VERBS OFTEN CONFUSED
a) realized
b) notices
realize: to understand or become aware of a
particular fact or situation
After a week in my new job I realized I had made a
mistake accepting it
notice: to see, hear or become aware of
something
Did you notice that she had changed her hairstyle?
VERBS OFTEN CONFUSED
a) rising
b) raise
Rise – rose - risen: to go up. It can't have an
object.
The sun rises
Raise – raised - raised : to make something to
go up. It needs an object
Not many companies will raise salaries this year.
VERBS OFTEN CONFUSED
a) discuss
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Discuss: have a conversation about something
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b) argue
Next week the new rules will be discussed
Argue: talk often angrily to somebody because
you disagree about sth.
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Both parts argued so angrily about the rules that it
was impossible to reach an agreement
VERBS OFTEN CONFUSED
a) prevent
b) avoid
Prevent: stop something from happening
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Jane's parents prevented her from seeing David.
Avoid: stop yourself from being in a situation
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John avoids seeing his ex-girlfriend
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He always tries to avoid traffic jams.
VERBS OFTEN CONFUSED
a) remember
b) remind
remind: make somebody remember
This song reminds me of last summer
VERBS OFTEN CONFUSED
a) hope
b) expecting
Hope: want something to happen
I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow. We're having a
BBQ
Expect: think something is going to happen
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I expect Sarah will be late (she always is) = I think
Sarah will be late.
VERBS OFTEN CONFUSED
a) mind
b) matter
mind: be annoyed or worried at something. It
always needs a person as a subject.
Does your teacher mind if you don't go to all
classes?
Matter: be important, often used with “it”
Does it matter if you don't go to all classes?
VERBS OFTEN CONFUSED
a) stolen
b) robbing
Steal: take something that is not yours. The
object must be a thing.
He stole money from the bank
Rob: to take something that is not yours from a
person or a place, not thing.
The bank was robbed
A man who tried to rob a bank was sentenced.
A parasite that robs a tree of its sap
VERBS OFTEN CONFUSED
a) heard
b) listened to
hear: receive a sound with your ears
I heard what you were saying while I was working
at my computer.
listen to: to pay attention to hear something
You never listen to what I tell you
VERBS OFTEN CONFUSED
a) looks
b) seemed
look: give an impression from what you can
see.
Maria looks ill. She is very pale.
Seem: give a general impression
Maria seems unhappy but I don't know why.