I NSPI RATI ON 3
Worksheet 5
Verbs of perception + present participle; can/could +
verbs of perception
1 Complete these sentences with the words in 3 Complete the story with the correct form of
brackets. the words in the box.
I couldn t see anything _________ (move).
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moving
I couldn t see anything _________ .
run watch
1 I m sure I heard him _________ (talk) to you.
One evening I was walking home and I started to
2 Have you lost something? I noticed you
feel very nervous. I was walking down a very dark
_________ (look) under the chair.
street and I could feel I wasn t alone. I could feel
3 Can you hear Sam _________ (sing)? It s
someone (1) _________ me and I was sure I could
beautiful.
hear their footsteps (2) _________ me. I stopped and
4 It was so frightening. I could feel you
listened carefully. Yes! There it was. I could hear
_________ (shake) with fear.
someone (3) _________ loudly and smell their
5 She watched him _________ (walk) away.
cigarette (4) _________. I turned round quickly and
6 I saw you _________ (hold) his hand.
saw something (5) _________ out of the corner of
my eye. Then & BANG! The last thing I remember
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form
is that I heard the sound of feet (6) _________ away,
of these words.
and then I woke up and found myself lying in this
sneeze argue kiss hold
hospital bed.
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1 Hi Mary! Was that you I saw ______ Peter at
the party?
2 I could feel something ______ my leg, but I
didn t know what it was.
3 I could hear two people ______ with each
other.
4 I heard someone ______ loudly behind me.
5 I m sure I saw you ______ his hand.
6 Can you smell something ________?
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