SPEND (NOT PASS)

Hello everyone. Welcome back to the Daily Vitamin!

Today's verb is: to spend.

It means: (1) to use money to buy services or pay for things; (2) to stay somewhere or do something for a period of time (3) to use energy, effort or time to do something.

Example 1
I have spent a lot of money on English classes, but I still haven't reached my desired level.

Example 2
This summer I will spend two weeks in Boston for my brother's wedding.

NOTE: This is different than in Spanish. Notice that we NEVER say ***"I passed the weekend with my parents"***. We would say "I spent the weekend with my parents."

Example 3
I had spent a lot of energy trying to learn English, but until I took responsibility for my English (like the Ziggurat teachers tell me), I didn't learn very much.

Can you come up with your own original sentences with this verb? You could write one sentence for each meaning or choose one meaning and write one sentence with it. You can post your sentences on one of our social media sites (Facebook or Twitter) and we will give you feedback as soon as possible.

Have a good day and an excellent weekend. We'll see you back here on Monday with more lessons. Next week we will look at uses of the verb TO MISS. 

All the best!