Confusing
verbs
María de Lourdes Reyes Flores
Carry vs Wear: to have something
on your body as a piece of
Wear clothing, a handkerchief,
glasses
Carry: to take
somebody/something from
one place to another
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Win, earn WIN = TO BE #1 IN A
COMPETITION, OR TO RECEIVE AN
and gain AWARD.
EARN = TO GET SOMETHING IN
EXCHANGE FOR YOUR WORK, FOR
EXAMPLE: A SALARY.
GAIN = TO GET OR TO INCREASE,
FOR EXAMPLE: WEIGHT
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Meet vs TO MEET
We use the verb to meet when:
TO KNOW
We use the verb, ‘to know’ when:
Know we are introduced to someone for the
first time. In fact we say, ‘Pleased to
a person / thing is already familiar to
you.
meet you’ when we meet new people. you are informed about something
we have an arrangement to get because you learnt it before or
together with people to do something. experienced it before.
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We use expect to say that we believe that something
will happen
Wait vs
Hope vs We use hope when we do not know whether something
Expect will happen or not but we want it to happen.
We use wait when we refer to letting time pass
because we are expecting that something is going to
happen.
Further info:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/gramatica/gramatica
-britanica/expect-hope-or-wait
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When we look at something, we direct our eyes in its
direction and pay attention to it
Look at vs When look has an object, it is followed by at:
watch vs
see See means noticing something using our eyes. It´s the
action we do as one of the five senses
Watch is similar to look at, but it usually means that we
look at something for a period of time, especially
something that is changing or moving
https://esllibrary.com/blog/see-look-watch
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Miss vs
Lose
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We ask people to bring things to We take things to the place we are
the place where we are. Bring is going to. We take them from the
used in relation to a destination: place where we are to another place.
Bring vs Take is used in relation to a starting
point.
Take
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Look for vs
Find To look for: means "to try to find something“, so, when
something is missing, you look for it.
It´s the same as when something is missing, you try
to find it.
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Lend vs
Borrow
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Say vs Tell
Visit:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/gramatica/gramatica
-britanica/say-or-tell?q=say+tell+
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Wear- Carry
1 Every evening at 8.00 John carry his grandson upstairs to
bed and reads him a story.
Complete 2 I'm invited to Mary's wedding, do I have wear a tie? Of
course, everybody will be well-dressed.
the Gain- win- earn
3 Is she pregnant? It looks like she has gain some weight.
sentences 4 I want to win the lottery!
5 I’m not rich, but I earn a decent salary.
with the Meet- know
correct 6 I meet my husband in New Zealand.
7 I know Jane very well. We have been friends ever since we
verb in the were children.
Wait - hope - expect
correct 8 Can you please expect until tomorrow?.
form 9 I hope that you will recover quickly.
10 They wait to arrive tomorrow.
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Look at – see - watch
11 look at the rabbit!
12 I sawTrevor at the shopping centre yesterday.
13 We watch television every evening.
Complete Miss - Lose
14 This morning I miss the bus, that´s why I´m late
the 15 I can´t find my keys, I think I lost them
sentences Take - Bring
16 "I'm going to take some cake to Paul's house for his
with the birthday party.
17 You bring some food to the party at my house.
correct Find - look for
verb in the 18 I was looking for my keys for an hour before I finally
19) Found them in my pocket."
correct Borrow - lend
20 Could I borrow your pen for a minute, please?
form 21 I never lend my CDs to anyone
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Thanks!
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