"Verbs related to money"

Verbs related to money

1.Translate the words; 2.Make the past form of these verbs.

• Buy
• Sell
• Spend
• Waste
• Lose
• Lend

• Borrow
• Swap
• Save
• Win
• Earn
• Advertise

Complete the sentences

• You ___ money when you buy things you don’t need or want.
• You ___ money when you buy things you need or want.
• You ___ a prize in a competition or on the lottery.
• You ___ money when you have a job.
• You ___ something to someone.
• You ___ something from someone.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of these verbs : buy spend waste swap save win earn lose

• In 1867 the USA _____ Alaska from Russia for $7.2million.
• He loves music. He ____ all his money on CDs.
• I want to ____ 50p from my pocket money every week so I can buy Mum a birthday present.
• Uncle Jack _____ ten thousand pounds on the lottery.
• Do you want to _____ your Paulina Rubio CD for this computer game?

Complete the sentences with the correct form of these verbs : buy spend waste swap wave win earn lose

• You shouldn’t _____ money on things you don’t need.
• Jessica’s upset because she _____ all her money. She left her bag on the bus yesterday.

Look at the adjectives. Which three are for describing things?

• Expensive
• Cheap
• Rich
• Poor
• Free

Complete the sentences with these words: rich cheap free poor expensive

• Many footballers are very ____ .
• That was an _____ holiday. We spent thousands of Euros.
• In _____ countries, a lot of people haven’t got enough to eat.
• You don’t have to pay to get into the museum. It’s _____ .
• This watch was quiet ____ . It only cost ten Euros!

Complete the dialogue with the correct form of lend and borrow.

• Tom Dad, can you _____ me six euros?
• Dad No, you _____ five euros from me yesterday!

• Mum It’s cold outside. Do you want to _____ a scarf?
• Rose Yes, please. Can you _____ me a hat too?

• Anna Did you _____this CD from Peter?
• Eve No, James _____ me that one/