VERBS OF THE SENSES

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Verbos de los sentidos

Hay 6 verbos de los sentidos… Son: Look – Mirar Smell – Oler Taste – Saber Sound – Sonar Feel – Sentir Seem – Parecer Normalmente, cuando utilizamos uno de estos verbos, colocamos un adjetivo después del verbo, en lugar de un adverbio. Ejemplos: This dress seems expensive, right? Do you feel sick? We can go to the doctor This cake tastes amazing, did you make it? That party sounds fun! Let’s go! Those shoes look great with that dress Mmm, what are you cooking? It smells delicious

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Cómo utilizar “of” con los verbos “taste” y “smell“

Los verbos saber y oler también pueden ir seguidos de “of” y un sustantivo para hacer frases tipo “huele a…” o “sabe a…”. Por ejemplo: This cocktail tastes of coffee, doesn’t it? “Wow, it smells of chocolate in here!

Cómo utilizar “like” con los verbos de los sentidos

Combinando los verbos de los sentidos con “like” podemos hacer comparaciones. Por ejemplo: Lina looks like her mother. This perfume smells like roses. I love this album! It sounds like Johnny Cash.

STATIVE

DYNAMIC

• see
• feel
• hear
• smell
• taste
• look
• sound

IMPRESSIONS THROUGH OUR FIVE SENSES

VOLUNTARY ACTIONS AND DIFFERENT MEANINGS

CONTINUOUS FORMS NOT POSSIBLE

CONTINUOUS FORMS POSSIBLE

SENSORY IMPRESSIONS

VOLUNTARY ACTIONS

are smelling

You smeel nice

= putting your nouse

This soup tastes fantastic

Why are you smelling the milk?

She looks old

He is tasting the food to see if it´s OK👌

You sound happy

Why are you looking in that direction?

USE CAN/CAN´T TO TALK ABOUT "NOW"

I am feeling the fabric to see if it´s soft

am not hearing

DIFFERENT MEANINGS

I can´t hear you I can see someone in the distance I can smell petrol I can feel your heartbeat

=physically/emotionally

=date someone

I am not feeling OK We have been seeing each other I have been hearing bad things about him

=get information

Stative uses of feel, hear, see, smell, taste

When we use the verbs feel, hear, see, smell, or taste to talk about the impressions that we receive through our five senses (touch, hearing, sight, smell, taste), they are all non-action verbs and cannot be used in progressive forms. You smell nice. (NOT you are smelling) This soup tastes fantastic. What did you put in it? (NOT is tasting) Can/can’t (feel, hear, see, smell, taste) We normally use can or can’t with these verbs (and NOT present continuous) to talk about something that is happening at the moment. I can see a beautiful woman next to your sister. (NOT I am seeing) Sorry, can you speak up? I can’t hear you. (NOT I’m not hearing) I can smell petrol. Have you just filled up the tank? (NOT I am smelling) I’ve burned my tongue and now I can’t taste the flavour in the dish. (NOT I am not tasting) I can feel your heartbeat. It is very fast. (NOT I’m feeling) Look and sound Look and sound are also stative (or non-action) verbs when they mean ‘seem’ or ‘appear’. She looks old. You sound very happy.

Dynamic uses of feel, hear, look, see, smell, taste

The verbs feel, look, smell, and taste can be used in continuous forms when they are voluntary actions. Why are you smelling the milk? Isn’t it good? (=Put your nose near something to see how it smells) He’s tasting the food to see if it needs more salt. (=Put something into your mouth to see how it tastes) I’m feeling the fabric to see if it’s soft or not. (=Touch something to see how it feels) Why are you looking in that direction? (=direct your eyes in order to see) We can also use feel in progressive tenses to talk about how we feel physically or emotionally. ‘How are you feeling?’ ‘I’m not feeling very well.’ I was feeling very weak after the operation. The verbs hear and smell can also be used as action verbs with different meanings. I’m seeing Jerry for lunch. (=Meet someone) We’ve been seeing each other for months. (=Date someone) I’ve been hearing really strange things about him recently. (=receive information)

Sense verbs + infinitive or gerund?

