lend
Base form
lend
/lend/
Past simple
lent
/lent/
Past participle
lent
/lent/
MeaningA2
to give something for a short time
to lend an ear
In use
- After a modal verb · Form 1Could you lend me ten pounds until Friday?
- Question · Form 1Did your brother lend you his car for the weekend?
- Past simple · Form 2Last week Maria lent me her laptop while mine was being repaired.
- Past simple · Form 2Yesterday the library lent out a record number of books.
- Passive · Form 3This painting has been lent to the museum by a private collector.
- Present perfect · Form 3I’ve lent my bike to Leo, so I’ll walk today.
Watch out
You lend something to someone; you borrow it from them: Can you borrow me a pen? → Can you lend me a pen? Never lended or lented.
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