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R.I.P.D. - Verbs of Perception

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Great film. Funny and thrilling. This scene is awesome, perfect for verbs of perception.


The verb of perception (see, watch, notice, hear, listen, smell, feel) are followed by bare infinitive or by -ing form (present participle).
  • If we want to say that we heard or saw the whole action from beginning to end, we usually use bare infinitive

  • I saw him sign the cheque.
  • If we want to say that only saw or heard part of the action, we use -ingform

  • I saw the consultant waitingin reception.
    (I saw consultant. He was waiting in reception.)


I. Watch the movie segment. Then write sentences with the verbs of perception provided below to make the sentence logical and meaningful, according to the segment. What did he see someone/something do (ing) the moment he died? Use the following verbs of perception. You MUST use all of the given verbs. Follow the example:

SEE / NOTICE / WATCH / HEAR / LISTEN / SMELL / FEEL