LOOK, WATCH or SEE? | English Grammar and Vocabulary Lesson

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- Hello everyone and welcome back to English with Lucy.

- Hola a todos y bienvenidos otra vez a English with Lucy.

Today I've got a grammar lesson for you,

Hoy les tengo una lección de gramática

well, sort of a grammar and vocabulary lesson.

Bueno, un tipo de lección de gramática y vocabulario.

It's all about "watch, look and see,"

Se trata de "watch", "look" y "see"

three words that seem to be very, very similar.

Tres palabras que parecen ser muy, muy similares.

They are similar, they're really similar words,

Son palabras muy similares.

but we use them in different situations

pero las usamos en diferentes situaciones

and they cause a lot of my darling students

y causan un montón a mis queridos estudiantes...

a lot of difficulty and a lot of confusion.

...mucha dificultad y mucha confusión

So, let's get started.

Bueno, comencemos.

I'm first going to break down, word by word

Primero voy a analizar palabra por palabra

and then we're going to compare them

y luego las vamos a comparar

to make sure that you've really got it in your head.

para asegurarnos de que se nos quede bien en la cabeza.

I swear down, if people I don't know

Juro que si la gente, no se

don't stop sending me Skype requests,

no para de mandarme solicitudes de Skype,

I'm going to go bananas.

me voy a volver loca!

OK, firstly "to look".

Vale, primero "To look"

"Look" can be an exclamation.

"Look" puede ser una exclamación.

In a sentence, we use it with the preposition, "at,"

En una oración, la usamos con la preposición "at"

"to look at something".

"to look at something" (mirar algo)

When we "look at something",

Cuando "look at something" (miramos algo)

we direct our eyes to the object,

dirigimos los ojos hacia el objeto,

so "I'm looking at you," we've got that movement

por tanto "I'm looking at you" (te estoy viendo), tenemos ese movimiento

and then we pay attention to it.

y entonces le prestamos atención.

So we direct our eyes to something

Así que dirigimos los ojos hacia algo

and pay attention to it,

y le ponemos atención,

so when "look" has an object, we use "at",

así cuando "look" tiene un objeto, usamos "at".

"look at that dog", for example,

"look at that dog" (mira ese perro), por ejemplo.

as opposed to "look over there",

lo contrario a "look over there" (mira allá)

so I can't say, "look the dog", it's, "look at that dog".

Así que no puedo decir, "look the dog", es, "look at that dog".

"To see" means to notice something using our eyes.

"To see" significa advertir algo utilizando nuestros ojos.

So this one's more by chance maybe.

Así que este es quizás más casual.

Remember, this verb is irregular,

Recuerden, este verbo es irregular

"see, saw, seen".

"see", "saw", "seen".

I've got a video about common, irregular verbs,

Tengo un video de los verbos irregulares más comunes,

that you can watch here, if you want more information,

que pueden ver aquí, si quieren más información.

irregular verbs, their conjugations

Verbos irregulares, sus conjugaciones

and their pronunciations.

y sus pronunciaciones.

So, "to see something" is to notice something

Bueno, "To see something" es advertir algo

using our eyes,

usando nuestros ojos.

so, "I saw your Mum at the coffee shop",

por tanto, "I saw your Mum at the coffee shop" (Vi a tu mamá en la cafetería)

I noticed her with my eyes.

La advertí con mis ojos.

Now, "watch, to watch", is very similar to "to look",

ahora, "watch", "to watch", es muy parecido a "To look"

however, the way we use them, slightly different.

sin embargo, la forma en la que los usamos, es ligeramante diferente

"To watch" means we look at something

"to watch" significa que miramos algo

for a longer period of time normally

por un largo período de tiempo normalmente

and normally the object is moving or changing,

y normalmente el objeto se está moviendo o cambiando.

so, "I watch TV", because the TV screen moves.

así que "I watch TV" (veo televisión), porque la pantalla del tv se mueve.

I wouldn't "look at the TV", the TV,

No diría "look at the tv"

if I "looked at the TV", it would just be a brief glance,

si digo "looked at the TV", sería solo para un breve vistazo

a quick look, but "I watch it," I'm fixated on it.

un vistazo rápido, pero "I watch it"(lo veo), me estoy fijando en ello.

So one of my favourite things to do

una de mis cosas favoritas

is to sit in a coffee shop window

es sentarme en la ventana de una cafetería

and do people watching

y observar a la gente

and "I watch the people go by," because they're moving.

y "I watch the people go by" (veo pasar a la gente), porque se están moviendo.

I don't just "look at them,"

because that would just be a brief, shorter glance,

no digo "look at them"

porque eso sería solo un breve y más corto vistazo

and maybe they wouldn't be moving,

y quizás no se estarían moviendo

"I watch" and I see what they're doing.

uso "I watch" y veo lo que están haciendo.

