Make a payment and pay for

[Anna232]

If I am not talking about part payments but the entire due amount which was paid, should I use
A. I made a payment of the lessons for next month.
B. I paid for the lessons for next month.
Is there any difference between "make a payment" and "pay for?"
C. I have made payment for next month.

 

[Tarheel]

If I am not talking about part payments but the entire due amount which was paid, should I use
A. I made a payment FOR the lessons for next month.
B. I paid for the lessons for next month.
Is there any difference between "make a payment" and "pay for?"
C. I have made A payment for NEXT MONTH'S LESSONS.

If you made a payment, you didn't pay the entire amount due.

 

[Anna232]

If you made a payment, you didn't pay the entire amount due.

Should I use "I paid for the lessons for next month." As it is a monthly payment, but I am not sure "for next month" sounds right.

 

[teechar]

Should I use "I paid for the lessons for next month"?

Or,
I paid for next month's lessons. [This is a basic statement about something that happened in the past]
I have (already) paid for next month's lesson. [This means the act of paying happened in the past but is still somehow relevant.]

As It is a monthly payment, but I am not sure "for next month" sounds right.

It's okay, but that version repeats "for" as you can see.