Borrow and lend are verbs used to talk about giving and receiving things. Borrow means to take something from someone, and lend means to give something to someone.
Test your English with this borrow vs. lend quiz and improve your grammar by choosing the correct verb to complete each sentence.
Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence (1–10).
1) Last week, I ___ a book from the library.
Borrowed is correct because borrow means to take something from a person or place and return it later.
2) I don’t mind ___ my things to close friends.
Lending is correct because you give your things to friends. After "don’t mind", we use the -ing form.
3) Can you ___ me some money until I get paid?
Lend is correct because lend means to give something to someone for a short time, expecting it back.
4) I’m ___ a suit from my friend for the wedding.
Borrowing is correct because you take the suit from your friend. "I’m + verb-ing" shows a current situation.
5) He never ___ his tools to anyone at work.
Lends is correct because he gives his tools to other people. With he/she/it, we add -s in the present simple.
6) Can I ___ your scissors for a second?
Borrow is correct because you want to use someone’s scissors for a short time. Borrow means taking something temporarily.
7) He ___ me his camera for the school project.
Lent is correct because he gave you his camera. Lent is the past form of lend.
8) She asked me if I could ___ her my tablet.
Lend is correct because she wants you to give her your tablet. We use lend someone something.
9) I forgot my umbrella, so I had to ___ one.
Borrow is correct because borrow means to take something from someone and return it later.
10) I want to ___ some money from the bank.
Borrow is correct because you take money from the bank. We use borrow with "from".
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