VOCABULARY - Look, See and Watch

VOCABULARY -

Look, See and Watch

Let's learn to differentiate between look, see and watch.

Look (Verb) - is controlled and quick, Look is often used in continuous form (+ ing = Looking)

• 1. use eyes (to turn your eyes in a particular direction)

• Example : Look closely and tell me what you see. / She looked at me and smiled. / I got up and looked out of the window.

• 2. search (to try to find somebody / something)

• Example : Are you still looking for a job? / They are always looking for ways to save money.

• 3. appear/seem

• Example : The garden looks nice. / That looks like an interesting book.

See (verb) - you have no control over what you see, rarely used in the continuous form.

• 1. use eyes (to become aware of somebody/something by using your eyes)

• Example : She looked for him but couldn't see him in the crowd. / I looked out of the window but saw nothing (Past Tense - Saw)

• 2. watch (to watch a game, television programme, performance, etc.)

• Example : I really want to see this film now. / I remember seeing that movie when I was a kid.

• 3. meet by chance / visit

• Example : It's so good to see you! / Come and see us again soon.

Watch (verb) - is controlled and continuous; often used in continuous form

• 1. to look at somebody/something for a time, paying attention to what happens

• Example : A large crowd watched the game on Saturday. / ‘Would you like to play?’ ‘No thanks—I'll just watch.’

• 2. to take care of somebody/something for a short time

• Example : Could you watch my bags for me while I buy a paper? /  It's OK, I can watch the baby for a while.

• 3. to be careful about something

• Example : Watch your bag—there are thieves around. /  Hey, watch where you're going!

Multiple Choice

1. Urgh! I'm tired. I stayed up late last night ............................ rubbish TV.

• watching

• looking

• seeing

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2. Have you ............................ that documentary about great white sharks?

• watching

• seen

• looked

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3. ............................! A green dog.

• See

• Watch

• Look

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4. ............................ out! Don't step in that dog pooh.

• See

• Watch

• Look

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5. Can you ............................ that blonde girl with the glasses talking to Clare?

• see

• watch

• look

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6. The police have been ............................ that house for a fortnight now.

• seeing

• watching

• looking

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7. I don't really like him much. He never ............................ you in the eye.

• sees

• watches

• looks

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8. Mum and Dad like to ............................ TV after lunch on Sundays.

• see

• watch

• look

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9. Have you ............................ that advert on TV about the Elvis fan?

• seen

• watched

• looked

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10. You can tell he hasn't acted before. He keeps ............................ at the camera.

• seeing

• watching

• looking

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11. I ............................ out of the window yesterday and saw a green dog. You can imagine my surprise.

• saw

• watched

• looked

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12. If you look very carefully, you can ............................ how well organised the ants are.

• see

• watch

• look

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13. Why are you ............................ at me in that funny way?

• seeing

• watching

• looking

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14. ............................ me closely and I'll show you how to dance the cha­cha­cha.

• See

• Watch

• Look

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15. ............................ at me and I'll show you how to dance the fandango.

• See

• Watch

• Look

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16. This fog's terrible. I can't ............................ a thing.

• see

• watch

• look

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17. Have you ............................ the latest Spielberg film?

• seen

• watched

• looked

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18. How much TV do you ............................?

• see

• watch

• look