After feel, hear, listen, notice, see, watch we can use a gerund to express an incomplete action, an action in progress, or a repeated action: I saw them kissing in the park. (=The action was in progress. I didn’t see it finish.) They watched the man hitting a police officer. (=The action was in progress; the man hit the police officer repeatedly.) After feel, hear, listen, notice, see, watch we can use an infinitive to talk about an action we heard or saw from beginning to end; usually a short action, and not a repeated action. I saw them kiss in the park. (=I saw the action from start to end. It was probably a short kiss) They watched the man hit a police officer. (=They saw the action from start to end; the man hit the police officer once)

Sense verbs + adjective, noun or clause (linking verbs)

You look tired With that cream, your skin feels really smooth When he talked to us, he sounded nervous

look smell taste sound feel

adjective

You sound like your mother This tastes like chicken The new model looks like a futurist car

look smell taste sound feel

like

noun

You sound as if you had a long party You look as if you´ve seen a ghost I feel as though I can still improve a lot You look like you´ve seen a ghost

look smell taste sound feel

as if as though like

clause (subject+verb)

informal

Look, smell, taste, sound, feel + adjective

We can use feel, smell, taste, sound, and feel before an adjective to talk about how something feels, tastes, etc. When you use that cream, your skin feels really smooth. When he talked to us sounded nervous. Look, smell, taste, sound, feel + like + noun We can also use feel, smell, taste, sound, and feel + like before a noun. You sound like your mother. This tastes like chicken. Note that we say smell/taste of to talk about the smell or flavour are of the real thing and we say smell/taste like when it’s a smell or flavour similar to the real thing. Compare: The soup smells of cheese. (=There is cheese in it.) The soup smells like cheese. (=The smell is similar to the smell of cheese.)

Look, smell, taste, sound, feel + as if/as though + clause

You sound as if you had a long party last night. You look as though you’ve just seen a ghost. Note that in informal English we often use feel, smell, taste, sound, and feel + like + clause. You sound like you had a long party last night. You look like you’ve just seen a ghost.

Seem, appear and look

Seem + adjective, seem like + noun, seem as if/though + clause You seem tired. He seems clever. The final five minutes seemed like five hours. It seems as if they aren’t going to help us. Note that in informal English we also use like before a clause. It seems like we’ll never find out the truth.

Seem, appear + to + infinitive

After seem and appear we often use to + infinitive (present events), or a to + have + past participle (past events). She appears to be in very good shape. It seems to be some kind of insect. He seems to have lost his moral compass. It seems/appears + that + clause We can also use It seems/appears + that clause. It appears that he might be telling the truth after all. It seems that they have improved a lot since the end of the season.

Seem vs look

When we use seem and look as non-action verbs, there is some difference in meaning. You look tired. (=I get the impression from seeing your face) You seem tired. (=I get the impression from the way you behave –your voice, movements, etc.) Sometimes we can use one verb but not the other and vice versa. She looks beautiful. (NOT seems, because I get the impression from looking at her physique) She seems nice. (NOT looks, because I get the impression by her behaviour)

Sense verbs, followed by adjective or adverb?

When the verbs of senses are used as non-action verbs, they are copular verbs, and copular verbs (like be) are followed by adjectives, and not by adverbs. You look tired. (NOT tiredly) She felt bad after saying that. (NOT badly)

looks

1. This dress_______beautiful.

sounds

2. Mira_________very mature for her age.

3. The milk________bitter.

tastes

4. Helena________old-fashioned in this dark suit.

looks

5. I______awful after yesterday’s trip.

feel

looks

6. Rob_______self-confident but he doesn't feel like that.

smell

7. Your clothes are dirty. They_________bad and I can't stand this odor anymore.

sounds

8. Your idea ________crazy. It's too risky for me.

9. The barbecue____________spicy. You have put a lot of pepper into it. 10. Your house______________fashionable. 11. This shampoo_____________like honey. Don’t you like this aroma? 12. Ann____________good now but she hasn't recovered completely yet. 13. This song_____________familiar. 14. These sheets______________soft — they are made of bamboo. 15. You______________worried. Don’t show others that something is wrong.

tastes

looks

smells

feels

sounds

feel

look

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TEACHER BRENDA RAMÍREZ 👩‍🏫✨