow and Lend

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    This document discusses the differences between commonly confused verbs: 1) Speak refers to using a language and usually expresses addressing a group, while talk refers to having a conversation between two people. 2) Lend means to give something temporarily to someone else, like money or objects, while borrow means to take something temporarily from someone else, like money or objects. 3) The verbs lend and borrow are often confused but lend refers to giving the item away temporarily, while borrow refers to receiving the item temporarily from someone else.

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    This document discusses the differences between commonly confused verbs: 1) Speak refers to using a language and usually expresses addressing a group, while talk refers to having a conversation between two people. 2) Lend means to give something temporarily to someone else, like money or objects, while borrow means to take something temporarily from someone else, like money or objects. 3) The verbs lend and borrow are often confused but lend refers to giving the item away temporarily, while borrow refers to receiving the item temporarily from someone else.

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    This document discusses the differences between commonly confused verbs: 1) Speak refers to using a language and usually expresses addressing a group, while talk refers to having a conversation between two people. 2) Lend means to give something temporarily to someone else, like money or objects, while borrow means to take something temporarily from someone else, like money or objects. 3) The verbs lend and borrow are often confused but lend refers to giving the item away temporarily, while borrow refers to receiving the item temporarily from someone else.

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    Speak or Talk Borrow and Lend

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    This document discusses the differences between commonly confused verbs: 1) Speak refers to using a language and usually expresses addressing a group, while talk refers to having a conversation between two people. 2) Lend means to give something temporarily to someone else, like money or objects, while borrow means to take something temporarily from someone else, like money or objects. 3) The verbs lend and borrow are often confused but lend refers to giving the item away temporarily, while borrow refers to receiving the item temporarily from someone else.

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    TRICKY VERBS

    SPEAK OR TALK??? BORROW OR LEND??

    Speak: Lend:
    - used with languages. - it’s the action of giving
    -it usually expresses the action something to someone, like
    1.ofShe
    a person addresses
    _______ severaltolanguages.
    a group. money or things for example.
    a) speaks b)talks c)both 1. Could you _______ me some money
    Borrow:
    Talk:
    2. He _______ for about an hour. until
    -it’s thethe weekend,
    action please?
    of taking
    -usually
    a) spoketo express that 2 people
    b)talked c)both a) borrow
    something from someone b)lend
    like
    are having a conversation.
    3. He _______ a lot of nonsense. 2. I must
    money take back
    or things the books I
    for example.
    -used with the
    a) speaks expression c)both
    b)talks _______
    ex: I lend youfrom
    20€.the library.
    nonsenses.
    4. It was an interesting _______ Ia) lent
    borrow 20€ b)borrowed
    from you.
    a) speak b)talk c)both 3. Could I _______ your phone? My
    5. He’s always _______behind people’s battery’s dead.
    backs. a) borrow b)lend
    a) speaking b)talking c)both 4. Who did you _______ it from?
    6. If it’s worrying you, you should a) borrow b)lend
    _______ your mind. 5. Who did you _______it to?
    a) speak b)talk c)both a) borrow b)lend
    7. There’s a serious problem. I think 6. She asked me if she could
    we should _______. ________ my camera for the party.
    a) speak b)talk c)both a) borrow b)lend
    8. We _______ things over and 7. She never paid me back the money
    everything’s OK between us now. she _________ off me.
    a) spoke b)talked c)both a) borrowedb)lent
    9. It’s just_______, they will never 8. He _______ me his car for the
    actually do it. weekend.
    a) speak b)talk c)both a) borrowedb)lent
    10. She _______in her sleep. 9. It’s raining- could I _______ an
    a) speaks b)talksc)both umbrella.
    a) borrow b)lend
    10. The bank _______them the
    money to buy it.
    a) borrowedb)lent

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