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VERBS OF THE SENSES

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Verbs of the senses

Exercise 3

Rewrite the sentences using the words in

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1 I think the milk is o!. It has a terrible

taste. (tastes)I think the milk is o!. It

[no answer]   .

Correct answer: tastes terrible

➪ Verbs os senses can be used
before adjectives (NOT adverbs).

2 Apparently, they escaped using

help from the outside. (seem)They

[no answer]   using help from the

outside.

Correct answer: seem to have

escaped
➪ After seem and appear we often
use to + infinitive, or a to + have +
past participle.
➪ We use to + have + past participle
when the action is past.
➪ They seem to have escaped = 'It
seems that they escaped.'

3 According to a witness, a man was

screaming and asking for help. (heard)A

witness [no answer]   for help.

Correct answer: heard a man

screaming and asking/heard a man
scream and ask
➪ After feel, hear, listen, notice, see,
watch we can use infinitive or
gerund.
➪ We use infinitive if to talk about an
action we heard or saw from
beginning to end, and we use
gerund  to express an incomplete
action, an action in progress, or a
repeated action.

4 They seem to be doing something

about the conflict. (as if)It [no answer]  

something about the conflict.

Correct answer: seems as if they are

doing
➪ We can use feel, smell, taste,
sound, and feel + as if/as though +
clause

5 There must be some cheese in the

soup because the smell of cheese is

evident. (smells)There must be some

cheese in the soup because it really

[no answer]   cheese.

Correct answer: smells of

➪ We say smell/taste of when the
smell or flavour are of the real thing
and we say smell/taste like when
it’s a smell or flavour similar to the real
thing

6 We thought it was a good idea at

the time. (seemed)It [no answer]   a

good idea at the time.

Correct answer: seemed

like/seemed to be/that it was
➪ We can use seem + like + noun.
➪ We can also use seem + to +
infinitive or seem + that clause.

7 The player is so big that it seems

that he is a man playing with little boys.

(though)The player is so big that he

looks [no answer]   playing with

little boys.

Correct answer: as though he is a

man/as though a man is
➪ We can use feel, smell, taste,
sound, and feel + as if/as though +
clause

8 According to someone, the judge

accepted money from a defendant.

(saw)Someone [no answer]  

money from a defendant.

Correct answer: saw the judge

accepting/saw the judge accept
➪ After feel, hear, listen, notice, see,
watch we can use infinitive or
gerund.
➪ We use infinitive if to talk about an
action we heard or saw from
beginning to end, and we use
gerund  to express an incomplete
action, an action in progress, or a
repeated action.

9 The mattress is a bit too soft for my

liking. (feels)The matters [no answer]  

for my liking.

Correct answer: feels a bit too soft

➪ Verbs os senses can be used
before adjectives.

10 Apparently, she has lost interest for

him. (seems)She [no answer]  

interest for him.

Correct answer: seems to have lost

➪ After seem and appear we often
use to + infinitive, or a to + have
+ past participle.
➪ We use to + have + past participle
when the action is past.

Exercises: 1 2 3

Related tests:

Verbs of the senses: look, sound,

feel, etc.

Stative vs dynamic verbs (or non-

action vs action verbs)

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