Some verbs sound the same to a lot of students, but they actually happen to be very different when it comes to context and purpose.
Let's analyze verbs that involve sight.
SEE: to visualize
- I can't see my house from here.
- Did you see John at the party?
- I haven't seen her e-mail yet.
WATCH: to observe carefully.
- Who's going to watch the dogs while we're away?
- Helen loves watching that TV show.
- I didn't watch the whole presentation.
LOOK: to direct the eyes to sth attentively
- Hey, look! What's that?
- Look at my new dress!
- When I looked out the window, I saw it was raining.
There is a link you can click on to read another explanation about this topic:
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/look_watch_see.htm
There is also a link for you to practice these differences:
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/look_see_watch.htm
Remember to click on the word comments below for any kind of question.
Best wishes,
André
