2. You pay people (no preposition)
• He didn't even offer to pay me for the
ticket.
• The court ordered Samuels to pay
Heather more than $300,000.
• Ray paid some kids to wash the car.
3. You pay for things in general
• Mum paid ______ my driving lessons.
• He paid ______ the beer he'd left
untouched on the bar and headed at an
easy stroll toward the corner table.
• The city paid ______ the man's funeral,
plus $6,000 for pain and suffering.
for
for
for
4. But you pay the bill/tax/rent
(no preposition)
• I forgot to pay the gas bill!
• You pay tax at the basic rate.
• Is it okay if I pay the rent next week?
5. You pay (in) cash
• You'd get a discount for paying ______
cash.
• Reagor recently paid _____cash for a
used car.
• I wouldn't be surprised if he paid ______
cash with bills he pulled out of his sock
drawer.
Ø
Ø
in
6. You pay in dollars/euros etc.
• He wanted to be paid ______ dollars.
• Gisele Bundchen demands to be paid
_____ euros.
• Tuition Fees must be paid _____ pounds
sterling.
in
in
in
7. You pay by cheque/credit card
• Can I pay ______ credit card?
• And in cases where automatic payments
are not appropriate, you can always pay
______ check
• If you pay ______ check or money order,
make it out to United States Treasury.
• You know, if you paid _______ credit card
or check, obviously, that could be traced
back to you immediately.
by
by
by
by
8. Summing up
• You pay people (no preposition)
• You pay for things in general
• But you pay the bill/tax/rent
(no preposition)
• You pay (in) cash
• You pay in dollars/euros etc.
• You pay by cheque/credit card
9. Fill in the gaps with a preposition
when necessary
1. Americans living in Europe but being paid
……. dollars feel as if they've taken a big
pay cut.
2. Users and sellers would have to be
persuaded to pay …… the tax.
10. 3. Anton's mother had been working as the
cleaning lady at his summer house for
almost a year now, and he paid her ……
dollars, not rubles.
4. Brenna's grandmother paid ……. the trip
with what would have been Brenna's
college money.
11. 5. He foolishly agreed to pay ……. Daniel
the outrageous sum of fifteen thousand
dollars to represent him in court.
6. How do we pay …… the meal?
7. I never paid ……. the book. I stole it.
12. 8. Owen paid ……. the bill and drove her
home.
9. I paid …… my latte and dropped a $5 bill
into the tip cup.
10. I paid …… her $5 to cut the grass.
13. 11. I paid …… him to say that.
12. You've already paid …… the tax during
your working life.
13. I'll pay ……. the ticket and you pick it up
at the counter at the airport.
14. 14. She paid …….the bill, and they left the
restaurant, full but dissatisfied.
15. Last fall, they took the whole family to
Disney World-and paid ……. cash.
16. People usually pay ……. credit card.
15. 17. Ruthie always paid ……. cash, of
course, so there would be no taxes.
18. Sam paid ……..the bill and left a tip big
enough to make the bartender grin.
19. The guy paid …… me $150,000 ……
cash up front.
16. 20. When we paid …….. dollars, we paid
…… good dollars. Those dollars aren't
what they were.
21. Will Simon go away if we pay …… him
……. pounds?
23. Our day jobs just paid …… the rent.
17. 24. I'll pay …….. the ticket, I'll pay …….
everything.
25. The defendants paid …….. cash the
balance of £250.
26. His client has not yet paid…… us.
