1. Look, See and Watch Exercise
See ­ you have no control over what you see; see isn’t used in the continuous form
Look ­ is controlled and quick; look is often used in the continuous form
Watch ­ is controlled and continuous; watch is often used in the continuous form
A Fill the gaps with look, see and watch in the correct form.
1 Urgh! I'm tired. I stayed up late last night ............................ rubbish TV.
2 Have you ............................ that documentary about great white sharks?
3 ............................! A green dog.
4 ............................ out! Don't step in that dog pooh.
5 Can you ............................ that blonde girl with the glasses talking to Clare? Well, ...
6 The police have been ............................ that house for a fortnight now.
7 I don't really like him much. He never ............................ you in the eye.
8 Mum and Dad like to ............................ TV after lunch on Sundays.
9 Have you ............................ that advert on TV about the Elvis fan?
10 You can tell he hasn't acted before. He keeps ............................ at the camera.
11 I ............................ out of the window yesterday and saw a green dog. You can imagine my
surprise.
12 If you look very carefully, you can ............................ how well organized the ants are.
13 Why are you ............................ at me in that funny way?
14 ............................ me closely and I'll show you how to dance the cha­cha­cha.
15 ............................ at me and I'll show you how to dance the fandango.
16 This fog's terrible. I can't ............................ a thing.
17 Have you ............................ the latest Spielberg film?
18 How much TV do you ............................?
B Now write down some examples of your own.
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2. Answers
1 Urgh! I'm tired. I stayed up late last night watching rubbish TV.
2 Have you seen that documentary about stroking great white sharks?
3 Look! A green dog.
4 Watch out! Don't step in that dog pooh.
5 Can you see that blonde girl with the glasses talking to Clare? Well, ...
6 The police have been watching that house for a fortnight now.
7 I don't really like him much. He never looks you in the eye.
8 Mum and Dad like to watch TV after lunch on Sundays.
9 Have you seen that advert on TV about the Elvis fan?
10 You can tell he hasn't acted before. He keeps looking at the camera.
11 I looked out of the window yesterday and saw a green dog. You can imagine my surprise.
12 If you look very carefully, you can see how well organized the ants are.
13 Why are you looking at me in that funny way?
14 Watch me closely and I'll show you how to dance the cha­cha­cha.
15 Look at me and I'll show you how to dance the fandango.
16 This fog's terrible. I can't see a thing.
17 Have you seen the latest Spielberg film?
18 How much TV do you watch?
www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2009