verbs of perception

Verbs of Perception refer to those verbs which are used to talk about sensing: see/look/watch/notice/observe hear/listen to taste smell touch/feel sense in general

Examples: I saw them go into the mall.  (I saw the complete action including the door closing behind them.)

I saw them going into the mall.  (I only saw part of that action, not the complete action.)

I watched the children play soccer.  [I saw the complete game from start to finish.]

I watched the children playing soccer for a while, and then I left.  [I only saw part of the game.]

She looked at her mother drive away.  [She saw the complete action.]

She looked at her mother washing the dishes.  [She didn’t see the whole action.]

The students observed the teacher leave the classroom.  [They observed the complete action.]

The students observed the teacher marking papers.  [They only observed part of the action.]

She noticed the boy get off his bicycle.  [She noticed the complete action.]

She noticed the boy riding his bike.  [She noticed only part of the action.]

I heard a plane fly overhead.  [I heard the complete action.]

I heard a plane flying overhead.  [I didn’t hear the complete action, only part of it.]

We listened to the professor talk for an hour and a half.  [We listened to the whole talk.]

We listened to the neighbors having a big argument.  [We listened only to part of the argument.]

1.   CAN YOU SEE THE BABY _______ ON ALL FOURS?A.   CRAWLINGB.   CRAWLC.   TO CRAWL

2.   YOU SHOULDN'T LAUGH WHEN YOU SEE PEOPLE _______ ON BANANA SKINS.A.   SLIPPEDB.   TO SLIPC.   SLIP

3.   HAVE YOU HEARD _______?A.   THE DOOR BANGB.   TO BANG THE DOORC.   BANG THE DOOR

Exercise:   Choose the right answer from the choice to complete the sentences below.

4.   We have bought a marble table. It's nice but its _______ is cold. a.   feels like

b.   feelc.   look

5.   Did you see ____________? a.   my sister go out

b.   go out my sisterc.   my sister to go out

6.   Fireworks _______ giant flowers. a.   feel like

b.   lookc.   look like

7.   I don't like beer, it _______ bitter. a.   tastes like

b.   tastesc.   smells

8.   Stop it! That violin _______ awful. a.   sounds

b.   sounds likec.   feels

9.   This perfume _______ roses. a.   smells like

b.   sounds likec.   smells

10.   My cat's fur is like velvet to me when I _______ it. a.   feel

b.   feelsc.   seems

1.Did you hear those dogs __________ (bark) most of the night?2. I noticed him __________ (throw) a sweet wrapper on the floor, so i asked him it pick it up.3.I was able to watch them __________ (build) the new car park from my office window.4.I watched him __________  (climb) through the window, and then i called the police.5.I heard the baby __________ (cry) for most of the night.6.I felt the snake __________ (bite) me and saw it slither off into the bushes.

WRITE THE GERUND OR INFINITIVE OF THESE VERBS.

7. When you came out of the station, did you notice the children __________ (play) musical instruments across the street?

8. I noticed her quickly __________ (slip) the necklace inside her coat and leave the shop.

9.Vicky heard someone __________ (close) the door.

10.We found Matthew __________ (exercise) in the gym.

11.I watched Nick __________ (light) a cigarette.

12.She saw a man __________ (lie) in the street.

13.He heard the bomb __________ (explode).

14.I saw a woman __________ (cry). She was in a terrible state.