🔑 Key Difference

• Borrow: To take something from someone with the intention of returning it.
  (Focus on the person receiving something.)
• Lend: To give something to someone with the expectation that they will return it.
  (Focus on the person giving something.)

📚 Understanding Through Examples

1. Borrow (Receiving Something)

• Definition: You use this word when you take something temporarily.
• Examples:
  • “Can I borrow your pen?” 🖊️ (You take the pen to use it temporarily.)
  • “She borrowed a book from the library.” 📖 (She took a book but plans to return it.)

2. Lend (Giving Something)

• Definition: You use this word when you give something temporarily.
• Examples:
  • “Could you lend me your pen?” 🖊️ (You are asking someone to give you their pen for a while.)
  • “I lent my jacket to my friend.” 🧥 (You gave your jacket to your friend for a short time.)

🎭 Analogy

Think of borrow and lend like a seesaw:

• If you’re on the borrow side, you’re going down to take something from the other side.
• If you’re on the lend side, you’re going up to give something to the other side.

🛑 Common Mistakes to Watch Out For

• Incorrect: “Can you borrow me your book?”
  • (This mixes up the roles of borrowing and lending!)
• Correct:
  • “Can I borrow your book?” (You are the receiver.)
  • “Can you lend me your book?” (They are the giver.)

📝 Practice Time!

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of borrow or lend:

1. “Could I _______ your car for the weekend?”
2. “He _______ me his guitar for the concert.”
3. “We often _______ money from the bank.”
4. “I don’t like to _______ my things to strangers.”

✅ Answers:

1. “Could I borrow your car for the weekend?”
2. “He lent me his guitar for the concert.”
3. “We often borrow money from the bank.”
4. “I don’t like to lend my things to strangers.”