Hello,
If you could help me uderstand the difference between I spend and spent- if I want to say I spend/t most of my life in the UK- what would be the correct way of saying that?
I spent.
You could ask," How long did you spend in England?"
what is the difference? Is there a rule that can tell me when to use spend or spent?
Try using "can"or “have” before both in a sentence. The difference will be obvious.
“Can you spend pesetas here?” Correct.
“Can you spent pesetas here?” Incorrect.
“Have you spent your money?” Correct.
“Have you spend your money?” Incorrect.
Kitos.
Hi! The virb - spend is an irregular virb!
The Infinitive - to spend, Past Indefinite - spent, Participle II - spent
So for Present Simple. The formula of this tense - V(virb) or V+s (for he,she,it)
eg, I always spend my holidays in the country. He always spends his holiday in the country.
Past Simple (Indefinite)The formula - V (Past Indefinite for irregular virbs) or V+ed(for regular virbs)
eg, I spent my holidays in the country last year. He spent his holidays last year.
and etc,… you need to know formulas for each Tense.