{"id":4581,"date":"2011-07-12T15:04:11","date_gmt":"2011-07-12T15:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=4581"},"modified":"2018-01-13T14:04:35","modified_gmt":"2018-01-13T19:04:35","slug":"common-errors-in-english-pass-time-spend-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/common-errors-in-english-pass-time-spend-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Errors in English: Pass Time \/ Spend Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Don\u2019t say:<\/span> \u201cI pass a lot of time reading.\u201d<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Say:<\/span> \u201cI spend a lot of time reading.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Use <strong>\u201cspend time\u201d<\/strong> to talk about the time you do an activity.<\/p>\n<p>The expression <strong>pass the time<\/strong> is\u00a0different \u2013 it means doing something to make the time pass faster while you are waiting for\u00a0something else, for example, \u201cI look at the magazines to pass the time while waiting for my\u00a0appointment at the dentist\u2019s office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Clear up your doubts about confusing words&#8230; and use English more confidently!<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/600-confusing-english-words-explained-e-book\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/600-confusing-words-226x300.png\" alt=\"600+ Confusing English Words Explained\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/600-confusing-words-226x300.png 226w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/600-confusing-words-772x1024.png 772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large blue\" href=\"https:\/\/courses.espressoenglish.net\/600-confusing-english-words-explained-e-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to learn more about this e-book<\/strong><\/a><\/center><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t say: \u201cI pass a lot of time reading.\u201d Say: \u201cI spend a lot of time reading.\u201d Use \u201cspend time\u201d to talk about the time you do an activity. 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