Verbs of the senses and appearance Many of these verbs can be used as stative or dynamic verbs.

Exercise 3 - use one verb for each group of two or three sentences. Use a suitable simple or continuous tense. In each group there is at least one in a simple tense and at least one in a continuous tense. For this exercise, don't use contractions. appear see hear feel look smell sound taste 1 a She __________ different perfumes as I walked into the cosmetics department. b These roses __________ wonderful. Did you grow them yourself? 2 a I __________ that there is too big a gap between the rich and the poor. b She says she __________ really good at the moment. 3 a Listen! They __________ the gong for lunch. We'd better hurry. b I have to say, your plan __________ very interesting. c That __________ like Peter now. 4 a I __________ you're getting married. b I thought I __________ somebody at the door, but I must have __________ things. 5 a She __________ wines all yesterday afternoon. b This soup __________ delicious. 6 a I will __________ him later today. Do you want me to give him a message? b We will __________ if we've got time later on. c Ah! I __________ her now; she's over there by the fountain. 7 a Currently she __________ at the Strand Theatre in a play by Strindberg. b He __________ to be asleep. 8 a I __________ at the newspaper when I came across this article. b Let's see it. Oh yes, it __________ rather interesting.