Complete the following sentences using appropriate verbs. Choose your answers from the options given below each question.
1Ring her up and ............... whether she is at home.
Wrong!
Use "see" to mean find out or check information.
2I ............... a dark figure behind the window.
Wrong!
Use "saw" for noticing something with your eyes.
3Suddenly I ............... something strange.
Wrong!
Use "saw" for noticing something suddenly.
4Please ............... at this photo.
Wrong!
Use "look" with "at" when you direct your eyes to something.
5Do you ............... that man in the blue shirt?
Wrong!
Use "see" when asking whether someone is visible to you.
6............... what you have done.
Wrong!
Use "Look" in the expression "Look what you have done."
7I like to ............... football matches on TV.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "see" and "watch" can be used for football matches on TV, though "watch" is more common.
8That kid spends too much time ............... TV.
Wrong!
Use "watching" for spending time looking at TV or a programme.
9I’m looking in the fridge to ............... whether there is any food left.
Wrong!
Use "see" to mean find out in this sentence.
10I ............... they are going to put up taxes again.
Wrong!
Use "see" to mean understand or notice information.
Answers
- Ring her up and see whether she is at home.
- I saw a dark figure behind the window.
- Suddenly I saw something strange.
- Please look at this photo.
- Do you see that man in the blue shirt?
- Look what you have done.
- I like to see / watch football matches on TV.
- That kid spends too much time watching TV.
- I’m looking in the fridge to see whether there is any food left.
- I see they are going to put up taxes again.
