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spend time/money

spend time/money

August 29, 2013 By Nestor 1 Comment

A student recently asked me to explain the usage of the verb spend. Specifically, she asked:

Which preposition should I use with spend? in? on?
What structures do I use after spend time/money?

So, in this post I’m going to explain.

spend time/money

We usually use an object (time or money) with the verb spend. These two main structures are possible:

spend time/money on something/someone
spend time/money doing something

Examples

  • He spends a lot of time on his homework.
  • Julia has a very rich husband. He spends a lot of money on her.
  • I spent $20 on his birthday present.
  • She spent a year living in Singapore.
  • I spent the weekend relaxing at home.
  • The cat spends most of her time sleeping.

Filed Under: Confusing words in English

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  1. Gurmeet says

    January 6, 2014 at 4:34 pm

    thanx to make me understand preposition with spend

    Reply

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