You're buying a house. Today you paid part of the money for the house. You'll pay the rest with a loan from a bank. You're excited, so you write a message to your friends on Facebook about it:
We made a down payment on a house today!
You babysit a couple's child. They are supposed to pay you at the beginning of each month, but they are always late every month. You're annoyed by it and angry at them. Now they are a week late on paying you, so you want to tell them to pay and show your anger. You say:
May I remind you that payment is due at the beginning of the month?
You are having lunch at a restaurant with your husband. You each ordered one dish, but the dishes were huge and you couldn't finish your food. You say:
We could have just ordered one dish and split it.
food, modal, payment, regret, restaurants There's a loan payment that you have to pay before a certain date. You sent your payment for the bill, but you're not sure that the bank received it yet. So you call the bank to confirm. You start the phone conversation by saying:
Yes, I just wanted to verify that my payment has been received?
