This document discusses verbs of perception and provides examples of their use. Verbs of perception refer to senses like see, hear, taste, smell, and touch. The examples show that verbs of perception can be used with both the -ing form to indicate an ongoing action was perceived, or the infinitive without to to indicate a completed action was perceived. Completing the sentences in the exercises requires choosing whether to use the -ing form or infinitive without to based on if the action perceived was ongoing or completed.

3. 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

5. 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.)

6. 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.]

7. 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.]

8. 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.]

12. 1. CAN YOU SEE THE BABY _______ ON ALL FOURS?
A. CRAWLING
B. CRAWL
C. TO CRAWL
2. YOU SHOULDN'T LAUGH WHEN YOU SEE PEOPLE _______ ON BANANA
SKINS.
A. SLIPPED
B. TO SLIP
C. SLIP
3. HAVE YOU HEARD _______?
A. THE DOOR BANG
B. TO BANG THE DOOR
C. BANG THE DOOR
Exercise: Choose the right answer from the choice to complete the sentences
below.

13.  4. We have bought a marble table. It's nice but its _______ is cold.
 a. feels like
b. feel
c. look

5. Did you see ____________?
 a. my sister go out
b. go out my sister
c. my sister to go out

6. Fireworks _______ giant flowers.
 a. feel like
b. look
c. look like

14.  7. I don't like beer, it _______ bitter.
 a. tastes like
b. tastes
c. smells

8. Stop it! That violin _______ awful.
 a. sounds
b. sounds like
c. feels
9. This perfume _______ roses.
 a. smells like
b. sounds like
c. smells

10. My cat's fur is like velvet to me when I _______ it.
 a. feel
b. feels
c. seems

15. 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.

16. 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.