Confusing Words

Rent vs. Let

Hi guys❗ I'm sure that you have ever heard these words, which sometimes are confused.

Do you know what the difference between them is❓ If you don't know it, read the following ❷ conversations and try to guess. Good luck 🍀❗

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Alice: I'm getting married the next moth.

Louis: Congratulations❗

Alice: This is an invitation to my wedding.

Louis: Many thanks❗

Alice: You're welcome❗ Do you know where Maggie lives❓ I wanna give her one.

Louis: She rents a flat in the centre of the city.

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James: I wanna move from my parent's 🏡. Do you know somebody who rents a room❓
Jeff: Yes. Me. I let the spare rooms to tourists. Now, I have one available.

Did you guess the difference between these verbs❓ Well; if you are 😕, don´t 😟 don´t 😢. Let´s see their uses 😉.

Rent
To pay 💰 to 👨👩 so that you can use something that they own, like a 🏡, machine, etc., for a long period of ⏳.
     She rents a flat in the centre of the city.
             ↳ rent + noun

Let

To allow to use something such as a 🏡, room, etc. in return for regular payments.

      I let the spare rooms to tourists.
         ↳ let + sth + to + sb

Remember❗

When we want to say that we pay money for using something for a long period of time to people who own it, we use the verb rent.

While, we use let when someone earns money for allowing to use something.

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