However, talk about films, sports matches or concerts,

No obstante, si hablamos de películas, eventos deportivos o conciertos,

we can also use "see",

también podemos usar "see".

so, "I saw Beyonce last year,"

"I saw Beyonce last year" (vi a Beyonce ayer),

or "I went to see Chelsea play against Arsenal",

o "I went to see Chelsea play against Arsenal" (fuí a ver al Chelsea contra Arsenal)

"I watched the football match",

"I watched the football match" (Vi el partido de fútbol),

but "I went to see a specific game".

pero "I went to see a specific game" (fuí a ver un juego específico).

However, with the television,

sin embargo, con la televisión,

we always "watch the television".

siempre es "watch the television"

"See" we use more, when we go out

"see" lo usamos más cuando salimos

with the intention of "watching something".

con la intención de "watching something" (ver algo).

Cor, it is complicated, isn't it?

puff! complicado, ¿no?

Don't worry, we're going to compare them all.

tranquilos, los vamos a comparar todos.

OK, what's my favourite film?

vale, ¿cuál es mi película favorita?

I think my favourite film is The Shawshank Redemption.

Creo que mi película favorita es... "The Shawshank Redemption" (Cadena Perpétua_Esp - Sueño de Fuga_Lat).

Comment below, what's your favourite film?

dejen en los comentarios, cuál es su película favorita.

I'm always looking for good film recommendations.

siempre estoy buscando buenas recomendaciones de películas

So, if I say, "last night,

bueno, si digo...

"last night I saw The Shawshank Redemption",

"I saw The Shawshank Redemption",

and "last night I watched The Shawshank Redemption",

y "last night I watched The Shawshank Redemption"

do they mean different things,

¿significan diferentes cosas?

or do they mean the same thing?

o ¿significan lo mismo?

They mean different things.

significan cosas distintas.

If I say, "I watched it",

Si digo, "I watched it" (lo vi)

it means, "I was at home watching it".

significa, que estuve en casa viéndolo (watching it)

If I say, "I saw it", it means I went out

Si digo, "I saw it" (lo vi), quiere decir que salí

and I went to the cinema and "I saw it there,"

y fui al cine y lo vi (I saw) allí.

"I watched the film outside of my home",

vi la película fuera de mi casa

I travelled with the intention of "seeing it".

me desplacé con la intención de verla

OK, another one, "I watched a man digging a hole",

OK, otra, "I watched a man digging a hole",

"I saw a man digging a hole".

"I saw a man digging a hole".

What's the difference here?

¿Cuál es la diferencia aquí?

It's not about music or film or public performances,

no se trata de música, cine o actuaciones públicas.

so the difference is quite stark,

la diferencia es bastante escueta

it's quite a strong difference.

es una diferencia bastante marcada

If "I watched the man digging the hole",

si "I watched the man digging the hole"

it means I sat there and I observed the whole,

significa que me senté allí...

y observé todo el proceso o una gran parte.

or a large part of the process.

If "I saw him digging the hole",

si "I saw him digging the hole"

it means that I maybe walked down the street

quiere decir que quizás bajé por la calle

and I noticed that there was a man digging a hole.

y noté que había un hombre cavando un agujero.

Right, that's it for today's lesson.

Vale, eso es todo por la lección de hoy

Your homework is to write three sentences

vuestra tarea es escribir 3 oraciones

using, "look, watch and see" correctly

usando, "look", "watch" y "see" correctamente

and I want you to try and make them as funny as possible,

y quiero que lo intenten y lo hagan de la forma más divertida posible,

I want you to try and make me laugh,

quiero que intenten hacerme reir

because I love reading your comments

porque me encanta leer vuestros comentarios

and the funny ones, the really funny ones

y los divertidos, los bien bien divertidos

will get a little love heart from me, when I see them.

tendrán un pedacito de mi amor cuando los vea.

Oh, don't forget to connect with me

ah, y no olviden seguirme

on all of my social media,

en todas mis redes sociales

I've got my Facebook, my Instagram and my Twitter

Tengo Facebook, Instagram y Twitter

and I've also got a PO box now,

y ahora también tengo un "PO box"

which means you can send me letters and cards.

lo que significa que podéis mandarme cartas y tarjetas.

I've received a couple of really, really lovely ones

He recibido un par de unos muy encantadores

and I'm replying to them, so I'm really excited

y les estoy respondiendo, por lo que estoy muy emocionada

for the people who have written to me to get a response

por las personas que me han escrito para obtener una respuesta.

and that's it for today.

Y eso es todo por hoy.

I will see you soon for another lesson.

Los veré pronto para otra lección ¡muahh!!

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