容易混淆的动词

一、易混淆的动词
（1）arrive, get to, reach到达
arrive at + 小地点，arrive in + 大地点
get to/reach + 地点
（2）borrow, lend, keep 借
borrow 借进常用词组：borrow ……from
lend 借出去常用词组：lend ……to
keep 借，保持
（3）bring, take, fetch, get, carry 带，拿
bring 拿来（由远到近，单程）
take 带走（由近到远，单程）
fetch = get 去拿来
carry 携带，运载，不表示带到何处。

（4）cost, pay, spend, take 花费
cost 常用句型：sth costs sb money
pay 常用句型：sb pays money for sth
spend 常用句型：sb spends money on sth/ sb spends time (in) doing take 常用句型：it takes sb some time to do sth
（5）say, speak, talk, tell
say 一般要接说的内容
speak 主要指说语言
talk 谈论
tell 告诉
练习
1.I’m sure that he is _____ a lie.
A.saying
B. talking
C. speaking
D. telling
2.Mike didn’t get wet because his teacher _______ him an umbrella.
A.lent
B. discovered
C. borrowed
D. taught
3.John’s father _______ for ten years.
A.has been dead
B. died
C. has died
D. was dead
4.This type if iphone4 is my favourite, but I can’t ________ it.
A.spend
B. cost
C. pay
D. afford
5.How long have you _______ here?
A.arrived
B. come
C. been
D. reached。