Complete the following sentences.
1Suddenly I ............... a thud.
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Use "heard" when a sound reaches your ears without deliberate effort.
2I didn’t hear the knock because I was ............... the radio.
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Use "listening to" when you are paying attention to a sound or broadcast.
3Please speak a bit louder. I cannot ............... you.
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Use "hear" when you mean that a sound reaches your ears.
4I ............... somebody coming up the stairs.
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Use "can hear" to talk about noticing a sound at this moment.
5............... what I am going to say.
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Use "Listen carefully to" before the words someone should pay attention to.
6I heard him ............... at the watchman.
Select 2 answers.
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After a perception verb, "shout" and "shouting" are both possible here.
7I saw her ............... into the pond.
Select 2 answers.
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After a perception verb, "jump" and "jumping" are both possible here.
8I heard the bomb ...............
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After "heard the bomb", use "explode" for the complete sudden action.
9I watched the kids ............... in the pond.
Select 2 answers.
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After a perception verb, "swim" and "swimming" are both possible here.
10I could see him ............... on the bus.
Select 2 answers.
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After a perception verb such as "could see him", both "getting" (action in progress) and "get" (the complete action) are possible; "to get" is not used.
11I heard my name ............... several times.
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Use "repeated" because the name received the action.
12Look at them ...............!
Select 2 answers.
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After "Look at them", "dance" and "dancing" are both possible here.
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- Suddenly I heard a thud.
- I didn’t hear the knock because I was listening to the radio.
- Please speak a bit louder. I cannot hear you.
- I can hear somebody coming up the stairs.
- Listen carefully to what I am going to say.
- I heard him shout / shouting at the watchman.
- I saw her jump / jumping into the pond.
- I heard the bomb explode.
- I watched the kids swim / swimming in the pond.
- I could see him getting / get on the bus.
- I heard my name repeated several times.
- Look at them dance / dancing!