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Question borrow, lend, keep

we have borrowed the book for one week.
we have kept the book for one week.
we have lend it to you for one week.
which is right?
I think mabye we only can say ,"we borrowed the book one week ago."
we can't say,:we have borrowed the book for one week." right?
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we have borrowed the book for one week.
we have kept the book for one week.
we have lend it to you for one week.
which is right?
I think mabye we only can say ,"we borrowed the book one week ago."
we can't say,:we have borrowed the book for one week." right?
You can say: " We have borrowed the book for a week. We have kept it for a week. We have lent it to you for a week."
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Default Re: borrow, lend, keep

We borrowed the book a week ago
We have kept the book since last week
We have kept the book for a week
We are going to lend the book to someone else next week
We borrowed the book last week
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Thank you. Now I understand it.
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