Look, see, and watch?

'Look', 'see' and 'watch' is difficult for some students of English because they are related to actions done with our eyes.

Study the differences between the three verbs below.

Look - to look at something for a reason, with an intention.

Ex1: Look at that circus clown.
Ex2: Look at these fotos of London I took last month.

See -to ‘see’ something that comes into our sight that we weren’t looking for.

Ex1: Did you see that car crash? – It just happened in front of the store.
Ex1:  I saw Madge at the grocery store today.

Watch - to look at something carefully, usually at something which is moving.

Ex1: Remember in English, we "watch TV." While the TV doesn’t move, but you watch the moving images carefully.

Ex2: Watch where you are going! You almost hit that firetruck ahead of us!

When you need to choose between look, see, and watch, think about the situation you are in and the action occurring.

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