Verbs of the senses: look, sound, feel, etc.

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Choose the most suitable forms of the following verbs of the senses to complete the sentences below.

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Verbs of the senses – Grammar chart

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Verbs of the senses

We can use the verbs look, smell, taste, sound and feel before adjectives, nouns, and clauses (subject + verb)

Look, smell, taste, sound, feel + adjective

We can use feel, smell, taste, sound, and feel + adjective to talk about how something feels, tastes, etc.

When you use that cream, your skin feels really smooth.
When he talked to us he 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.

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

We use feel, smell, taste, sound, and feel + as if/as though + clause (subject + verb).

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 also 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.

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